Florence Grovida Gardening

Ingredients For Various Compost

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(parts by volume)

Cuttings compost

Lqual parts peat (sieved) and sand —in grade)

Compost for germinating seedlings

2 parts peat (sieved)

1 part loam (sterilized)

and ty oz ground limestone and | ozsuperphosphate per bushel of compost

Potting composts for young plants

JOHN INNES No. 1 POTTING COMPOST 7 parts loam (sterilized)

3 parts peat (sieved)

2 parts sand in grade) and f oz ground limestone and 4oz J. I. fertilizer base per bushel of compost

LOAMLESS POTTING COMPOST

3 parts peat (sieved)

1 part sand —j^- in grade) and 4oz any fertilizer base and 4 oz ground limestone per bushel of compost

LOAMLESS POTTING COMPOST WITH LOAN 7 parts peat (sieved)

2 parts sand (f-jL ¡n grade) 1 part loam (sterilized)

and 4oz any fertilizer base and 4gz ground limestone per bushel of compost

For ericaceous composts, omit lime.

SIEVING PEAT

Riddle peat through a ^ in sieve before mixing thoroughly with other ingredients to make the required compost.

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