Compost bins
I have just emptied 2 compost bins and have loads of beautiful compost.
Is it advisable to use this compost for tomatoes in my greenhouse or should I do what I have always done and use sterilised John Innes ?? -- John Griffiths Baxenden Lancashire http://www.johngriffiths.net |
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John
If it's good compost then you can use it for almost anything including your tomatoes! The only thing I would be careful about is using it on acid loving plants! Badger "John Griffiths" wrote in message ... I have just emptied 2 compost bins and have loads of beautiful compost. Is it advisable to use this compost for tomatoes in my greenhouse or should I do what I have always done and use sterilised John Innes ?? -- John Griffiths Baxenden Lancashire http://www.johngriffiths.net |
Compost bins
I use my compost for just about anything including Tomatoes in the
Greenhouse "John Griffiths" wrote in message ... I have just emptied 2 compost bins and have loads of beautiful compost. Is it advisable to use this compost for tomatoes in my greenhouse or should I do what I have always done and use sterilised John Innes ?? -- John Griffiths Baxenden Lancashire http://www.johngriffiths.net |
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: I have just emptied 2 compost bins and have loads of beautiful compost. Is it advisable to use this compost for tomatoes in my greenhouse or should I do what I have always done and use sterilised John Innes ?? As other posters have said, your tomatoes should be fine in your compost (I am growing peppers in mine this year) but you may want to cover the surface to reduce the number of weed seedlings, unless your compost bins are huge and get really hot. My compost produces oodles of goosegrass seedlings for example - they are easy enough to weed, of course, but a bit annoying in the well-fed warm environment of a greenhouse, where I don't always spot them immediately among the other foliage. Victoria |
Compost bins
In article , John Griffiths writes I have just emptied 2 compost bins and have loads of beautiful compost. Is it advisable to use this compost for tomatoes in my greenhouse or should I do what I have always done and use sterilised John Innes ?? Thanks to all who replied - I had some idea that I should be trying to sterilise the compost - don't know where I got that from. It looks and feels wonderful stuff and has saved me a lot of money. Thanks again -- John Griffiths Baxenden Lancashire http://www.johngriffiths.net |
Compost bins
John
One suggestion would be to use Jeyes Fluid to sterilise your compost! Badger "John Griffiths" wrote in message ... In article , John Griffiths writes I have just emptied 2 compost bins and have loads of beautiful compost. Is it advisable to use this compost for tomatoes in my greenhouse or should I do what I have always done and use sterilised John Innes ?? Thanks to all who replied - I had some idea that I should be trying to sterilise the compost - don't know where I got that from. It looks and feels wonderful stuff and has saved me a lot of money. Thanks again -- John Griffiths Baxenden Lancashire http://www.johngriffiths.net |
Compost bins
Badg I did think of that but then thought I would have to leave it a long time before I could use the compost John In article , Little Badger writes John One suggestion would be to use Jeyes Fluid to sterilise your compost! Badger "John Griffiths" wrote in message ... In article , John Griffiths writes I have just emptied 2 compost bins and have loads of beautiful compost. Is it advisable to use this compost for tomatoes in my greenhouse or should I do what I have always done and use sterilised John Innes ?? Thanks to all who replied - I had some idea that I should be trying to sterilise the compost - don't know where I got that from. It looks and feels wonderful stuff and has saved me a lot of money. Thanks again -- John Griffiths Baxenden Lancashire http://www.johngriffiths.net -- John Griffiths Baxenden Lancashire http://www.johngriffiths.net |
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