"Jim" wrote in message
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I know it's a little too early to sow but I have started to get a few
packs of seeds together. When it actually comes to sowing these, what
seed composts do people favour ?

For most things, any of the household name multi-purpose composts are fine.
Rodger's advice for things that are going to be in the trays for a long time
is good. In general however I like to get things pricked out into fresh
compost as soon as they are big enough to be handled so peat based composts
are fine. IMHO peat free composts have a way to go before I will recommend
them for general use. The household names also do seed/cuttings compost but
I only use those for the awkward squad like begonias and for things like
cyclamen that won't like the high nutrient level in multi purpose.

Rod