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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOAMLESS»
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1
Principles of Horticulture
Loamless composts provide the advantages of a uniform growing medium, but
with components that are lighter, cleaner to handle, cheaper to prepare and
which do not need to be sterilized (unless being used more than once). However
...
2
New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
DISCUSSION Addition of sufficient nitrogenous fertiliser to a loamless compost
like peat-sand is extremely important because of low inherent N values (Bunt
1976). Thomas (1974) found that N is often the dominant nutrient required for
healthy ...
3
Journal of the royal hortic
To justify these assertions it is necessary to consider in more detail the
advantages and disadvantages of these loamless composts over the
conventional loam-based John Innes composts. The advantages are
summarized below: 1 .
Both the John Innes composts and the U.C. range of loamless composts provide
a series of mixes to cater for these different stages in the development of the plant
, but some of the proprietary loamless mixes which are on the market attempt to ...
Minority of bedding plant growers using loamless composts - survey William
Krause takes a second look at the bulb industry. The Dutch lead in the minor bulb
crops By a Grower reporter IN HOLLAND where there are about 15,000 acres of
...
6
Container Gardening for Schools
Most good quality, commercial, loambased composts are free draining and
contain a good level of nutrients. Loamless composts can dry out quickly and
some are hard to re wet. The level of nutrients is lower and easily leached out so
regular ...
7
Experimental Husbandry Farms and Experimental Horticulture ...
Interest has however been aroused here recently in the use of loamless
composts for other reasons, the main one being the increasing difficulty in
obtaining good loam close enough at hand to the nursery and the cost of
transporting it from a ...
Great Britain. National Agricultural Advisory Service, 1970
Loamless composts When loamless composts were first used in this country they
were not entirely successful due mainly to nutritional problems associated with
the use of hoof and horn as the major source of nitrogen. These problems have ...
9
Media and Mixes for Container-grown Plants: A Manual on the ...
Much of the work has been re-written to provide an up-to-date assessment of modern plant growth substrates and their applications in plant nutrition.
10
Potassium and the Quality of Agricultural Products: ...
Results Though almost the same amounts of phosphorus and potassium were
added in preparing both composts, the initial "available" levels were much higher
in the loamless one. This accounted for the latter's higher SC and agrees with ...
7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOAMLESS»
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Use good quality loamless compost at least 10in deep. Keep the plants well watered but not waterlogged. A deep box would have been better. «Portsmouth News, Jul 15»
Double primroses: pretty, difficult
And in this day of loamless, peat-based composts, vine weevil can be a particular scourge of all primroses, responsible for the loss of many a ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
Be gone begonia seeds – save tubers
Place a two-inch layer of loamless compost in the base of a seed tray and simply lightly place the tubers in rows so that about 12 are set up in ... «Portsmouth News, Feb 15»
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Loamless compost is not suitable. Much better results are achieved using JI 3 compost. The plants must remain outside in the cold until the end ... «Portsmouth News, Sep 14»
Fuchsias are being affected by a terrible pest.
... flower pots in the base to ensure good drainage and replant them into either John Innes No.3 compost or a good quality loamless compost. «Portsmouth News, Mar 13»
Growing pelargoniums in containers
In containers. Grow in loamless potting compost, or John Innes No 2, in full light with shade from hot sun and good ventilation. Water sparingly ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Aug 09»
20 ways to be a better gardener
For more permanent containers, a 50 per cent soil-based compost (John Innes no 2/3) and 50 per cent loamless compost gives more staying ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 08»
