Miracle-Gro 119950 Continuous Release Plant Food 2 kg Tub & Moisture Control Pots & Baskets (225g Pouch) - Storing Gel Crystals that Release Water When Plants Need it Most!

I am fairly new to horticultural pursuits. I suppose it is part of getting towards the middle part of your life that you become more aware of the seasons and want to do something that connects you with nature. Or it may just be that the slower pace of gardening and the undoubted soothing effects of the green hues of the plants are good for the soul. I do not suppose that I will ever be one of those species fascists that you see on the TV at fancy flower shows in London who spout on about the latest variant of some obscure perennial that they have groomed through a highly selective plant breeding regime to conjure the ultimate specimen of these chosen genus. That to me is wrong. And it is fooling with Mother Nature. One day these people will be punished for what they have done.I do like to buy a few packets of seeds every year and see what I can grow. Some flowers but mostly vegetables. Flowers are fine but generally you cannot eat them. Unless you are running one of those high end fancy foraging restautants in Copenhagen and then good luck to you.When I started my horticultural activities the name that immediately sprung to mind to assist with the growth of my plant life was Miracle-Gro. I think it stems back (see what I did there) to the 1970s when there was a TV advert with Ted Moult demonstrating how Miracle Gro would make your flower grow "the size of dinner plates". I do not suppose that the advertising standards authority would allow such exaggerated claims now, but it stuck with me. Thinking about it, I think the Ted Moult was the chap on the Everest double glazing adverts rather than Miracle Gro, I cannot quite remember. What I do know is that this is the go- to product for me so it must have had some lasting imapct some 40 years on.Oh yes, and it does see, to work. You sprinkle these little pellets around your plants and they grow bigger. It is an simple as that. I knkow this because I did an experiment where I put some around one plant but not hte other and the one with this stuff grew bigger. This simple scientific experiment gives me the confidence to know that I have made the right choice. And there is quite a lot of it in the packet too.

Good old Miracle-Gro, so reliable and so essential to making your plants thrive. I am not the best gardener, so having continuous release is very helpful - less mixing and hand-fertilising which I tend to get wrong (too strong a solution or too weak) I spread a good amount around my plants mid-spring, then but a good bark mulch down to help keep weeds at bay and keep moisture in the soil, and that is 80% of getting the garden ready for summer!

I am very happy with the results of this fertiliser. All the shrubs, climbers and alpines are really flourishing in my garden since I’ve been using this. I’m also using it in tubs where I suppose it’s even more vital. The pellets are so simple to scatter around the plants and it’s absorbed ok even I have thick pine chippings covering my beds. My larger established shrubs look the best they’ve ever looked since I’ve been adding the pellets. I am quite generous with the amount I put down and I’m confident the time release design avoids scorching. I think an important part to the success of any plant food is a good watering routine. Obviously no or limited water will result in limited success until the plants can intake the food. Just brought my second tub.

Worth buying to enrich poor soil but don't use in addition to good or rich compost...use one or the other; not both.Fast delivery

I buy miracle grow compost which is a very good product . This all purpose granules is another favourite of mine and it was such a good bargain I had to buy it .The product is very good and easy to use .I am a very keen gardener and this way of buying compost is so much easier to use and time saving .

All gardeners know Miracle Grow, it's a good quality fertilizer, I've used the water soluble quick feed version for many years so I thought I'd try this rather than my usual slow release fertiliser which can be a lot cheaper but mixed results. I'm expecting a more stable and sustained results with this, and no need to keep replenish the feed every month.

The tub contained four packets of pellets. It is difficult to get even distribution as you have to spread the pellets and then dig them in. Would prefer dissolvable formula which you can then water in. Pellets seem to remain whole in the ground for a very long time so not seen any instant success with the plants.

I mix this in with the soil when either re-potting the plants or changing the soil. Mixed with some vermiculite to retain water so preventing the plants from drying out, don't forget the charcoal to keep the water pure, and plants will grow and flower like never before.