brenda1952

What's the weather like in your area?

East Midlands hasn't changed, still wet and miserable.

What's the weather like in your area?

Hello Frank, very nice ditty, I just closed my left eye and it made perfect sense

East Midlands today is back to sunshine and showers.

Yesterday did remain dry but garden is too wet to get onto.

Brenda

What's the weather like in your area?

East Midlands forecast for today wasn't quite right!

It stopped raining a few hours ago and we now have sunny intervals.

Bliss!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What's the weather like in your area?

East Midlands today. Rain, rain and more rain. Water butts are overflowing and the garden is sodden. Can someone up there please turn off the tap!

What's the weather like in your area?

East Midlands has been sunny since sunrise. I ventured out into the garden to check for flood damage at 7.30, after yesterday's downpours, but things seem okay. Just wish the garden wasn't too wet to get onto and do some weeding!

Patience is a virtue

Brenda

Compost, they reckon !!!

oops me again. Sorry I meant to also say that Wickes website customer reviews are very critical this year and Wickes have responded with the following:

Wickes Multipurpose Compost now has a new look and feel, with a new and improved formula. We are confident that when you use this product and see the results you can achieve, you will have a much more positive opinion of it, however, please note that this product is not suitable for planting seeds.

The shredded wood mentioned by some customers actually contains an exciting new wood fibre technology (and is not just for ‘bulking out’). This material is sterilised, pest and weed-free and is manufactured using a patented process. The fibres created using this process provide a lot of benefits, such as improved air spaces for root respiration and growth, easier wetting – so avoiding dry spots in pots, improved drainage – so no risk of water-logging, a drier surface to avoid growth of moss and liverworts, and also a lower density – making it easier to handle.
Brenda

Compost, they reckon !!!

Hello Frank, many thanks for that explanation. I have never fully understood the different composts and the stages of potting on. Although I have been gardening/pottering on a small scale for over 40 years it is only the last couple of years, since acquiring an allotment, that I've got into seed sowing.

I did purchase some of Asda's multi-purpose compost yesterday, after accidently catching the bag with my car key which exposed some of the contents and if I can learn to upload a  picture of it on the boards I will.

Brenda

Compost, they reckon !!!

Hello I have been following the BBC garden message boards for years but have never had the courage to post before. So I thought I'd make this a fresh beginning with the rest of you original posters.

I'm afraid that looks exactly like the Wickes multipurpose compost I purchased this year. Very disappointed.

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