Kitchen Garden

MAKE YOUR OWN potting compost

PART ONE

In the first of this two-part feature (part two in the February issue) I am looking at making potting compost to sow seeds into. It can get confusing when we use the word compost as it can mean two different things. There is potting compost which is usually bought from a garden centre in bags to be used for container growing or sowing seeds into. Garden compost is made in compost bins from garden waste and usually makes a good soil conditioner. However, it can also be a key ingredient in some home-made potting composts.

SEED SOWING COMPOST

We have deliberately separated seed sowing compost and

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