Gem Gardening:Planting and Potting

Peat Composts Loam Composts Peat Free Composts Garden Feeds Pest and Weed Control Sundries, Sands and Grits Debco

Peat Composts

Multi-Purpose A versatile, general purpose compost, containing all the right plant foods and trace elements to ensure healthy growth. Includes SaturAid for total water management. Sizes: 5 litre, 15 litre, 30 litre, 75 litre.

Multi-Purpose with added John Innes A traditional formula sterilized, loam-based compost with essential plant foods suitable for a wide range of applications. Size: 60 litre.

Growing Bag A general purpose growing bag containing a balance of essential plant foods. Size: 3 to 4 plant.

Premium Multi-Purpose A premium blend compost with added SaturAid for water management and a control release fertilizer for season-long feeding. Sizes: 60 litre, 90 litre.

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Loam Composts

Traditional John Innes No. 1 A traditional sterilized loam-based compost formulated for young plants. Sizes: 5 litre, 25 litre.

Traditional John Innes No. 2 A traditional sterilized loam-based compost for potting up established plants. Sizes: 5 litre, 25 litre.

Traditional John Innes No. 3 A traditional sterilized loam-based compost for the final potting of more hungry plants. Sizes: 5 litre, 25 litre.

John Innes Seed & Cutting A traditional formula sterilized loam-based compost with essential plant foods. Sizes: 5 litre, 25 litre.

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Peat Free Composts

Peat Free Planting & Potting Compost 100% organic compost which has been manufactured from recycled materials and organic fertilizers. It includes the right ingredients for a wide range of plants. Size: 60 litre.

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Garden Feeds

Bone Meal A fine ground, organic fertilizer that slowly releases organic phosphate and nitrogen into the soil. Encourages healthy root growth and is ideal for use throughout the garden. Contains: NPK 3.5-18-0. Sizes: 1 kg, 3 kg Cartons, 10 kg, 25 kg Bags, 10 kg Tub.

GrowMore A traditional garden fertilizer containing a careful balance of nutrients to promote healthy growth throughout the garden. Contains: NPK 7-7-7. Sizes: 1 kg, 3 kg Cartons, 10 kg, 25 kg Bags, 10 kg + 20% Free (12 kg) Tub.

Fish, Blood & Bone A fine ground, organic-based fertilizer, enriched with potash and other plant nutrients to give a complete balanced feed. Encourages strong and healthy root and top growth and is ideal for use throughout the garden. Contains: NPK 6-6-6. Sizes: 1 kg, 3 kg Cartons, 10 kg, 25 kg Bags, 10 kg Tub.

Slow Release Multi-Purpose Plant Food Easy to use granules provide a six month feed for use all around the garden. Ideal for borders and containers. Contains: NPK 14-14-14. Sizes: 2 kg Tub.

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Pest and Weed Control

WeedEasy Weed & Root Killer Kills weeds AND roots. WeedEasy weedkiller is a systemic weedkiller for the control of most weeds anywhere in the garden (except on lawns). The easy, ready to use trigger spray allows for accurate targeting of weeds. No lasting residues mean that immediate replanting is possible once weeds are dead. Active ingredients: glyphosate. Size: l litre.

STOP Ants Fast, effective control of ants and other flying and crawling insects with this easy, ready to use trigger spray. For indoor and outdoor use, the spray will both act as an immediate control and a future deterrent for ants as well as beetles, cockroaches, fleas, mosquitoes, moths and wasps. Fast-acting, low odour, non-staining formulation. Active ingredients: cypermethrin. Size: l litre.

STOP Bugs A multi-purpose insecticide in an easy, ready to use trigger spray. Controls many common garden pests including aphids, blackflies, greenflies, caterpillars and whiteflies. For use indoors and outdoors on flowers, roses and houseplants. Active ingredients: pyrethrins. Size: l litre.

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Sundries, Sands and Grits

Perlite Use for seed sowing, rooting cuttings, potting and container growing. Absorbs and retains vast amounts of air and water to avoid soil compaction and improve aeration and drainage in all types of compost. Sizes: Small, Medium.

Horticultural Grit Sand Suitable for seed composts, alpines and rooting cuttings. Sizes: Small, Large.

Horticultural Grit Use for seed and potting composts, alpines, rock plants and rooting cuttings. Sizes: Small, Large.

Horticultural Sand Use for seed and potting composts, rooting cuttings and laying paving slabs. Sizes: Small, Large.

Silver Sand Use for seed composts, cuttings and top dressing lawns. Sizes: Small, Large.

Vermiculite Use for seed germination, pricking out and potting composts. Absorbs and retains nutrients and slowly releases them into the soil. Retains moisture near to the plant roots. Insulates against temperature fluctuations when used as a seed covering. Sizes: Small, Medium.

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Debco

SaturAid A safe, natural mineral and organic granular product that improves wettability and water-holding capacities of composts and soils. Granules work for up to six months. Sizes: 500 g, 1.75 kg.

PotMate A tonic for tired and exhausted growing media. A combination of SaturAid, water-storing granules and Green Jacket. Brings renewed vigour to already used or dried out composts. Size: 500 g.

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