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By Grace56

Norfolk, United Kingdom

I have just bought six autumn heathers. So do I definitely need ericacious compost. I want to plant them with dwarf conifers in an old sink.

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Depends which heathers - many of the summer and autumn flowering ones require acid soil conditions, particularly Calluna varieties, but three of the Ericas (Erica carnea, E. darleyensis and E. erigena) grow in most soils.

Its probably easiest to just buy ericaceous compost, then you don't have to work out which ones you can use where....

29 Aug, 2015

 

Thank you, Bamboo. Yes, it's probably best to buy the proper compost. I'll do that. ?

29 Aug, 2015

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