Ladbrooke Authentic Soil Block Maker Mini 4 Hand Held - Most Popular Soil Blocking Tool, Made in England

I like to start seeds for my vegetable garden in the Winter, so they are ready to plant out in the Spring. Got tired of all the plastic pots and trays, so I thought I would give this a try. I love it. You have to plan ahead a bit to get the soil mixed just right, but once you do it's easy to make these soil blocks. I think the mix is about 50/50 ratio of water to seed starting soil, and you let it sit awhile until the water is soaked in pretty good. I put the blocks on a grid tray and they are ready for seeds. The cool thing, is when you are ready to plant outside, you just plant the whole block. Worked out well in my garden.

This makes great soil blocks. I’m using this size to start pepper and tomato seedlings. Pack them nice and tight and it has the right size dimple for small seeds. I’m using these with tin roasting pans with clear lids to start my seeds.

This is the coolest and easiest way to make soil blocks for starting your seeds. No more buying a bunch of Red solo cups. This made starting our seeds a breeze!

Works really well- you just really have to get the right soil at the right consistency. I feel like this will last me years and years. It’s very sturdy and easy to use. The biggest con is that it sounds awful. I’m not sure if you can really do anything about that- I have seen reviews from other soil blockers that said the same thing. I looked at a few different brands but ultimately I decided on this one since it seemed like the sturdiest one- even though it’s pricey.

This worked really well. It did take some effort, but it was well worth the money. So happy I took the leap and purchased. Getting the dirty water ratio is key.

A great tool for starting seed

Great soil blocker. Strong stainless steel. Love that it makes a small hole in the block for the seeds. No more pots.

I cannot tell you how pleased I am with this product. It is made in England and is very durable. I was very impressed with the construction of the tool. I give it 4 stars for ease of use, because it took me several attempts before I was able to get the results that I wanted. I watched several videos on how to use, but none seem to explain it well enough for me. My biggest issue was having the tops of the soil blocks come off when I removed the tool. I ended up throwing several soil blocks back into my bin because of this (which is actually a nice thing to be able to reuse any blocks that do not turn out correctly). Once I figured out a technique that seemed to work for me, I was getting consistent results and everything was great. I ended up making over 100 blocks in one sitting (I would advise against this, as I was actually feeling a bit worn out toward the end). Another piece of advice I would give is to measure your trays that you are putting the blocks in so that you can get the most blocks into the trays as possible. Overall, very good product and I am sorry that I hesitated to buy it all these years.

great quality and durability

Works well, fast delivery

Received faulty soil block. Looking to report to seller. Seller link not working. 2nd time to report this. How do I reach seller?