Hello. I'm having trouble getting my own post started here, so hope using this as a reply is ok. It is about peat free compost.
This year I found Heart of Eden peat free compost. It was well rotted with a good consistency, though I was a bit concerned about the smell of the accelerant that lingered when the bag was opened. I used it to plant my greenhouse tomatoes and melons in.
What I do is use a 5ltr pot and this pot is placed in a dish pan with perlite or vermiculite. Surplus water drains through and evaporates giving a moister area around the plant. The plants do well. But I found this year water drains very quickly and I have had to deal with pots sitting in water, which isn't good.
What I'd like to ask is if anyone else has found the Heat of Eden or other peat free to be too free draining.