Please help me to come to a decision

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  1. HsuH

    HsuH Super Gardener

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    Fish Blood & Bone or Grow More - which one to go for?

    I understand that FB&B is an organic product, so its NPK is unpredictable and varies greatly, but on the plus side it does come with some other elements and minerals. Whereas GrowMore is none organic so the NPK is balanced at 7:7:7. I'm not fussy on the organic front, but for using on growing vegetable, which of the two is more effective?

    Your opinions are much appreciated.:)
     
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      What evers cheapest :biggrin:
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        I was going to post that I thought Growmore was quicker to release nutrients, so could be added at a later stage, but although BF&B being slower and needing adding sooner, it would last for longer, so googled it.

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        I had this dilemma early on this year. My worry with bfb is the animals used to produce the bone and blood. Given the mad cow disease scares in the 90s I turned veggie for a couple of months so the thought of using bfb on my veggies filled me with horror. I stay clear of it even for flowers
         
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        Hi @HsuH Ive been known to use BFB but for my veg I prefere a good old pile of horse poo! Make sure it's well rotted & give it a good dig! :dbgrtmb:
         
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        I use Growmore a lot more these days as it's such an easy product to use, don't have to worry about gloves and you need less weight for weight, also I think it's cheaper comparing NPK. The other issue I have with BFB is foxes are attracted to it and they sometimes come and dig up my veggies if it's just sprinkled on the surface.
         
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        I think their price are similar, otherwise I'm quite likely to go for the cheap one as well :)

        I wonder if I could use /apply them together so that the Growmore works straight away and when it is nearly spent the BFB takes over?

        The trouble I have had with horse manure is weeds which seem to grow faster than I could get rid of them:wallbanging:. Since I've got two half allotments at two separate places plus my own garden to look after, I don't have enough time to stay on top of weeding, therefore I'm trying not to introduce more by adding horse manure anymore.

        This is interesting. We do have foxes here digging holes and sometimes burying bones and kills. By using BFB we could potentially attract more fox activity on top of my mole problem:sad:. It would be nice if foxes could send our moles packing though:psnp:
         
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