USES OF WEST COUNTRY COMPOST:

Vegetables and Soft Fruit:

Apply top dressing of 5-8cm WCC to soil and fork it in to depth of 15cm.

Roses, Shrubs and Trees

Prior to planting, dig appropriately sized hole and mix in a ratio of one spadeful WCC to two of soil.

General Mulching

WCC may also be used as a surface mulch, benefiting soils through increased moisture retention, slow nutrient release and will also act as a weed suppressant.

Lawns

Apply in spring and autumn, scattering 3-5 handfuls evenly per sq m. This can be raked in or left to settle. When turfing new grounds, spread 5-8cm layer of WCC and gently fork into soil prior to laying turf.

Pot Plants and Containers

When re-potting, mix WCC in equal proportions with peat or coir based compost. For hanging baskets, line with sphagnum moss and fill the same mixture as for re-potting. Alternatively as a top dressing, sprinkle a light layer of WCC around stem of plant.

Flower Beds

WCC may either be dug into beds prior to planting, adding up to 15cm compost, or may be used as a mulch.

PLEASE NOTE: WCC is NOT suitable for ericaceous plants such as azaleas, rhododendrons & other acid-loving plants. WCC is NOT amulti-purpose potting compost.

AS WITH ALL GARDEN PRODUCTS WE RECOMMEND YOU WASH YOUR HANDS AFTER USE.

ANALYSIS WCC

TOTAL NUTRIENTS

Nitrogen 1.6%

Phosphorus 0.2%

Potassium 0.7%

Calcium 3.8%

Magnesium 0.6%

MISCELLANEOUS

C:N ratio 14:1 pH 8.1

Organic Matter 44 % Conductivity 1000 uS/cm

PHYSICAL PARAMETERS

Moisture Content 30 – 40%

Bulk Density 0.5 to 0.6 tonnes / m³

TRACE ELEMENTS

Copper 87 mg/kg

Zinc 220 mg/kg

Physical parameters are based on fresh compost. All other results are expressed on a dry weight basis

Application Table

Depth (mm)	Cubic metres per 100m3	Cubic metres per hectare	Tonnes per hectare	Tonnes dry matter per hectare	N per hectare (kg)	P2O5 per hectare (kg)	K2O per hectare (kg)
5	0.5	50	30	19.2	310	88	160
10	1	100	60	38.4	610	180	320
25	2.5	250	150	96	1500	440	810
50	5	500	300	190	3100	880	1600

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