I understand that you are at present trialling various brands of peat-free compost. I am writing to ask you to include Fertile Fibre in these trials. I have been using Fertile Fibre for roughly 15 years, with excellent results. Several times over the years I have picked up bags of other peat-free compost from garden centres, and have invariably been deeply disappointed – seeds have failed to germinate, or growth is poor and slow, and root systems are not as extensive as they should be. (I garden both at home – ornamental pots – and at the allotment, and start most of my plants off from seed).

Fertile Fibre have been producing coir-based compost for about 20 years, and I can honestly say that I have never been disappointed. I think they are one of the pioneers of the peat-free compost movement – please do give them a chance!!

Yours sincerely,

Deborah Tomkins