Description
Westland John Innes Peat Free Seed Sowing Compost
Westland John Innes Seed Sowing Compost is naturally peat free and is perfect for bringing seeds to life for fast and healthy germination.
It is enriched with vermiculite to retain moisture and nutrients and also feeds for the first three weeks. John Innes Seed Compost also contains sand for excellent drainage as well as coir and loam for perfect nutrient and moisture retention.
Key Benefits
Naturally Peat Free
Perfect for bringing seeds to life
For fast, healthy germination
Fine texture for improved germination
Added vermiculite to retain moisture
Naturally Peat Free
Perfect for bringing seeds to life
For fast, healthy germination
Fine texture for improved germination
Added vermiculite to retain moisture
About the John Innes Range
Your life partner for plants
The John Innes range has been specially formulated to become your life partner for your plants.
The compost range literally forms a growing system that nurtures and supports your plants throughout their life journey.
From seed to young plant and all the way through to maturity, our composts our expertly blended to provide plants with exactly the right growing conditions and requirements that plants need at every life stage resulting in strong, healthy growth.
Tailored blends for every life stage
Westland John Innes Compost have been expertly blended by Westland’s head horticulturists for the very best results at every life stage. Each compost has its own unique ingredient to nurture and support plants at that life stage.
GERMINATION
Seed Sowing Compost – with added vermiculite to retain moisture
ESTABLISHMENT
No.1 Young Plant Compost - enriched with zinc complex for healthy growth
HEALTHY GROWTH
No.2 Potting on Compost – with added potassium humate for root and shoot growth
ONGOING VITALITY
No.3 Mature Plant Compost – enriched with 4 month feed for sustained growth
What is the John Innes recipe?
John Innes composts have been widely used by gardeners for over 80 years. They were developed at the John Innes Institute to be a traditional recipe of loam, peat and grit. However, although our formulation is based on this traditional recipe, all of our blends are now peat free and have been further perfected with several additions to the blends for even better results, making it our most trusted growing system.
Loam - For efficient nutrient management
Grit - For excellent drainage
Lime - For optimum pH
Nutrients - For establishment and strong, healthy growth
Who was John Innes?
John Innes was not a horticulturist, in fact he was a wealthy philanthropist who bequeathed funds and his home in 1904 to be used as a facility to research and develop growing mediums for growing seeds and plants.
In the 1930s two research workers, William Lawrence and John Newell, developed a formulation that changed gardening forever with a formulation that provided consistently reliable growing results.
They introduced two standard composts, a seed sowing and potting. These ‘John Innes’ composts revolutionised the way composts were produced and are still produced to this very recipe today.
Feeds for how long
3 Weeks
4 Weeks
5 Weeks
4 Months
Added benefits
Vermiculite to improve germination
Zinc complex for healthy growth
Potassium humate for root and shoot growth
4 month feed for sustained growth
Use for seeds
✓
Use for young plants
✓
Use for re-potting plants
✓
Use for mature plants & shrubs
✓
Ideal for container gardening
✓
✓
✓
Ideal for planting in beds & borders
✓
✓
✓
Promotes rooting & establishment
✓
✓
✓
✓
Promotes flowering
✓
✓
Westland John Innes Seed Sowing Compost is naturally peat free and is perfect for bringing seeds to life for fast and healthy germination.
It is enriched with vermiculite to retain moisture and nutrients and also feeds for the first three weeks. John Innes Seed Compost also contains sand for excellent drainage as well as coir and loam for perfect nutrient and moisture retention.
Key Benefits
Naturally Peat Free
Perfect for bringing seeds to life
For fast, healthy germination
Fine texture for improved germination
Added vermiculite to retain moisture
Naturally Peat Free
Perfect for bringing seeds to life
For fast, healthy germination
Fine texture for improved germination
Added vermiculite to retain moisture
About the John Innes Range
Your life partner for plants
The John Innes range has been specially formulated to become your life partner for your plants.
The compost range literally forms a growing system that nurtures and supports your plants throughout their life journey.
From seed to young plant and all the way through to maturity, our composts our expertly blended to provide plants with exactly the right growing conditions and requirements that plants need at every life stage resulting in strong, healthy growth.
Tailored blends for every life stage
Westland John Innes Compost have been expertly blended by Westland’s head horticulturists for the very best results at every life stage. Each compost has its own unique ingredient to nurture and support plants at that life stage.
GERMINATION
Seed Sowing Compost – with added vermiculite to retain moisture
ESTABLISHMENT
No.1 Young Plant Compost - enriched with zinc complex for healthy growth
HEALTHY GROWTH
No.2 Potting on Compost – with added potassium humate for root and shoot growth
ONGOING VITALITY
No.3 Mature Plant Compost – enriched with 4 month feed for sustained growth
What is the John Innes recipe?
John Innes composts have been widely used by gardeners for over 80 years. They were developed at the John Innes Institute to be a traditional recipe of loam, peat and grit. However, although our formulation is based on this traditional recipe, all of our blends are now peat free and have been further perfected with several additions to the blends for even better results, making it our most trusted growing system.
Loam - For efficient nutrient management
Grit - For excellent drainage
Lime - For optimum pH
Nutrients - For establishment and strong, healthy growth
Who was John Innes?
John Innes was not a horticulturist, in fact he was a wealthy philanthropist who bequeathed funds and his home in 1904 to be used as a facility to research and develop growing mediums for growing seeds and plants.
In the 1930s two research workers, William Lawrence and John Newell, developed a formulation that changed gardening forever with a formulation that provided consistently reliable growing results.
They introduced two standard composts, a seed sowing and potting. These ‘John Innes’ composts revolutionised the way composts were produced and are still produced to this very recipe today.
Feeds for how long
3 Weeks
4 Weeks
5 Weeks
4 Months
Added benefits
Vermiculite to improve germination
Zinc complex for healthy growth
Potassium humate for root and shoot growth
4 month feed for sustained growth
Use for seeds
✓
Use for young plants
✓
Use for re-potting plants
✓
Use for mature plants & shrubs
✓
Ideal for container gardening
✓
✓
✓
Ideal for planting in beds & borders
✓
✓
✓
Promotes rooting & establishment
✓
✓
✓
✓
Promotes flowering
✓
✓
- For fast, healthy seed germination
- Feeds for the first 3 weeks
- Added vermiculite to retain moisture
- Peat Free
