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John Innes Seed Sowing Compost by Westland Garden Health 10l

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These numbers refer to the varying levels of fertilizer included in the mix, to suit different uses. Can refer to either home-made garden compost or seed/potting compost: • Garden compost is a soil improver made from decomposed plant waste, usually in a compost bin or heap. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. When prepared correctly and planted in the right conditions, they can produce roots and eventually become independent plants. Prepare the stem or root cuttings according to type, ensuring that they are not allowed to dry out between cutting and inserting.

You can find Westland John Innes Peat Free Seed Sowing Compost 28L online at Groves Nurseries or visit our garden centre in Bridport, Dorset.The sphagnum moss peat in John Innes compost improves both the aeration and water-retaining capacity, which enables the compost to make maximum use of the nutrients and trace elements in fertilisers. Fill a deep seed tray or pot with SylvaGrow John Innes Seed Compost and make a suitable hole with a dibber or pencil. I'm sorry to say this seems as though it was mixed with sand - but on the plus side has very few sticks (Quite a lot of stones but they're very small, I doubt they would do any harm if left in by mistake ) and it's very Fine , so you don't have sift the compost with your hands when sowing , which can take up a lot of time . This is a richer mixture for final re-potting of gross feeding vegetable plants, and for mature foliage plant. Seed or potting composts are used for growing seedlings or plants in containers - a wide range of commercially produced peat-free composts are available, made from a mix of various ingredients, such as loam, composted bark, coir and sand, although you can mix your own.

To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Our compost range is made in the traditional way and we do not include any kind of waste material in our products.These include nitrogen for leafy growth, phosphates for root development, potash for flowering and fruiting and trace elements for colour and flavour. Our John Innes Seed compost is made from the 50 year old recipe of loam, peat and horticultural grit. Loam used in compost is usually made of a mix of sand, silt, and clay, and is sterilised to kill weed seeds, pests, and diseases.

The fine-textured and low nutrient formula is ideally matched to the needs of germinating seeds and rooting cuttings. The mix also has loam for perfect nutrient and moisture retention as well as sand and grit for excellent drainage. Gardeners can add nutrients by applying fertilisers (either artificial or naturally derived) to boost plant growth and improve flowering and fruiting. Purchased composts may legitimately vary to a considerable extent in texture as the medium loam recommended to make the composts may contain varying amounts of clay ranging from 10-20 percent and amounts of silt ranging from 30-50 percent.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. High loam content acts as a buffer for nutrients for best results always used fresh seed and follow the supplier's instructions. John Innes No2 is used for potting on young plants and John Innes No3, which has the most nutrients, is best used for final potting up of plants.

For larger, coarser-stemmed cuttings blend up to one part potting grit with one part SylvaGrow John Innes Seed Compost. Soil with a pH of 7 is neutral, an acid soil has a lower value, and an alkaline soil has a higher one. Gardeners who wish to formulate their own John Innes materials can use garden soil or better the loam derived from stacking turf upside down until it rots. Seed Sowing SylvaGrow John Innes Seed Compost is suitable for most seeds including the very fine such as Begonia or Impatiens.

Be sure to feed your plants with Boost All Purpose Plant Feed – specially formulated for use with peat free composts. John Innes composts were developed over 50 years ago and are based on a traditional recipe of sterilised loam, peat and horticultural grit with added nutrients. Enriched with vermiculite to retain moisture and nutrients, it also feeds for the first three weeks. Remove the cover as soon as the seeds have germinated and ensure that the SylvaGrow John Innes Seed Compost is kept evenly moist at all times.

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