We only stock the best compost John Arthur Bowers so that your plants look their best
Multi-Purpose Compost £3.99 or 3 for £10
Reduced peat compost containing Sincro Boost and all essential plant nutrients plus trace elements and a wetting agent.
Sizes
Recommended Uses
Feeding Recommendation
Advice
: 35L: Not suitable for lime-hating (ericaceous) plants. : After 4-6 weeks feed every 7-14 days with J Arthur Bower’s Multi-Purpose or Tub & Basket liquid plant food. : Seed sowing, potting, houseplants, containers and hanging baskets.
Seed & Cutting Compost £4.49
Reduced peat compost with sand to help plant roots establish quicker.
Sizes
Recommended Uses
Advice
: 60L, : Not suitable for lime-hating (ericaceous) plants. : Seed sowing, taking cuttings, pricking out, potting and re-potting.
Ericaceous Compost £5.99
Reduced peat compost specially formulated with the correct pH balance for lime-hating plants.
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Recommended Uses
Feeding Recommendations
Advice
60L, : Use only for lime-hating plants. : After 4-6 weeks feed every 7-14 days with J Arthur Bower’s Ericaceous liquid plant food. : Potting, containers, outdoor planting of acid beds.
Traditional Potting Compost £5.99
100% peat compost based on a Sinclair professional potting compost. Contains added nutrients plus trace elements and a wetting agent.
Sizes:
Recommended Uses
Feeding Recommendation
Advice
: Not suitable for lime-hating (ericaceous) plants.: After 4-6 weeks feed every 7-14 days during the growing season with one of the J. Arthur Bower's liquid plant foods. : Potting-on plug plants and houseplants, filling hanging baskets, troughs and patio planters, growing flowers, shrubs, fruit and vegetables.
Bulb Fibre £3.65
Reduced peat compost containing oyster shell and wood charcoal to keep compost fresh and maintain the pH balance.
Sizes
Recommended Uses
Feeding Recommendations
: 10L : Contains all essential nutrients for the growing season. : Indoor and outdoor bulbs.
Citrus Compost £3.65
Reduced peat, free-draining compost which has the correct pH balance for citrus plants.
Size
Recommended
Feeding Recommendations
Advice
: 10L : Not suitable for lime-hating (ericaceous) plants. : Feed once a forthight between May ad September using J Arthur Bower’s liquid plant food. Uses: Potting and re-potting of oranges, lemons and other citrus fruit plants.
Orchid Compost £3.65
A coarse mix of bark and reduced peat compost with an open structure.
Size
Recommended Uses
Advice
: 25L, : Not suitable for lime-hating (ericaceous) plants. : Potting and re-potting terrestrial most popular Orchids.
John Innes Seed £4.49
Traditional loam-based formulation with limestone and sand.
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Recommended Uses
Advice
Useful Tip
: 25L: Should not be stored from one season to another as nutrient content may become unbalanced. : Not suitable for lime-hating (ericaceous) plants. : Seed sowing, rooting cuttings.
John Innes No.1 £4.49
Traditional loam-based formulation with limestone and grit sand.
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Recommended Uses
Feeding Recommendations
Advice
Useful Tip
: 25L : Should not be stored from one season to another as nutrient content may become unbalanced: Not suitable for lime-hating (ericaceous) plants. : After 4-8 weeks or earlier if container becomes well filled with roots. : Pricking out young seedlings or rooted cuttings and moving up to larger pots.
John Innes No.2 £4.49
Traditional loam-based formulation with limestone and grit sand.
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Recommended Uses
Feeding Recommendations
Advice
Useful Tip
: 25L: Should not be stored from one season to another as nutrient content may become unbalanced. : Not suitable for lime-hating (ericaceous) plants. : After 4-8 weeks or earlier if container becomes well filled with roots. : Re-potting most established houseplants or vegetable plants into medium sized pots.
John Innes No.3 £4.99
Traditional loam-based formulation with limestone and grit sand.
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Recommended Uses
Feeding Recommendations
Advice
Useful Tip
: 60L: Should not be stored from one season to another as nutrient content may become unbalanced.: Not suitable for lime-hating (ericaceous) plants. : After 4-8 weeks or earlier if container becomes well filled with roots. : Final re-potting of mature vegetables, foliage plants, trees and shrubs.
New Horizon Multi-Purpose Compost £5.99
An organic and peat free compost made from recycled resources.
