Testimonials from Fertile Fibre users...
I’ve been using the whole range of Fertile Fibre coir-based composts—sowing, potting and multi-purpose, for several years.
It’s great to find a certified organic compost that is reliable and pleasant to handle. I really like the feel of it. As a bonus the company are exceptionally friendly and helpful to deal with.
Joy Larkcom
Gardening writer and broadcaster
Joy is one of the country’s leading writers on vegetable growing and a pioneer in the introduction of salad crops and oriental vegetables. Her books include ‘Grow Your Own Vegetables’, ‘The Organic Salad Garden’ and ‘Creative Vegetable Gardening.’ She contributes to many gardening magazines including the Royal Horticultural Society’s ‘The Garden’ and ‘Kitchen Garden’.
Very many people enjoy our gardens at Hanbury Hall, and there are also plants for sale.
The National Trust, as you know, is a leader on conservation issues, so we haven’t used peat for 15 years. Nowadays we use Fertile Fibre for propagation. Nice stuff, it’s clean to handle with a consistent texture from one batch to another.
Some of our plants—particularly herbs and food plants—are grown organically, and additives found in other non-peat composts can present a problem. No worries with Fertile Fibre though.
I’m very excited to hear about their new coir pots, as these can be planted complete, with no worries about disposing of old plastic containers.
We get good results with their Nu-Gro fertiliser for our citrus collection, autumn and winter.
What’s more Fertile Fibre is a nice company to deal with.
Neil Cook
Head gardener, The National Trust’s Hanbury Hall, Droitwich, Worcestershire
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
I’ve been in horticulture all my working life, and I started my small nursery, specialising in unusual herbaceous perennials five years ago
I take a strong interest in ecology, and grow to organic standards, and I can depend on Fertile Fibre.
I’ve tried a variety of other peat-free composts, but without doubt Fertile Fibre beats the lot: clean and light, not heavy or sticky.
For me as a commercial grower, its dependable consistency is very important—I know that it will help produce good quality healthy plants. Thanks to this good basic beginning, I get many compliments from my customers, saying that my plants just shoot away.
The company is great to deal with—friendly helpful and efficient.
Trish Hill
Shieldbrook Garden Nursery, Albrighton, Shropshire
www.shieldbrook.co.uk
Fertile Fibre is an important part of our range, and we’ve been involved with it from the very start. It’s different to other non-peat composts that we stock, and sales have grown consistently year by year, with customers coming back for repeat purchases.
We’ve very pleased with the products and their consistency, also in our dealings with the Fertile Fibre company, who are dependable suppliers. Highly recommended.
Mike Hedges
Managing director, The Organic Gardening Catalogue
The Organic Gardening Catalogue is the official catalogue of the HDRA, Europe's leading organic gardening organisation. The catalogue is run as a joint venture with Chase Organics in Hersham, Surrey, UK who have been suppliers to organic gardeners for over 80 years.
www.organiccatalog.com
This is a small organic nursery, and we’ve used Fertile Fibre products for a number of years now. The organic certification is important, and naturally we cannot use peat.
Coir blocks go into our own compost: an overnight soaking in a plastic wheelbarrow, and they’re ready to use, then combined with sterilized soil. This helps grow our crops of tomatoes, cucumbers, leeks, potatoes and peppers.
Also their bagged ready-to-use multipurpose compost, and seed compost are ideal for bedding plants and herbaceous perennials. We offer this for sale in our shop too.
Their 5F manure helps produce good results.
A nice company to deal with, excellent service, I’ll recommend Fertile Fibre to anyone.
John Atkinson
Horticultural instructor.
Brunswick Organic Nursery is a productive workplace for adults with learning difficulties, producing organic vegetables, fruit, plants, cut flowers and handmade quality crafts. Brunswick sells its produce to the public and is a registered charity.
www.brunsickyork.org.uk