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Garden Centre Association President Will Armitage said:
"The majority of consumers don't know how much peat content is in a bag of compost and go for whichever gives the best results."
Sounds like a load of old "Crystal Balls" to me!
If it wasn't so serious a subject it might even be funny.
JB.
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snooky
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The only one which I can think that declares the amount of peat in it is Wickes own brand at 85% the rest is chewed up wood so I stopped buying it.
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The bags of Miracle Grow I bought recently (4 for £12) stated the amount of peat. I daren't let my partner see this as he thinks I shouldn't buy any with peat in. It was such a bargain I couldn't resist, and yes everything is growing OK in it.
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I wouldn't believe any of it and that isn't the cynic in me talking, rather it's the common-sense coming through.
They know we want to see peat, they also know no-one is going to take them to court or make a fuss so why not present their product the way the customer would like it to be seen or would accept it.
Marketing in all things is getting more-and-more brazen, eventually the bubble will burst when someone with enough money will pay to prove they bought a 'Lemon'.
With so many brand names under the same house and new brand names being created to fill the gap if one poops-out these people know they aren't dealing with anyone of any consequence in terms of deep-pockets.
Someone gets cut on a shard of glass, then picks up a terminal illness and the ambulance chasers will be on the case. Thats when the poo hits the fan.
They know we want to see peat, they also know no-one is going to take them to court or make a fuss so why not present their product the way the customer would like it to be seen or would accept it.
Marketing in all things is getting more-and-more brazen, eventually the bubble will burst when someone with enough money will pay to prove they bought a 'Lemon'.
With so many brand names under the same house and new brand names being created to fill the gap if one poops-out these people know they aren't dealing with anyone of any consequence in terms of deep-pockets.
Someone gets cut on a shard of glass, then picks up a terminal illness and the ambulance chasers will be on the case. Thats when the poo hits the fan.
How are you supposed to start and maintain a healthy lifestyle if it completely removes a wine lover’s reason to live?
Richard.
Richard.
Hi Richard,
It was me that had a shard of glass from municipal waste. This was the first and very last batch I have ever bought.
The shard went down the back of my fingernail and through the nail root into my first finger joint. It needed an operation to remove it and I had to wear a finger stall on my finger for 18 months and as a nurseryman I found things very difficult.
I was unable to prove that the glass had come from the municipal waste and the LA responsible refused point-blank to accept any liability.
All attempts to bring them to book failed and it cost me very dearly not only in money terms but hinderance carrying out my job. Being self employed it hit home quite badly.
You may now realise why I am not in favour of the use of municipal waste on a large scale in any multi-purpose composts apart from the possibility of being made ill from any legionella that may be lurking.
JB.
It was me that had a shard of glass from municipal waste. This was the first and very last batch I have ever bought.
The shard went down the back of my fingernail and through the nail root into my first finger joint. It needed an operation to remove it and I had to wear a finger stall on my finger for 18 months and as a nurseryman I found things very difficult.
I was unable to prove that the glass had come from the municipal waste and the LA responsible refused point-blank to accept any liability.
All attempts to bring them to book failed and it cost me very dearly not only in money terms but hinderance carrying out my job. Being self employed it hit home quite badly.
You may now realise why I am not in favour of the use of municipal waste on a large scale in any multi-purpose composts apart from the possibility of being made ill from any legionella that may be lurking.
JB.