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" Hi guys. i love tomatoes off the vine which and i am pleased that these are good - look forward to it. cant wait for the peas either.  i am really looking forward to growing veg it should be rather good as long as the slugs dont get them…"

"Thanks for that, flighty very interesting cheers "

"Regarding peat-free compost this might be of interest -  Choosing and Using Peat-Free Compost | earthfriendlygardener.net"

"i am growing (or rather attempting to grow!) Purple ukranian tomatoes, eygptian beans, carlin peas and victorian peas as well as some dragon purple carrots amoungst other normal stuff. anyone ever grown any of these before? should be good "

"This subject came up on a different site last year, and top growers, insisted on peat in the compost, coir is lacking in vital nutrients, and then obviously what Colin has said above.. "

"Hi Fred,  read that blog - point taken!! "

"ok thanks for that fred.  I have already put some leek seeds in coir pots, but thanks for the steer, i will take a look, much appreciated."

"funny as !! - you may indeed have a point.  I suppose that i am making harder for myself than is sensible. I am just for fun going to try both methods at once - the time honoured way and the lunatic way.  i shall attempt to measure the…"

"I would suggest that you start your gardening experience by following the seed packet instructions and the weather, when you have achieved good results with the time honoured method, then try the LUNAtic way....."

"Don't waste your seeds and time trialling the coir... Refer to the Blog post on here "Better the compost you know""

"fair point.....never thought of that. i think i will try some of both and see how it goes."

"I'm always suspicious when people say one thing is better for the environment than another. As coir comes from coconuts it obviously isn't native to Britain which means it has to be shipped half way round the world. Also it has to be…"

"cheers debbie will go have a nose cheers"

"Hi John. Go to Sow and Hoe's Facebook page as someone on there is doing planting by the moon"

"it will be for sure, but i am just starting it now, unfortunatley didnt start in the winter.  but look forward to trading experiences"

"I am trying 'no-dig' for the first time this year - it will be interesting to compare notes later on."