John Innes Seed Sowing Compost by Westland Garden Health 10l

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Prepare the stem or root cuttings according to type, ensuring that they are not allowed to dry out between cutting and inserting. Fill a deep seed tray or pot with SylvaGrow John Innes Seed Compost and make a suitable hole with a dibber or pencil.

The loam supplies the nutrition needed for the base of the plant, which helps to absorb and release plant nutrients as required.John Innes No 3 contains the highest levels of fertilizer and is suitable for mature plants growing in pots, such as shrubs, small trees, perennials, and conifers. There are three types of John Innes potting compost: John Innes No 1, John Innes No 2, and John Innes No 3. John Innes no2 contains double the amount of nutrients found in John Innes No 1 to suit established plants. The four formulae were designed to cater for the different nutritional needs of plants ranging from seed sowing through to final containers. John Innes formulations can maximise your growing opportunity producing plants with particularly good root development.

The compound fertiliser in John Innes provides the wide spectrum of plant nutrients needed for healthy growth. With all the composts, supplementary feeding using liquid feeds can be carried out once plants are well established in their pots - usually 6-8 weeks after potting when the roots are through to the sides of the pot. Do it as soon as seedlings are large enough to handle, as overcrowding can cause poor growth and encourage fungal disease. This is no doubt taken into account by manufacturers of media that is labelled as having 'added John Innes' and formulations adjusted for adequate drainage and aeration. If you want to share your opinion about our service, positive or negative, you can contact us directly.

Lime-free grit sand is included to allow excess water to drain from the compost and so prevent waterlogging.

John Innes composts have had a special place in British gardening since the original design of the recipes in the 1930's. b>Peat - Sphagnum Moss Peat contained within John Innes compost increases porosity, providing improved aeration and water-retaining capacity. John Innes no2 has excellent soil structure, and includes sand which promotes drainage and provides stability for larger plants. All of the John Innes products, simply offer a different level of nutrients to boost initial growth all the way until the final result.The delicate operation of transferring very young seedlings from the container where they were sown to another container where they will have more room to grow. This is a richer mixture for final re-potting of gross feeding vegetable plants, and for mature foliage plant. Seed Sowing SylvaGrow John Innes Seed Compost is suitable for most seeds including the very fine such as Begonia or Impatiens. 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.

Loam is the most important ingredient as it provides a natural reservoir of plant foods, trace elements and contains some organic matter which releases nitrogen slowly to the plant. These qualities make John Innes composts ideal for long-lived plants kept in containers for more than one growing season. Our John Innes Seed compost is made from the 50 year old recipe of loam, peat and horticultural grit.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Westland John Innes Seed Sowing Compost, a loam based compost which is a naturally reduced peat mix, provides the optimum environment for seed germination and growth into healthy seedlings, with an added natural plant extract to enhance seed germination and establishment. Peat is used in the original recipe, but peat substitute may also be used and is environmentally preferable.