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pricking out herb seeds and potting on
When I grow herb seeds Parsley , Basil, Sorrel, Borage etc do these
expect to be potted on into gritty compost i.e. multi purpose mixed with sharp sand ? |
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pricking out herb seeds and potting on
fantastic many thanks
Would I be able to use normal multipurpose in an attempt to keep my costs down (and stop the wife from complaining !!) |
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On 16/3/06 16:29, in article
, "Gardening_Convert" wrote: fantastic many thanks Would I be able to use normal multipurpose in an attempt to keep my costs down (and stop the wife from complaining !!) I asked Ray about this and he's not in favour of it. ;-( He said that if you MUST, then mix it with JI3 and make the proportion of JI3 higher. His experience of using multipurpose is that it makes things get rather 'leggy' and that it dries out very quickly. It's definitely not his favourite medium, put it that way! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon ) |
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from Sacha contains these words: On 16/3/06 16:29, in article , "Gardening_Convert" wrote: fantastic many thanks Would I be able to use normal multipurpose in an attempt to keep my costs down (and stop the wife from complaining !!) I asked Ray about this and he's not in favour of it. ;-( He said that if you MUST, then mix it with JI3 and make the proportion of JI3 higher. His experience of using multipurpose is that it makes things get rather 'leggy' and that it dries out very quickly. It's definitely not his favourite medium, put it that way! -- I use multipurpose (often mixed with some vermiculite and a bit of sand/grit) for herbs. I agree that it it can dry out or at least that it's trickier to resoak after it has dried out. But like the OP I have it around so it's easier and cheaper. The legginess is interesting. Basil certainly can tend to get leggy but I thought that was the nature of the beast. Parsley on the other hand doesn't in my experience get leggy even when grown in the shade which it seems to quite like. Janet G |
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On 17/3/06 0:54, in article , "Janet
Galpin" wrote: The message from Sacha contains these words: On 16/3/06 16:29, in article , "Gardening_Convert" wrote: fantastic many thanks Would I be able to use normal multipurpose in an attempt to keep my costs down (and stop the wife from complaining !!) I asked Ray about this and he's not in favour of it. ;-( He said that if you MUST, then mix it with JI3 and make the proportion of JI3 higher. His experience of using multipurpose is that it makes things get rather 'leggy' and that it dries out very quickly. It's definitely not his favourite medium, put it that way! -- I use multipurpose (often mixed with some vermiculite and a bit of sand/grit) for herbs. I agree that it it can dry out or at least that it's trickier to resoak after it has dried out. But like the OP I have it around so it's easier and cheaper. The legginess is interesting. Basil certainly can tend to get leggy but I thought that was the nature of the beast. Parsley on the other hand doesn't in my experience get leggy even when grown in the shade which it seems to quite like. Janet G He's outside atm but I think Ray was thinking more of thymes, marjoram etc. and of course, things other than herbs. We sell the multi-purpose compost because some people do prefer to buy the less expensive stuff but he's definitely not a fan of it. I have a large bowl with herbs in, near the back door and the flat-leafed parsley has come right through the winter, still with some growth and quite a good bit of it. I'm very surprised! Parsley and I don't usually get on at all! I think with Basil the problem is light levels but that's just my guess. I do know (from herb experts) that it likes bottom heat to get it started but I'm guessing that it gets leggy in UK because not enough sun and light hit it when it's starting off. I've bought some bush basil seeds and am going to see how that does this year. The lack of sun cannot be helpful to herbs, I would think. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon ) |
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pricking out herb seeds and potting on
In article , Janet Galpin
writes I use multipurpose (often mixed with some vermiculite and a bit of sand/grit) for herbs. I agree that it it can dry out or at least that it's trickier to resoak after it has dried out. But like the OP I have it around so it's easier and cheaper. The legginess is interesting. Basil certainly can tend to get leggy but I thought that was the nature of the beast. Parsley on the other hand doesn't in my experience get leggy even when grown in the shade which it seems to quite like. Janet G I find multipurpose okay for germination and first set of leaves then pot on into better stuff. I find the multipurpose is looser than the JI so you can get the seedlings out easier. Mind you my basil gets leggy so perhaps I might try a change. Janet -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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