Sylvagrow Multi-Purpose Compost

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• Superb quality, 100% peat-free compost as used by professionals
• Suitable for a wide range of garden applications including potting-on, planting out, and as a growing bag
• RHS endorsed
• Audited by the Responsible Sourcing Scheme
• Suitable for vegans

A unique blend of fine bark, woodfibre (by-products of sustainably managed British forests) and coir (from known, ethically-approved sources). It contains balanced nutrients sufficient for the first 4 - 6 weeks of growth. This growing medium is based on one widely used throughout the UK by professional growers and is suitable for a wide range of uses around the garden. Melcourt SylvaGrow Multi-purpose contains no peat or green waste compost.

Seed Sowing:

• Fill a seed tray evenly with SylvaGrow, tapping gently to settle.
• Lightly water with a fine rose.
• Sow the seeds carefully, according to the packet instructions, cover with more SylvaGrow to a depth as directed.
• Cover the seed tray with glass or polythene and put in a warm place out of direct sunlight.
• Remove the cover when the seeds have germinated and ensure the SylvaGrow is kept evenly moist at all times.
• Prick out as soon as the seedlings are large enough to handle. Note: For very small seeds such as Begonia or Impatiens, sieve the SylvaGrow before use to remove larger particles that can impede seedling development.

Pricking Out:

• When the seedlings are large enough to handle, gently tease them out of the growing medium using a dibber or pencil, taking care to handle only by the leaves.
• Fill a suitable pot with fresh SylvaGrow®, use a dibber to make a hole and place the seedling in it, tapping the pot to settle the mix around the roots.
• Water gently but thoroughly.
• After four to six weeks, regularly apply a liquid feed, following the manufacturer’s instructions. Alternatively, at the time of pricking out, incorporate slow-release fertilizer granules according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

Potting on, containers, tubs, troughs, hanging baskets, and house plants:

• Ensure that the plant to be potted on has been well-watered. If it is dry, immerse the roots in a bucket of water for half an hour.
• Fill the pot, tub, or other container with SylvaGrow Multi-purpose.
• Make a hole large enough to accommodate the item to be potted and insert it, taking care that the growing medium is at about the same height on the stem as previously.
• Gently firm the SylvaGrow around the plant, water thoroughly.
• Ensure that the SylvaGrow is kept moist but not over-wet at all times. Hanging baskets have a particularly high water requirement and may need watering every day in warm weather.
• After four to six weeks, regularly apply a liquid feed, following the manufacturer’s instructions. Alternatively, at the time of potting, incorporate slow-release fertilizer granules according to the manufacturer’s instructions.