I recently planted 45 peppers in very high quality compost and they are looking about average but do I need to move them to something more like miracle grow?
Galveston340 said:They seem to love the stuff as when transplanting from small 4in starting containers to the bigger 7gal pots I will have at least four or five earthworms in each small pot, so I know this stuff has to be some good soil for growing the plants in.
solid7, there is plenty of organic material other than just plain veggies in the mix to keep it breathable. I has to be just as you mentioned otherwise as you said it will compact after a period of time. I'll post up a pic or two later showing the consistency of the mix I work with.solid7 said:
It's not about whether it's good stuff, it's about whether pure compost is a good growing medium. 7 gallons isn't a very big pot, and apparently, some people's homes defy the traditional rules of making a good planting medium. If you put compost in a 7 gallon pot here in my backyard, it will be a brick in 2 months time. I tried several kinds of compost, and pure compost was definitely NOT the trick for me. You are saying that you've mixed soil in with the compost, so I have a hard time understanding how you can get this to work without any other amendments. (like bark, perlite, etc) But what do I know, other than my own experience?
queequeg152 said:im not going to lie... i would not hesitate to eat like 2/3rds of whats in that pile.
is all that just trash from a grocery store or something?
nm, i just scrolled up and read your post.
Galveston340 said:
Yep, its all from the store sadly. Since there were lawsuits when they were giving it away to food pantries it now goes into the dumpster at most places. I had some of my FB friends on the various pepper forums try to do the same thing and to a person they were told it had to be thrown out.