Organic Peat Free Multipurpose Compost 60 Litres

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FertileFibre is the leading brand for peat-free horticulture, making it the perfect growing medium for environmentally conscious gardeners and horticulturalists. In a bustling, big-city environment, it can be all too easy to become somewhat disconnected from the natural world. I would use my own compost except I can't get Mr DS to turn the currently in use heap into the other heap for use, so it's been sitting there for about 3 years. Ps since the above, FF have agreed to send a replacement batch, which is great, although I’d still like to find out what went wrong.

Sorry to revive an old thread, I am trying to go "peat free" for my plants and looking for solutions. Just jumping on this thread as I've recently repotted a few neps in pure coir husk from Fertile Fibre.Sorry to hear that you are experiencing similar problems to us with FF products though it is reassuring that it the problems with poor germination etc aren’t solely down to us. First devised in 1992, our Original range of composts are 100% peat-free and 100% organic - made from coir, bark and vermiculite. Some of the peat free mixes available seem to contain bark and recommend re-potting every 2/3 years. Klassman always has better or, at worse, the same performance as FF and WRO and the WRO module has been generally good, certainly better than FF, but does have the weed problem with particularly rushes/reeds germinating after about 3 weeks. The potting compst was the worst, consistently acid, although the seed compost was only marginally and variable better.

Its wetting and water holding capacity is a joke, and we have had utterly and expensively lousy germination from it all season.There are also environmental impacts of other permitted inputs, as you say, but the use of one doesn’t justify the use of another! We had our WRO pH tested about 6 years ago, after using it happily for several years seedlings began to stall then die after germination. This in turn leads to poor nutrient holding properties and any nutrients contained within the compost will quickly leach out. trial of container composts is Fertile Fibre Multipurpose Compost, made mostly of coir (milled coconut husks which are often burnt as waste) plus some vermiculite.

We’ve also had low germinations, but as ever its hard to fathom the causes of this, although another (very experienced) grower to whom we gave a few bags has also had germination issues. I have always found fertile fibre to be variable at best but after a reasonable year last year decided to continue using it.If you’re looking for organic, peat-free garden compost delivered throughout the UK, you’re in the right place. Have had a hit and miss spring with FF: I’ve had a few bags from about thjree different batches, and the first fine multipurpose was ok, but another batch was almost all fibre and no fertility… (and an odd smell too). Thirdly, as some of you have already stated, the pH of the compost is very acidic, this is again will present a breeding ground for pathogenic bacteria etc to exist and cause crops to fail; the ideal pH is 6. We use Klassman for blocking and the WRO has not performed well for us in this form, we have used the Klassman blocking compost for modules and potting as well and it seems to still outperform the others which claim to be purpose made for different applications.