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No success with peatfree growbags.

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Grammaretto Sat 25-Jul-26 17:04:47

The growbags I bought this year have been useless. I try growing lettuces and cucumbers in them in my greenhouse to keep slugs at bay.
The soil in them is like cardboard.

I've just been chucking out all the lettuces which bolted in the heat anyway.

Has anyone had success? If so what make were they?

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MiniMoon Sat 25-Jul-26 17:21:14
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DH bought RHS peat free growbags and these growbag pots. He used peat free compost in the pots and also mixed in some farmyard manure. He planted his tomatoes rather deeper than he usually does. They are growing well, he waters them daily.

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Astitchintime Sat 25-Jul-26 17:29:25

Our grow bags are doing very well but the tomatoes do need watering daily. I wouldn’t grow lettuce in them anyway…..much prefer cut and come again salad leaves in wide shallow pots about 10cm deep to a full head lettuce. Although my cucumber plants has died but I did get one cumber off it and I’ve harvested the seeds…….pleased with that considering I paid £4 for FOUR seeds - special variety - won’t be F1 but worth a try.

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CV2020 Sat 25-Jul-26 17:45:13

I’ve found a supplier locally for peat compost. Peat free is rubbish in my opinion.

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