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Mixed the first 2 bales so decided to get more, looking around on Google
came across Harrod Horticulture and had a shock http://www.harrodhorticultural.com/e...e-pid8109.html More than £10 cheaper than Elixir I wont even mention LBS price David @ the again wet side of Swansea Bay |
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On Fri, 14 Jun 2013 18:36:36 +0100, David Hill
wrote: Mixed the first 2 bales so decided to get more, looking around on Google came across Harrod Horticulture and had a shock http://www.harrodhorticultural.com/e...e-pid8109.html More than £10 cheaper than Elixir I wont even mention LBS price David @ the again wet side of Swansea Bay You're mixing your sizes: Harrod single brick = £3.95 makes 9 ltrs Elixir single brick" = £3.18 makes 10 ltrs Harrod single bale = £8.95 makes 70 ltrs Elixir don't sell single bales. Cheapest is a 3 bale pack which works out at £6.66 a bale. Harrods offer a 5 brick pack for £15.75. Elixir offer a 5 brick pack for £5.48. Or did you mean to say that Elixir are cheaper than Harrod? Granted Harrod have a standard £4.95 postage charge while Elixir's varies. For very small quantities, Elixir's is cheaper. For medium amounts, Harrod's is cheaper but for bulk, when Elixir becomes free p&p, you'd still be paying Harrod's standard charge. -- Cheers, Jake ======================================= URGling from the other end of Swansea Bay where it's unusually just like Dave's end, only better |
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I've lomng been a fan of coir for potting on rooted cuttings but I would
always add some slow release fetiliser. The plants put on huge root systems, seems the coir is easy for the tiny roots to grow I guess.. Once plants are fairly large though i do then go onto JI 2 or 3 if they are special. -- Janet T. Amersham |
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On 15/06/2013 13:55, Janet Tweedy wrote:
I've lomng been a fan of coir for potting on rooted cuttings but I would always add some slow release fetiliser. The plants put on huge root systems, seems the coir is easy for the tiny roots to grow I guess.. Once plants are fairly large though i do then go onto JI 2 or 3 if they are special. That sounds like quite a recommendation, Janet! Do you buy in bricks or bales, or by the bag? If/when you pot up to JI 2/3, do you blend with coir to keep the heavier JI open and, perhaps, to acclimatise the plant to its new conditions, or do you simply drop the coir plug into the (unadulterated) JI compost? -- Spider from high ground in SE London gardening on clay |
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On 15/06/2013 15:43, Spider wrote:
That sounds like quite a recommendation, Janet! Do you buy in bricks or bales, or by the bag? If/when you pot up to JI 2/3, do you blend with coir to keep the heavier JI open and, perhaps, to acclimatise the plant to its new conditions, or do you simply drop the coir plug into the (unadulterated) JI compost? I bought 5 bales at once but I did have a lot of stuff to pot up!! One other way to pot on semi grown cuttings is to put JI/2 round outside but a small plug of coir in middle for roots to get going and then find good compost when they get larger. (IYSWIM) -- Janet T. Amersham |
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On 15/06/2013 16:13, Janet Tweedy wrote:
On 15/06/2013 15:43, Spider wrote: That sounds like quite a recommendation, Janet! Do you buy in bricks or bales, or by the bag? If/when you pot up to JI 2/3, do you blend with coir to keep the heavier JI open and, perhaps, to acclimatise the plant to its new conditions, or do you simply drop the coir plug into the (unadulterated) JI compost? I bought 5 bales at once but I did have a lot of stuff to pot up!! One other way to pot on semi grown cuttings is to put JI/2 round outside but a small plug of coir in middle for roots to get going and then find good compost when they get larger. (IYSWIM) I certainly SWYM. I think I may have to try some coir bales. I'll have a look at prices and give it a go. Thanks, Janet. -- Spider from high ground in SE London gardening on clay |
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