[rowlandwells]

I was reading an article in which gardening about a compost block maker not new to me as I was using a compost block maker several years ago but then you could buy a block making compost If remember it was quite good for seed sowing but I can't remember why I stopped making compost blocks


I have to say since reading this article I don't know if one can still buy block making  compost  I haven't seen any in any Garden centres the block maker I had was a plastic one cost pence those days the new version will set you back around twenty quid and from what's said the compost should be wet and when turned out of the block maker the compost stays in a block so basically you don't need block making compost and as you set the seed individual there's no need for pricking out


sounds a good idea so I'm going to find my plastic block maker and do some experiments with ordinary compost's to see if it works  :unsure:by the way has anyone been using a compost block maker

[mumofstig]

Funnily enough you asked this question quite a few years ago 
block compost in Grow Your Own - Page 1 of 1

There are a couple of 'recipes' for making your own here, one for seeds one for seedling
Blackberry Lane - Soil Blockers - Information sheet01

Moorland Gold seed & cutting compost can be used for blocking according to the blurb https://www.lime.org.uk/moorland-composts.html

[rowlandwells]

yes your probably Mum as you said I did ask the  same question a few years ago  so seeing this article in which prompted me to see if anyone had actually been blocking but as your the only one who answered I take it its no


but your addons will be worth a look thanks for that info I think the article was to encourage us gardeners to reduce plastic as the article said Alternatives to plastic and it may be the answer  for some although we still have plenty of plastic to keep us going for several years yet so blocking mite not be an option