Most asked questions about
Soil, compost & bark
It is highly likely that the little round ‘eggs’ are in fact smart release plant food granules and not vine weevil eggs.
For a quick comparison, vine weevils/slug eggs are white and approximately 1mm in diameter whilst plant food granules are 3mm in diameter.
The plant food is ever so clever and releases nutrients when weather conditions are perfect for plant growth i.e. when it is warm and moist, and feed for up to 6 months. Find out more about Miracle-Gro Continuous Release.
These plant food granules deliver the great performance you expect to see with our Miracle-Gro range of composts, so it really is important to make sure they are not removed.
If you find anything out of the ordinary in your compost, we would like one of our team to deal with this enquiry so please click the ‘email us’ button and a member of our care line will be in contact with you shortly.
We always advise using fresh compost for any new pots or containers. Any feed that was in the compost will have been washed away but also there may be a disease or pest in that compost that may affect any new plant. You can always spread old compost onto a bed a border and lightly fork it in.
Ericaceous compost is specially formulated for acid loving plants such as Rhododendrons, Azaleas and Camellias. These plants need the soil to have a pH of 6 or lower. The added iron in the compost means that other plants that prefer an alkaline soil with a pH above 7 will not thrive in an ericaceous compost, so can eventually become yellow and die. For this reason we recommend that for all non-acid loving plants you should use an All Purpose Compost.
For more information on the different types of soil click here.
We advise you use your compost within 1 year. This is because any feed in the compost will be leached away by rain due to their being air holes in the bag. We suggest you use any old compost as a soil improver directly in your beds and borders.
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