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Can anybody recommend soil to buy in UK? or mixes i can make?
I do make my own compost, but i don't have much space and i can't produce as much as i need.
I think in the long term i am going to buy manure and straw and make my own but i need some now and that will take a while to make.

I want to avoid the big companies, such as westland, miracle grow, etc.
I keep reading reviews of people finding plastics, glass, even shoes! i think because it is mostly green waste.

I did find a good compost (natural grower compost) but it can't be used alone, it needs to be mixed with top soil or something to be used in planters etc, so i would be happy with any suggestions for top soil or any mixes that would work well.

Any ideas? Thank you
 
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I've had very good results using compost from Dalefoot composts. They are based in the lake district but can arrange delivery anywhere (at £ of course) As well as sack sized bags they do tonne bags like builders bags.

Are you gardening in containers, or with garden beds? I remember you said you were in an urban area in another thread.
 
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Worth checking if there are any local mushroom compost suppliers near you, a lot of them sell bulk bags and the quality tends to be much more consistent than green waste compost. Dalefoot is a good shout from Nancy too. I'd steer clear of anything labelled 'topsoil' unless you can see it first, most of what gets sold as topsoil is basically subsoil with a bit of organic matter thrown in.
 
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Nancy Reading wrote:I've had very good results using compost from Dalefoot composts. They are based in the lake district but can arrange delivery anywhere (at £ of course) As well as sack sized bags they do tonne bags like builders bags.

Are you gardening in containers, or with garden beds? I remember you said you were in an urban area in another thread.



Thank you very much. I have come across these but wasn't sure how wool compost would do on it's own. I felt good about them otherwise. I will try them out. Thank you.
I use both containers and beds, and was hoping to use this in both, but i am mostly concerned about my containers for now as i have to pot some things up desperately.

Joao Winckler wrote:Worth checking if there are any local mushroom compost suppliers near you, a lot of them sell bulk bags and the quality tends to be much more consistent than green waste compost. Dalefoot is a good shout from Nancy too. I'd steer clear of anything labelled 'topsoil' unless you can see it first, most of what gets sold as topsoil is basically subsoil with a bit of organic matter thrown in.



Thank you very much.
Can you use mushroom compost as it is? I assumed it was an element to be mixed with other things. I have seen mushroom composts while searching. Maybe i will try both.
Thank you for the advice about top soil too, i will keep that in mind.


 
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