REGULAR readers will know that in April I started a simple trial of peat-free compost by growing potatoes in containers, half with peat and half with peat free.
This is not a scientific study, but a spur-of-the-moment idea when I found myself with leftover seed potatoes after planting out a border.
So on April 23 I planted 12 containers of potatoes — six in peat compost and six in peat-free using Westland’s New Horizon Veg compost
Most bags had two seed potatoes in each but some only had one as I was interested to see if more space would benefit the crop. No fertiliser was used at planting, but I will feed later in the cycle.
This story is from the June 26, 2021 edition of Amateur Gardening.
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