Clover Multi-Purpose Compost 60 litres - Healthy Growth From Nutrient Enriched Formula

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Whether you’re a newbie or a gardening veteran, you’ll want a compost that helps reach your horticultural goals. A good compost will provide essential nutrients that plants need to grow. These can include nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, and each is crucial for promoting healthy growth and improving the overall health of your plants. So essentially, what I’m doing is allowing the clover to grow on the edges of my raised beds initially. If it travels its way into the beds, that’s OK with me. Here’s why: 1. Less Weeding The right balance of nutrients - a good seed or potting compost should have the right balance of nutrients to grow a range of plants during this stage of their development, whereas a multipurpose compost should be able to support plants at all growth stages. Remember that most composts only have enough fertiliser to last around four weeks, so after this you will need to add liquid feed or one of our Best controlled-release fertilisers . Regular watering is recommended and a liquid feed should be added with each watering after four weeks. This will enhance colour and vigour. Old compost is often on sale - we send secret shoppers to buy our composts, who tell us if they find old compost on sale. It's a very common problem. We also know from our testing that old compost doesn't perform as well as fresh compost. To avoid this, buy bags that look new and aren't faded or heavy, which suggests they have been sitting around in bright sunshine for too long, or have been rained on regularly.

Clover Multi Purpose is a versatile option for gardeners who want to use the same compost for all of their plants. Plants that should work well with this compost include tomatoes, peppers, flowers, berries, and herbs. The added nutrients, such as blood, fish and bone, in the compost helps to promote healthy growth for all these plants. Do we recommend Clover Multi-Purpose? Clover multi-purpose compost is ideal for promoting healthy growth from seed to full bloom. It has a rich natural base of the finest Irish Moss Peat with a perfect balance of lime and plant foods. Clover multi-purpose is the ideal compost for hanging baskets, with its special blend of nutrients and wetting agent. Once a prized ground cover and grazing material for animals (clover contains more protein than other grasses), clover was no match for the marketing forces of lawn chemical companies who rebranded it as a noxious weed in the years after World War II. Quality isn't guaranteed - our compost trials reveal which composts are consistently good and which can be variable. Choose a Best Buy to be sure you're buying a reliable compost.It will fix nitrogen into the soil, which in turn benefits the plants in the raised bed 5. Improves Soil Tilth Depending on moisture availability, can produce about 1 to 3 tons of dry matter per acre, containing 80 to 200 lbs of nitrogen per acre.

There are two main types of compost: multipurpose and composts for specific use, such as raising plants from seed or growing plants in patio containers. Multipurpose and all-purpose composts Cover the tray with glass and newspaper to create a warm moist atmosphere. Remove the glass and newspaper when the seeds have germinated.

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Dry, clean bags that aren't torn or faded - in the garden centre choose bags that look new as the contents contain fresh compost. Bags that are faded or are heavy have been hanging around, getting too hot in the sun or soaking up rain, which will damage the compost in the bag. If possible, buy from a garden centre that keeps its compost in a covered area. Compost is every gardener’s friend as it promotes healthier plant and vegetable growth. It also helps to make plants more resilient, discourages weeds, pests, and disease, adds and retains nutrients, and balances soil density. While there are many types of soil improvers available on the market, compost is one of the most environmentally friendly as it doesn’t contain any harmful chemicals, which means that your soil will be more healthy as a result. You can also buy peat-free formulas which have a neutral or mildly alkaline pH. In fact, our testing shows really variable results for both cheap and expensive compost. The only way to really know what you're getting is to look at our results. Things to look for when buying compost Specific-use composts tend to be more expensive than multipurpose composts, but in some cases it's worth paying a little more.

I mentioned in my post about building raised beds that I chose to add New Zealand white clover to the edges of the raised bed to act as a living mulch. First off, I should explain what a living mulch is, and how it differs from a cover crop: Clover Multi-Purpose Compost is a nutrient-enriched, peat-free compost formula that promises to be suitable for a wide range of plants, including vegetables, flowers, and fruit. It’s made from a blend of natural materials and contains added nutrients which includes blood, fish and bone. How does it perform? Claimed to be suitable for germinating seeds, small seedlings and plants in patio containers, it's a good general compost, but our tests show that not all are great for all jobs. Look carefully at our results table to find one that is good for all your garden tasks.When growing white clover, farmers should see immediate improvement in the top soil. White clover’s extensive root system make the soil more friable, improving tilth and water infiltration.