Asda compost

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I fell for the cheaper deal and only realised it had peat in it when home.

Then noticed it was mostly very visible wood pulp.

I want to re pot some large indoor plants and some outside ones.

Will it be ok and rot down?

I can use it for mulching if it's not going to be great.

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I would get some decent stuff amix it together. It will be fine

That’s grim, isn’t it! Do as @NannyGythaOgg says and mix it with something else.

I've bought ASDA compost the last 2 years. I vowed never to buy it again. it is useless as compost! Water goes straight through the woody / straw like consistency.

I've done the same, not asda though, it goes dry very, very quickly, horrible stuff.

My sweet peas have grown fine in it this year but yeah it's absolutely awful I'd never get it again either!

I buy this to mix into my homemade compost to make it stretch further, but I wouldn't use it as standalone compost

That doesn't look like compost.
I suppose it might be a useful mulch, I can't imagine slugs would like it much.

Argh.

As I thought; had hoped everyone would say "oh it's actually really good stuff!"

Thanks all

It's just wood in places!

only realised it had peat in it when home.

Are you sure it does? I thought it didn't contain peat, and that was the reason so many are shite nowadays? It looks like the 3 for £12 bags I got some asda too. Also full of wood pulp!
I bought a bag of manure from B&Q, and add some of that with the asda stuff. They also sell indoor plant soil, but depends if its for succulents, orchids or other plants.

If that does contain peat, it's only in homeopathic quantities from the look of it. Honestly if you CBA it might be worth returning it - that just isn't fit for sale as compost.

I admit I didn't read all of it but I still feel it's not very good bar mixing into other stuff or as a mulch

I think the wrong bag was used at the factory and it's actually a mulch. Either return to the store or email them with your pictures. That ain't peat! (Or compost).

Calling woodchip 'grow plus' does not make this 'professional compost'. 'Enhanced' my arse.

That's diabolical. Even the Lidl cheap compost I use for the cat to poop in is better than that.

Certainly "homeopathic levels of peat" 😂

It identifies as compost.

But is not.

Ooh thanks for the heads up