Hot compost

[TheCloudyChef]

This is it . This ones dried out a bit so not looking as wet as it was .

It's just me rushing stuff - I should have really just started up some living soil in my 59ltr fabrics.
Lesson learnt- I'll see if theres any preserving with this if not I'll just wait till I can start the way I mean to go on . This was only for a quick budget auto grow

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Ahh that's not potting compost :) The reason why it's too rich is because that's a soil conditioner and should be mixed with something else. Sorry, I thought you had potting compost. Don't plant directly into that or you'll burn the shit out of them

Since looking at the bag this time round I see the mistake made , the website description dont match the product .
My mistake for cheaping out lol
Well atleast I have no choice but to just start properly. It was a sign to slow myself down

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[Realmed]

So the compost I've purchased seems a tad hot and has thrown nute burn up in my basil plants.
It has quite a whiff of manure to it .

Now if I fill my pots up with it then create around a 5ltr well filled with a weaker compost and sow auto seeds into the lighter compost do you think that's enough medium to get plants going and stabilised before it hits the stronger medium ?

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Yep your compost was to hot, ie not aged long enough, compost shouldn't smell anything but of earth. Best thing would have been to let it set for a month or so. Things like this really gets me going about the greedy soil companies.

[7inked]

I've done something similar with my plants before, and it worked pretty well. Starting them off in the lighter compost should give them a good chance to establish before they hit the hotter stuff. Just make sure to keep an eye on them, especially as they start growing roots into the stronger compost. I had some peppers that got a bit stressed when they first hit the richer soil, but they bounced back after a few days.