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Post by Ali on May 13, 2012 9:05:16 GMT 1
My seedlings look brill now It was definately the compost. As soon as I barerooted them out of it and put them in the 'proper' stuff they really started putting on weight. Did the same to 1/2 of the pumpkins too, and the 1/2 that I repotted have sprung up strongly, the 1/2 that I haven't repotted (yet) look pathetic. I have no idea what they 'don't' put into the cheap compost, but I do think they 'do' put in weed killer !!!
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Post by sooty on May 13, 2012 10:04:18 GMT 1
Potting compost has quick release fertilisers,which is why it is better. There is a lot of noise being made in the UK about compost being made from manure from animals that might have been feed on land that had a spray drift from weed killer, so you are on the right track Ali. We should all make our own potting compost, but I am too darn lazy I do use my well rotted compost in plant pots though and dig it into the poly-tunnel beds. A great day for gardening, catch you all later.
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Post by Madame Moorhen on May 13, 2012 13:09:07 GMT 1
Weed killer? My potting compost is full of weeds so I still don't know if my one lemon grass is that or just grass. ;D My home made compost is no good for seeds because it is too full of weed seeds but we use it for the toms that go in pots, usually mixed with leaf mould and some bought stuff. Haven't got any leaf mould left as most of that has gone in the veg patch. Just don't produce enough compost for all the flower beds, fruit beds and veg patch so have now been reduced to using the same terreau horticole as I use as potting compost at €10 a sack. Bleedy expensive this gardening business. No wonder we get so many €5 vouchers from Mag Vert! Yet we have about 15 compost bins and I fill one in about 5 days and the Term is forever turning them.
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Post by Madame Moorhen on May 13, 2012 13:10:54 GMT 1
I can't see your seedling tomatoes in that post?
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Post by sooty on May 13, 2012 21:02:57 GMT 1
I can't see your seedling tomatoes in that post? Do you really want a picture, they were only sown about 2 weeks ago. I so need a heated propagator. As for the seedling compost I feel like you it is so expensive, but worth it. I will try to find the article about compost contamination. Found it . [urlhttp://www.growyourown.info/page164.html][/url] iit link is no good it is a t the bottom of this post mr-tomato-king.blogspot.fr/2010/06/contaminated-manure-and-compost.html<< edit by ali .... This was the original link www.growyourown.info/page164.html but you'd got brackets in the wrong places >>
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Post by Ali on May 13, 2012 21:10:19 GMT 1
I took a pic today of pumpkin in new compo and pumpkin in original compo side by side, must post it to show the diff, bugga, have left camera in greenhouse
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Post by Madame Moorhen on May 14, 2012 13:42:32 GMT 1
Mine haven't even germinated, sown 3 weeks ago. So far the only thing I have is one solitary French bean.
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Post by Ali on May 14, 2012 16:57:00 GMT 1
Mad M - and u refused any of mine!
Camera back in house now, might find time to get pic posted of diff between the two, is amazing.
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Post by Madame Moorhen on May 15, 2012 8:12:52 GMT 1
I don't want your giant ones! I want potimarrons! To reduce growing space I grow them up the potager fence wire and prop up the fruit on upturned flower pots or even put them in mesh bags and tie it to the wire. I think your ones would bring the entire fence down! ;D I have resown French beans and had a huge potting on session yesterday. None of my little tomatoes need potting on yet but the basil did and that had really good root growth. Ali your parsley is growing really well - both the ones that I potted on (and pricked out a bit more), and the 'test' one that I left in your manky compost. So.... ummmmm!
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Post by Ali on May 15, 2012 12:35:10 GMT 1
Yus, well, I don't exactly know where I'm going to put these this year - might go up the driveway............... Try chitting your kin seeds first MM, I find it works well. Here's the result of el-cheapo (2,95 a 50L bag) versus e-dearo (around12 euros 40L bag), both kins sown same time, germinated same time, don't think I really need to say that el-cheapo compost is on the right do I
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