seed compost

so where do you get your seed compost from the most economic or the best does it matter ? I have loads of seeds that Im going to start in cells in my polytunnel B4 planting out.Mick

 

Hi Mick , I see you got 50% Yes and 50% No, answers in your other thread , that is very GC !:D
Question is if your are raising veg in your polytunnel do you need special seed compost ? I would think a good quality multipurpose compost would be fine. I am not very experienced in veg growing , but I am sure someone will advise us.

 

Seed compost does not need to be all that potent in my opinion, but it must have drainage, I sent you a reply to your pm Mick about compost to have a look here http://gardenerscorner.co.uk/forum/composting-recycling/38846-compost-mixes.html

Seed compost is just a medium to get seeds germinated and for that the seeds themselves have their own food to get them going, just prick them out before they need any feed and most seed packets will tell you when that is best done eg when first/second true leaves sprout.

Riddled multipurpose with added sharp sand will serve well for most seeds.

Steve...

 

That's the stuff I use for virtually everything and it's on offer at 4 x 75 litre bags for £13 at the moment. If you get a 'myWickes' loyalty card they occasionally send out money off vouchers. Their last mailing included a few for £5 off when you spend £25, so only £21 for 8 x 75 litre bags, only 3.5p/litre.

 

I would agree with Steve and the others. I don't think there is a need to buy expensive seed compost. I use 2/3 multipurpose and 1/3 sharp sand, which I sieve to get the large lumps out. I borrowed a book from the RHS library once. The entire book was about seed trials carried out by a University in the USA. And I noticed that this was exactly what they used.

 

Thanks guys. At a local compost place near me Biowise they sell 1 ton bags of compost 10mm for £35.00 they call it soil enhancer if I got some of this & riddled the lumps out then mixed it 2/3 compost to 1/3 sharp sand do you think this would be ok. Wicks is a 30 mile round trip & Biowise is only 2 miles away I can get a 1 ton bag loaded onto my trailer then just uae a barrow full at a time, wot do you think last year I bought a load of Durstons multi purpose at 3 for £12.00 I was getting that much they let me have it 3 for £10.00 when I got some of the Biowise stuff you couldnt tell the difference between the 2. but like I say they call it soil enhancer.