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

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Spagnum moss peat in John Innes improves aeration and water retaining capacity whilst Lime-free grit sand is included to allow excess water to drain preventing waterlogging.

This specially formulated compost, made from the traditional John Innes recipe of sterilised loam, peat, horticultural grit with added nutrients provides the perfect medium for young plant growth.The main purposes for John Innes are; sowing of seeds and rooting cuttings, large seed sowing, pricking out, potting up, final potting and mature plants. Whether you’re an independent gardener or a landscaping specialist, you’ll receive the same first-rate service every time. Soil with a pH of 7 is neutral, an acid soil has a lower value, and an alkaline soil has a higher one. It arrived today and the guy was just as helpful; checked where I’d like the bags and offered to not only split them but spread the gravel as it dropped.

The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network. to the depth directed • Cover the seed tray with glass or polythene and put in a warm place out of direct sunlight. 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. We can deliver to addresses in Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Dorset, Devon, East Sussex, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Herefordshire, Hertfordshire, Kent, London (addresses within the congestion charge zone will incur a surcharge) Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Somerset, Surrey, Warwickshire, West Midlands, West Sussex and Wiltshire. These ‘John Innes’ composts revolutionised the way composts were produced and are still produced to this very recipe today.

All of the John Innes products, simply offer a different level of nutrients to boost initial growth all the way until the final result. compost has a specially balanced nutrient mix ideally matched to the needs of developing seedlings, young plants and newly rooted cuttings. It also stimulates Auxin production stimulating root development and increasing photosynthetic activity by the retention of nutrients essential for photosynthesis.

John Innes no2 contains double the amount of nutrients found in John Innes No 1 to suit established plants. Peat - Sphagnum Moss Peat in the John Innes Compost increases the total porosity and improves both the aeration and the water-retaining capacity. The three key plant nutrients usually derived from soil are nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, while carbon, oxygen and hydrogen are absorbed from the air.

Based on this traditional recipe and approved by the John Innes manufacturer association, Westland have expertly blended and further perfected this range. John Innes No 1 is suitable for pricking out, and for potting up of young seedlings or rooted cuttings. The majority of the products that we sell can be collected from our depot in Newenden Kent, either loose or in Bulk Bags, for considerable savings. These include nitrogen for leafy growth, phosphates for root development, potash for flowering and fruiting and trace elements for colour and flavour. A method of growing new plants from parts of an existing plant, such as sections of root, stem, leaf or bud.