[DAVID TRICH]

Hi Arnold,
The white residue was just on the inside of the bag plastic not on the compost itself but it smelt strongly of manure!
Ive still potting up using it and they doin ok just wondered if its "normal" to have that white stuff on bags of compost?or is it a sign that the compost is dodgy?

[Arnold Layne]

Dunno mate, sorry!
I feel cheated now! Where's my white stuff??



So long as the Ladies are OK ~ everything else is just so much stale chips.

[cheesehead]

Horse shit spores, what ever it is i never found it in my bag and i don't want to.

Also while i'm on here my bags had ZERO perlite in them a very little plastic bits. The original cheese is going mental in this stuff, i'm a first time user and very happy so far.

Cheers Arnold

[rebelbhoy]

I just canny seem to find this stuff anywhere. I am well up for giving it a whirl too.

[cheesehead]

rebelbhoy, on 03 April 2013 - 12:11 PM, said:

I just canny seem to find this stuff anywhere. I am well up for giving it a whirl too.

Here you go brother, hope this helps......

http://www.william-s...tockist_locator

In the product group choose peat based compost the in the product window choose JAB multipurpose + john innes and don't forget to add your post code

CH

This post has been edited by cheesehead: 03 April 2013 - 12:18 PM

[kstar]

Just picked up a bag from local garden centre. Cheers for the head up Arnold. Was spending a tenner for 50l of palagron from hydro shop so half price and a extra 10l and didn't have to drive 15miles to pick it up so already winning

[ineedofusername]

Have they changed this just got some from the britans got talent supermarket and seems to have alot of big unwanted bits in am I just unlucky or have they cheaped out this year?

[BigJohnny]

I work in bistro that's in a garden centre, they've got this on offer plus I get 10% staff discount. I best get my answers ready for the questions they're bound to ask!!!

[SmokeyDraw]

I got one of the 50ltr bags of JAB MP + JI at the w/e for potting up my tomatoes, I was really surprised to see it was a poorer quality than what is normally in the 20ltr bags (the size I've always bought to date - bit obvious walking into a flat with a 50ltr sack of compost!!!)

Anyway the 50ltr was full if twigs and the soil did not feel as rich.

Just my 2p. Good luck and hope u get it back in stock soon.

Cheers

[Arnold Layne]

Suddenly, its vanished from round here. Can't get it for love nor money. So I am using either straight JAB, or Levington's multi~purpose. The latter seems to be better than the former, although I cannot say as I am that keen on either of them. Both seem to be mostly made of wood that is not fully rotted down, and a little loam/peat thrown in on top for good measure.

[miss gentle bud]

Arnold Layne, on 21 May 2013 - 03:18 PM, said:

Suddenly, its vanished from round here. Can't get it for love nor money. So I am using either straight JAB, or Levington's multi~purpose. The latter seems to be better than the former, although I cannot say as I am that keen on either of them. Both seem to be mostly made of wood that is not fully rotted down, and a little loam/peat thrown in on top for good measure.

im in the same boat as you arnie,ive tryd a few places but its no where to be seen.
only place that has some is a 30 mile round trip,no chance,im useing some diy store verve,not as good but
itl have to do.needs a must

[uBercaMeL]

Been working somewhere that sells this and the stuff they had on the 3 for 2 offer (big yellow band on bags) definitely seemed lower quality than the newer, normal priced stuff. I realise storage plays a big part (and the older pallets may have just been sat outside at the distributors) but this was much heavier and less spongy, and full of bark and sticks. Also got the white powder stuff in a few bags when I left them in the shed, but I think it was just mould from the compost being too wet, as it seemed to disappear as soon as it was used or left open to get air to it.

[Loaded]

uBercaMeL, on 21 May 2013 - 03:28 PM, said:

Been working somewhere that sells this and the stuff they had on the 3 for 2 offer (big yellow band on bags) definitely seemed lower quality than the newer, normal priced stuff. I realise storage plays a big part (and the older pallets may have just been sat outside at the distributors) but this was much heavier and less spongy, and full of bark and sticks. Also got the white powder stuff in a few bags when I left them in the shed, but I think it was just mould from the compost being too wet, as it seemed to disappear as soon as it was used or left open to get air to it.

I've had this too. I closed and taped the bag up for a few weeks after I'd used it and when I reopened it the white mould was there. It doesn't seem to be a problem though.

[Soberman]

I can suggest Jacks Magic (as can many others on here) Organic or at least close to organic with Seaweed fertilzer in it.
A little nutrition light, perfect for seedlings but will probably have you feeding veg nutes a week or 2 earlier than normal. Very high quality consistency, open, crumbly texture. Largely peat and sand, get a bag of pure JI and mix 40pct JI and 60pct Jacks (a little verm if you use it) and you have a rocking compost mix.

[oldsalty]

I used JAB multi purpose for my last grow. It wasnt that bad really. This time I tried a bag of Erin multi purpose and first impressions tell me its ok,nice and fluffy with no hard lumps of shite through it. Not too enviromentaly friendly as they are digging up Irish peat bogs but we cant have it all ways I suppose.
I used Levingtons for long enough and found it up to the job
Away to start my next grow today. Killers,blues,smellyberry f1s and f2s and some nonames so will let ye all know how the Erin multi performs

Onwards n upwards

Salty