Messed up the compost

jules99

Don't know the exact cost but approximately £3. Worth it for the seeds alone and the magazine and even more so if you know you can get the compost.

ianian99

jules99 wrote: »

Don't know the exact cost but approximately £3. Worth it for the seeds alone and the magazine and even more so if you know you can get the compost.

thanks. gonna nip over and grab one then as i8 was going to buy some compost from wilkinsons this weekend anyway so this way i'll get the magazine plus the seeds for free. Plus its in a small bag so save lugging huse bag fromthe shop..
thanks

sjnolloth

Hi,
Looking at some cucumber plants at the weekend and it stated on the label to pot them into hummus rich compost.
Anyone know about this/or what to use/make of compost?

I thought about growing them in an open ended bucket this year instead of a grow bag,this would allow me to put one plant in each corner of my green house.
Anyone else do this?

Cheers
steve

Boudica

The hummous rich com[ost just means good, rich compost with loads of nutirients. A good grow bag compost and, once plants are established, feed weekly with organic tomato food or comfrey. Anything that is high in nitrogen. You can mix in comfrey leaves when planting up. The open ended buckets will work just fine. Make sure that there are places for the plants to trail over. My 2 plants last year took over the roof of my 15' long greenhouse!

Keep them separate from your tomatos as they can cross red spider mite and cucumber mosaic virus around. It's easy to control so not too much of a problem if you keep your eye on the plants. It appears as a silvery mildew/powder on the leaves. Once you see it just take the leaf off and burn it.

Hope this helps

sjnolloth

Thanks for that!

steve

mariauk

Hi

Does anyone know of any offers on compost at the moment as I have lots of veggie seedlings that will need potting up over then next couple of weeks and 7 containers with potatoes that will need earthing up to? I have checked the Aldi/Netto/Lidl websites and the only thing that will be on offer is soil enhancer. I am in South London, Thanks in advance :A


Maria

Jayar

Firespire has just told us in another thread that Lidl are doing grow bags for 89p each, next week I think. The compost in them are just as good as the more expensive bags you buy.

mariauk

Thanks Jayar

I will go and have a dig around (excuse the pun)

Maria

alanobrien

If your looking for bigger bags and have a Wickes close they are doing 4 for £10 which is the best value i have seen anywhere so far.

LJM

im not sure what the price was but at B&Q they are doing there own value brand bags of compost