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After having such poor results from Westland and Jacks Magic I looked on line and seeing good reviews I bought two 60L bags for £20 inc p&p. Some stores are charging that for 40L bags.
it looks good, very fine no lumps twigs or rubbish and it smells like compost should.
Time will tell how good it is.

 

I still use Clover - 3 bags of 60l cost me £15. I like it, though I do add grit or sand because I'm a bit prone to over watering
I also now have a large number of bags of Biobiz Allmix. It came from rental houses that had been taken over by "farmers". My partner's a builder and had the job of clearing and making good the mess. It appears to be peat based, with perlite. Waste not, want not.

 

This is Evergreen multipurpose compost and it’s big brother Evergreen Emerald Gold.
£5.99 and £6.99 .
I think I will use the Gold for hanging baskets.
It seems this and Clover seem to be most popular at the moment.
Can’t get Clover in our area.

 

Haven't seen Clover, for years round here. The thing is we do need to keep the peat in the ground. We need the compost makers to improve the peat free stuff.

 

I bought Westland MPC peat free again this year as it was so good last year. But this latest batch is totally different. Full of wood, some plastic and foil too. No good for seeds at all. And it stinks! Very disappointed and surprised at the difference this year.

We do not see peat compost to buy around here now.

 

Yes @cactus_girl , this is exactly the issue with peat free. It's just not consistent enough.

 

This Westland mpc was on offer, 40l bags, 3 for £12. It stinks weirdly, and developed white mould in the bag. I mixed it with my garden soil for potting up some decorative plants. And emptied one bag directly into veg bed, so that I don't store it.

 

You are lucky, biobizz is the best. I sowed tomatoes this year into biobizz lightmix, and use it for houseplants. Doing well.

 

Producers website:https://www.evergreenhorticulture.co.uk/

Has lots of info but lacks stockist list.
Where have you found it ?

 

You have a long journey to Newmarket ,sorry.

 

Hi all!
I'm new here, i found you whilst trying to figure out the poor compost minefield situation going on right now

You've given some great all purpose recommendations already - can anyone advise over ericacious types that are good quality and genuinely low pH?
I'm trying blueberries for the first time and thought "I'll just choose some ericacious online, won't be a problem" after seeing reviews of some peat free ones being pH 6 and higher, I'm now terrified for my poor baby blueberry bushes.

Any recommendations much appreciated.
Also to note: I am somewhat disabled with very poor energy levels, so mixing my own isn't a viable option at the moment sadly, I need something simple & easy to pour in my giant pots.

Thanks

 

You can still find JI ericaceous compost, I've got a bag in the shed, not actually tested the PH though.

 

Thank you for the info - as of yet I've only seen the peat free Ericacious JI frustratingly, and I'm hesitant to take a shot in the dark on any of them

 

JI compost only contains a small amount of organic material , it should be mostly soil, I presume they may have just substituted the peat part for another organic material.
Must admit I've not bought any for a year or two so maybe they have slightly changed the formula.
Is your main worry that it won't be acidic enough?

 

Sarah Raven's is OK but expensive so I only buy it when there's an offer on. Otherwise Miracle-Gro seems pretty consistent.