When your seedlings are ready to pot or plant out, use the Peat-Free Wool Compost for Potting which will ensure your plants continue on their healthy growth trajectory. Made from totally renewable resources with great environmental benefit to help you garden more sustainable.

For years there have been warnings about climate change, on what we need to do to protect and sustain this precious planet.The ideas for the range of composts comes from old gardening books and are all made on a small Lakeland hill farm, near Penrith, Cumbria.

What I like about using Dalefoot is that the compost is made from totally renewable resources which obviously has environmental benefits. Acts as a vital historic record of the land - peat contains vital and unique historical evidence of an area and its inhabitants.

The Soil Association is the UK's largest organic certification body and has over 70 years' experience.

By retaining and establishing peat bogs we can not only help reduce our emissions but also start to capture the carbon that is being released into the environment in other forms. This excludes the Scottish Highlands (north of Inverness), Northern Ireland and all offshore islands.After purchasing two bags of your Gold compost on the recommendation of Harts lily bulb firm I am so impressed I thought I would let you know how happy I am with the results. Over the last century, the International Union for Conservation of Nature estimates 80% of the UK’s peatlands are in a damaged and deteriorating condition having been modified as a result of present and past land management activities, including extraction for horticulture and draining for agricultural improvement. Our new Dalefoot Compost is some of the highest quality compost you will find for making soil blends, starting off seedlings or top dressing beds or containers. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

You may also want to pair this with some extra natural protection such as our Jute Mulch Mats, Felt Shillies or Wool Gardening Felt.If you have previously had a problem with slugs or weeds, then give our Jute Mulch Mats a go which will add an extra layer of protection. Please visit our garden centre in Rutland where our friendly and knowledgeable staff is ready to help you. The wool is also full of slow-releasing nitrogen which, as we already know, is really important for strong plant growth. Bracken provides naturally high levels of potash, essential for fruiting and flowering, and significant levels of iron and magnesium to nourish strong healthy plants. No need to feed – due to all the wonderful ingredients of the compost we mentioned above, you don’t need to add any extra feed to this compost or any water-retaining gels either.