Compost differences

I thought this was the best place to post my ongoing compost comparison results...

I filled a half-sized seed tray with Dalefoot Seed Compost and another with sieved home-made compost, and sowed rows of leafy greens in each: spinach, chard, and 4 varieties of lettuce. I did not cover the lettuce seed with compost, just put a plastic lid over the seed tray until things started germinating.

Placed them on a shelf in my conservatory, and after one week, the home-made is clearly winning!

   

Of course this could simply be because the home-made compost got a bit more light, being on the end of the shelf, but at least it proves that the compost is good enough for growing seeds in

Oddly, the "Mordore" lettuce (bottom row in both trays) is doing a lot better in the Dalefoot, though I had so few seeds left that there may not be many of them in the homemade compost. OTOH the Really Red Deer Tongue hasn't germinated at all in the Dalefoot, but is doing fine in my compost.

Based on this, I will definitely be switching to home-made compost when the Dalefoot runs out!