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Repairing weed killer damaged brown grass lawn patches using SoilFixer SF60 Super compost.

Jason Daff (one of our testing community) set up trials using Levington’s F2 commercial growing media as the control. He added 10% and 20% SF60 with the F2. A fourth set of seeds were grown with F2 topped up with a commercial slow release fertiliser (Osmocote).

We had some leftover basil stalks bought for cooking from a local supermarket. I decided to try and keep them an extra week by putting them in a glass of water. They sprouted healthy looking roots. It triggered the idea to transplant them into biochar and see how they prospered compared to a comm

In this post we catch up with the trials growing polyanthus (Primrose) in a growing mix supplied by SoilFixer compared to a commercial compost mix.

In this blog, we guide you on how best to use your mature well-rotten compost in:

Here are my top tips on how to convert a cold winter compost heap into a warm winter compost heap.

We’re delighted to welcome Steve Jones, who is trialling our products, as a SoilFixer blogger. Here Steve talks about his method of preparing soil.

Followers on from our blog on testing compost, super compost, colloidal humus and biochar amended soils in raised beds we know we have been achieving some great results (sunflowers, potatoes, radish).

There are many compost activators (also known as compost makers, accelerators, inoculators, and humification agents) sold to help improve composting. This article looks at what they contain (the ingredients) and how well they work.

This blog looks at how to make the best growing media for germinating seeds, potting on into containers and for use in hanging baskets. (sometimes referred to as: seed compost, compost potting mixes. We look in detail at what ingredients (components) are used in the mix and why.