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Post by roofgardener on Jan 28, 2015 11:26:28 GMT
Just to clarify: vermiculite = a compound used by gardeners, which is mixed in with compost ? Vermicelli = a type of pasta EATEN by gardeners, which is mixed in with meat and sauces. Verdicello = a large, violin-like musical instrument held between the legs, and used by a 19th Century Italian composer famed for his operas. The Cello is not edible, even with sauces. Interestingly, and bringing us full circle, Verdi was apparently a keen Gardener.
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Post by KC on Feb 11, 2015 15:53:13 GMT
Jolly good - I'll do that ! Thanks for the advice. Roofy, wee tip is Vermiculite seems to be cheaper to buy in hardware stores rather than garden centres. I only found this out when we were talking about re-insulating our stove flue pipe 
I've had a wee feel of both and they are both seemingly the same
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Post by scrumpy on Feb 12, 2015 9:55:02 GMT
Whatever compost you use I always recommend to sieve it first. You'll be surprised how much rubbish comes out, even with specialised seed composts. You can then mix in a bit of vermiculite to aerate it a bit.
Unless you can get hold of Humax original which doesn't need sieving at all. I use that for all seed sowing, big advantage is that if you sow in trays it's easy to prick out,and if you sow individually in modules you can leave them to grow away for ages to their hearts content.
When sown in trays, I reuse the compost and have done so for years.
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Post by daitheplant on Feb 12, 2015 20:04:30 GMT
Humax is the only compost out allotment shop sells.
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Post by roofgardener on Feb 12, 2015 20:08:32 GMT
Whatever compost you use I always recommend to sieve it first. You'll be surprised how much rubbish comes out, even with specialised seed composts. You can then mix in a bit of vermiculite to aerate it a bit. Unless you can get hold of Humax original which doesn't need sieving at all. I use that for all seed sowing, big advantage is that if you sow in trays it's easy to prick out,and if you sow individually in modules you can leave them to grow away for ages to their hearts content. When sown in trays, I reuse the compost and have done so for years. thats a darned good point Scrumpy. My "Wilki's finest graded seedling compost" was noticeably lumpy, and had lots of clumped roots etc in it. I shall invest in a suitable seive this weekend, and spend a happy hour seiving it all. |
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