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Seed Compost: John Innes Mix with Oven-Sterilised Loam
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Seed Compost: John Innes Mix with Oven-Sterilised Loam

The John Innes seed compost, worked out in the 1930s: 2 parts sterilised loam, 1 part peat and 1 part coarse sand by volume, with a little superphosphate and ground chalk. The RHS shows how to sterilise garden soil at home: 10 minutes at 71–79 °C in the oven, which clears out most of the soil organisms that harm or compete with seedlings. The picture: potting compost in a pot (Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0).
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1

Sieve the soil moist

Take good garden soil, or loam from rotted, stacked turf. Sieve it while moist through a 5 mm sieve.

Izinto zokwakha zalesi sinyathelo:

Inhlabathi yengadiInhlabathi yengadi6 l

Amathuluzi adingekayo:

Isihlungo esibanziIsihlungo esibanzi
2

Sterilise in the oven

Spread it in a baking tray no more than 8 cm deep. Heat it for 10 minutes at 71–79 °C, checked with a thermometer in the soil. Let it cool.

Amathuluzi adingekayo:

Ipuleti lokubhakaIpuleti lokubhaka
UhhaviniUhhavini
IthemomithaIthemomitha
3

Measure by volume

Measure loosely, by volume: 2 parts sterilised loam, 1 part peat, 1 part coarse sand. About 9 litres fills a bucket.

Izinto zokwakha zalesi sinyathelo:

Umquba we-sphagnumUmquba we-sphagnum2.25 l
Isihlabathi Esikhulu (Ukwakha/Ubumba)Isihlabathi Esikhulu (Ukwakha/Ubumba)2.25 l

Amathuluzi adingekayo:

Ujeke wokukalaUjeke wokukala
IbhakedeIbhakede
4

Add the fertiliser

To each 9-litre bucketful add 10 g superphosphate and 5 g ground chalk. Mix thoroughly.

Izinto zokwakha zalesi sinyathelo:

I-superphosphate yomcakoI-superphosphate yomcako10 g
I-calcium carbonate (umcako omhlophe)I-calcium carbonate (umcako omhlophe)5 g

Amathuluzi adingekayo:

Isikali Sedijithali SasekhishiniIsikali Sedijithali Sasekhishini
IbhakedeIbhakede

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