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Old 19-01-2010, 03:29 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
David WE Roberts David WE Roberts is offline
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Default Peat free compost


"Dave Hill" wrote in message
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I bought a few bales of B & Q peet free compost to use in the boxes my
dahlia tubers stand in for propagating.
I don't know how it will do, I wouldnt like to use it for growing on
plants, it seems to consist of just composted bark & wood fibre,
I should think it will require a lot of nitrogen to break it down.
Any one else tried it?
David Hill


No.
But...
I have tried the HomeBase Peat Free GroBags a couple of years back.
I mixed in some stable manure and topsoil and used it to grow vegetables in
pots.
I found it a lot better than the peat based GroBags.