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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: moose on January 11, 2019, 19:39

Title: What is the difference between
Post by: moose on January 11, 2019, 19:39

6X Fibrous Chicken Fertilizer and 6X Pelleted Chicken pellets.
I am restricted to growing in containers, pots, bins etc. and probably don't need much I just wonder if there is any difference.

Title: Re: What is the difference between
Post by: greenjay on January 11, 2019, 20:07

sorry i don't know. if you read the containers it should give you a break down of the nutrients.

Title: Re: What is the difference between
Post by: mumofstig on January 11, 2019, 20:26

The fibrous 6x looks like compost, smells like manure, and seems to improve soil texure as well as fetilising, whereas the pellets just seem to fertilise, without improving soil condition - if that makes sense?

Title: Re: What is the difference between
Post by: rowlandwells on January 12, 2019, 10:30

I use both pelleted and fibrous pelleted 6x for tubs and pots because its better for that use and  fibrous for raised beds and open ground plantings

although i don't feel that both pelleted or fibrous actually improves the soil but yes it does improve the plant growth as a quick fix and has the same effect as me using high pelleted nitrogen again a quick fix but i piont out thats my opinion


i believe the only thing that improves my soil is a good load of farm manure that i use on my allotments for both open planting and raised beds excluding the root beds but i am yet to try green manure this season so can't say if that will improve our soil?