John Innes No.1

John Innes No.1 is used for pricking out or potting-up young seedlings or rooted cuttings. This compost has a carefully balanced nutrient content to suit most young plants.

Ingredients

 * 7 parts loam
 * 3 part peat
 * 2 part sand

For each cubic metre of mix, the following is added:


 * 0.6kg (1lb 5oz) ground lime
 * 1.2kg (2lb 10oz) hoof and horn
 * 1.2kg (2lb 10oz) superphosphate
 * 0.6kg (1lb 5oz) potassium sulphate

John Innes mixes

 * John Innes seed compost
 * John Innes cutting compost
 * John Innes No.1
 * John Innes No.2
 * John Innes No.3
 * John Innes ericaceous compost