On Mon, 7 Mar 2005 12:09:13 -0000, "Spider" wrote:


I haven't used peat in years (and refuse to do so), but manage very well by
mixing composts to my own recipe and adding an ericaceous feed.

For acid-loving plants I mix: Levington's Soil Improver and Mulch
(composted bark, to a peat-like consistency) and John Innes No2. to add bulk
and weight.

Do you know what JI contains? I can't remember the exact proportions -
it's a long time since I made any, but I can tell you that it contains
a significant amount of peat. That's if it's made to the original JI
specification - if not it shouldn't really be called JI compost,
though trade usage seems to be to call any soil based compost JI
compost. Again the JI spec calls for loam produced in a specified
manner but most so called JI composts I've seen seem to contain any
old soil they could get hold of.

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