Amazed at the difference in quality between grow bags - we bought some cheap ones from Homebase for a couple of pounds each (green ones) and they are more like woodchip inside than soil, and they smell absolutely revolting, like something has crawled in there and died, not pleasant at all. But cheap and cheerful and we thought we would try them. Then I bought some Growmore bags, (red ones) bit more expensive but a lot bulkier and substantial, good quality compost inside and smell like grow bags should. Earthy. As an experiment I put the expensive ones down one side of the polytunnel and the cheapies on the other side, and put tomatoes in all of them. Down the centre of the polytunnel I put both types of growbags again, but with cucumbers in.
Results.............
Big difference! Goes to show you get what you pay for. Started feeding them today so hopefully that will help the scrawnier ones! Seem to be plenty of flowers coming on them though.
And the cucumbers? Which grow bag do they prefer?............... Looks like they dont really care!
weve had the same last year
ReplyDeletecheep ones we didnt get much fruit