John Innes No.1

John Innes No.1

John Innes No.1 is used for pricking out or potting-up young seedlings or rooted cuttings. This compost has a carefully balanced nutrient content to suit most young plants.

Ingredients

• 7 parts loam
• 3 part peat
• 2 part sand

For each cubic metre of mix, the following is added:

• 0.6kg (1lb 5oz) ground lime
• 1.2kg (2lb 10oz) hoof and horn
• 1.2kg (2lb 10oz) superphosphate
• 0.6kg (1lb 5oz) potassium sulphate

John Innes mixes

• John Innes seed compost
• John Innes cutting compost
• John Innes No.1
• John Innes No.2
• John Innes No.3
• John Innes ericaceous compost