Awarded Which Best Buy Container Compost 2010
Sizes
Recommended Uses
Feeding Recommendation
Advice
: Growing vegetables, soft fruit, salads and herbs. : Not suitable for lime-hating (ericaceous) plants. : After 4-6 weeks feed every 7-14 days with a J. Arthur Bower’s liquid plant food or New Horizon Multi-Purpose plant food. : Seed sowing, cuttings, pricking out, potting into tubs, planters, containers and hanging baskets.
Growbag £2.29 or 3 for £5
Reduced peat compost with added nutrients and wetting agent.
Recommended Uses
Feeding Recommendations
: Tomatoes, peppers, aubergines, melons, cucumbers, courgettes, strawberries and salads. : Feed regularly with J Arthur Bower’s or New Horizon Tomato Food.
New Horizon Growbag £3.49
An organic and peat-free growbag made from recylced resources with added nutrients.
Recommended Uses
Feeding Recommendations
Useful Tip
: 20L : Requires a little extra watering compared to peat-based grow bags. : Feed regularly with New Horizon liquid Tomato Food.
Top Soil £2.99
Natural English loam blended with organic matter and nutrients. 2p will be given to the Greenfingers charity for every flashed bag bought.
Sizes
Recommended Uses
: 7.5kg : Creating new gardens, building raise areas and rockeries and levelling lawns.
New Horizon Poultry Manure £7.49
Long-lasting, nutrient rich organic plant food.
Size
Nutrients
Recommended Uses
: Flowers, frout, vegetables, trees and shrubs. : NPK 4 - 2.5 - 2.5Feeding Recommendation
Organic Farm Manure £4.99
A superb all round blended soil conditioner and source of nutients. 100% organic.
Size
Recommended uses
Where to use
Recommended depth
Main period of use
: 100L bale : Any time of the year: Various - see pack for details. : Flower beds, border soil, planting holes and vegetable plots. : Soil improving, planting and mulching.
Bark Chips £8.50 or 2 for £15.00
Larger size bark chips made from entirely renewable resources. FSC approved.
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Approximate Area Covered
Recommended Uses
Where to Use
Recommended Depth
Main Period of Use
: February to October : 2.5-5cm : All around the garden : Decorative mulch, suppression of weeds and moisture retention. Also softens hard surfaces such as paths : 4.0m2, 2.0m2
Playgrade Bark Chips £
FSC approved bark, certified to BS EN 1177:1998 and suitable for use in children's play areas.
Size
Approximate Area Covered
Recommended Uses
Where to Use
: Play areas, flower beds and borders. : Children's play areas, decorative mulch, suppression of weeds and moisture retention. : 0.3m2 (play areas), 1.2m2-2.4m2(mulch)Recommended Depth
Gravel £3.99 or 3 for £10.00
Horticultural grade lime-free washed quartzite gravel. Nominal 6mm down.
Sizes
Recommended Uses
: Large, Small : Paths and drives, pools and water features, crocking and drainage, top dressing pots, rock gardens, ring culture, aquariums and pools.
Coarse Grit £3.99 or 3 for £10.00
Horticultural grade lime-free washed coarse grit. Nominal 4mm down.
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Recommended Uses
: Large bag : Top dressing pots, alpines and rock plants, cacti and succulents, aquariums and pools.
Highland Cobbles £3.99 or 3 for £10.00
Smooth Scottish cobbles. Nominal 40-80 mm.
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Area Covered
Recommended Uses
: Large bag : General decorative use, borders, water features and fish ponds. : Approx. 0.3m2 at 5cm depth
White Pebbles £3.99 or 3 for £10.00
Quarry washed white pebbles. Nominal 20-40 mm.
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Area Covered
Recommended Uses
: Large bag : General decorative use and borders. : Approx. 0.3m2 at 5cm depth
Blue Slate £3.99 or 3 for £10.00
Quarry washed blue coloured slate chips. Nominal 15-30 mm.
Sizes
Area Covered
Recommended Uses
: Large bag : General decorative use, borders, water features and fish ponds. : Approx. 0.5m2 at 5cm depth
Cotswold Chippings £3.99 or 3 for £10.00
Cream coloured limestone chippings. Nominal 20mm.
Sizes
Area Covered
Recommended Uses
: Large bag : General decorative use, paths and driveways.: Approx. 0.4m2 at 5cm depth
Pea Gravel £3.99 or 3 for £10.00
Quarry washed golden-brown pea gravel. Nominal 10mm.
Sizes
Area Covered
Recommended Uses
: Paths, driveways and fish ponds. : Approx. 0.4m2 at 5cm depthAvailability and price are subject to change
