Westland John Innes No.1 Young Plant Compost 10 Litre (Enriched with Zinc Compound)

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John Innes No 1 is suitable for pricking out, and for potting up of young seedlings or rooted cuttings. Our screening and blending plant is an indoor opperation, ensuring your topsoil and compost is low in moisture all year round, this means your not paying for water, just quality compost and topsoil. 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. John Innes composts were developed over 50 years ago and are based on a traditional recipe of loam, peat and horticultural grit with added nutrients. We recommend using Dobbies ericaceous compost with peat free John Innes for all acid loving plants like Azaleas, Camellias, Rhododendrons or Heathers.

Based on this traditional recipe and approved by the John Innes manufacturer association, Westland have expertly blended and further perfected this range. Alternatively, at the time of pricking out, incorporate slow-release fertilizer granules according to the manufacturer’s instructions. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. 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.GIMA (Garden Industry Manufacturer's Association) members’ packs all carry the insignia or mark of the association. For over-sized items (such as heavy items over 10kg or large items over 1 metre) an additional surcharge will apply depending on the item and will be confirmed at checkout. to the depth directed • Cover the seed tray with glass or polythene and put in a warm place out of direct sunlight. compost has a specially balanced nutrient mix ideally matched to the needs of developing seedlings, young plants and newly rooted cuttings.

b>Peat - Sphagnum Moss Peat contained within John Innes compost increases porosity, providing improved aeration and water-retaining capacity. The compound fertiliser in John Innes provides the wide spectrum of plant nutrients needed for healthy growth.Loam - Loam is the most important ingredient in all John Innes compost, supplying the main body of the compost. When prepared correctly and planted in the right conditions, they can produce roots and eventually become independent plants. However, many compost manufacturers are members of the John Innes Manufacturers’ Association whose aim it is to provide reliable John Innes potting media that will support good plant growth even though not all ingredients match the original specification. Peat and loam for perfect nutrient, moisture retention as well as sand and grit for excellent drainage.

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. The loam also contains micro-elements and organic matter, which provides a slow release of Nitrogen to the plant. use a dibber to make a hole and place the seedling in it, tapping the pot to settle the mix around the roots.Alternatively, at the time of potting incorporate slow-release fertilizer granules according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Organic matter is also contained within the loam; this provides slow release exchange sites for nutrition, promoting slow release of fertiliser to the plant.

Compost is part of the John Innes range that offer traditional, superior quality soil-based composts. John Innes Composts are a traditional recipe of 5 ingredients all with their own unique growing benefits. This is a richer mixture for final re-potting of gross feeding vegetable plants, and for mature foliage plant.There is a wide range of different methods for taking cuttings, depending on the plant and time of year. NOTE - Your vehicle / trailer must be large enough to be able to be loaded without product overflow. Gardeners can add nutrients by applying fertilisers (either artificial or naturally derived) to boost plant growth and improve flowering and fruiting. These include nitrogen for leafy growth, phosphates for root development, potash for flowering and fruiting and trace elements for colour and flavour.