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... I bought some "organic" growbags from a well known DIY chain (I won't name it, but the sort of place you might buy a BarbeQue). I didn't specifically want organic, but it was all they had and it was the same price as the normal bags. It seems similar to the wood chippings you can buy as a mulch, except that the growbag is ground a bit finer, and has been rotted down a little bit. The problem is, like the wood chips, the growbags have a very strong, characteristic smell, which seems to me like creosote or similar. Now that may be all well and good for a flower bed mulch, but I don't really fancy growing tomatoes in it and eating them! Has anyone else used these grow bags, what do you think? You cannot miss the smell, am I mistaken in thinking it is wood preservative? The growbag claims to have no chemical additives, but what does that mean? If the raw material is creosote treated wood chips, maybe they can get away with saying they haven't added any chemicals. I used these last year. They worked OK but having made holes near the base of the bags (as instructed) I found that water tended to drain straight through. Consequently they needed watering more often than peat bags. . -- Neil Visit my Peak District walking website - www.peakwalking.co.uk |
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