Peat free ericaceous compost?

Discussion in 'Compost, Fertilisers & Recycling' started by sniffy, Mar 22, 2014.

  1. sniffy

    sniffy Gardener

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    Does anyone know where I can buy some of this that doesn't break the bank? Nowhere local that I know of stocks it and the online ones I can find are very expensive (understandably given postage costs on something so heavy.)

    If not, is there something peat free I can use instead (for pieris and hydrangea)

    Thanks
     
  2. Spruce

    Spruce Glad to be back .....

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    Hi if growing in pots I use John inns soil based , I know I know what people are going to say but , any lime in the soil gets washed out very quickly with watering and feeding , and causes no harm to the plant , I read this in "Which gardening magazine " years ago and have tried it out myself several times and no plant came to any harm.

    Spruce
     
  3. Kristen

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    Interesting, thanks for that.
     
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