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Garden Compost guide...
For your convenience we have put together a list of some
of the most popular and/or common vegetables, plants and shrubs and the pH of
soil and compost they will most happily thrive in.
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pH of choice |
Best compost or topsoil for the job |
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| Fruits |
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| Apples |
5.5-7.0 |
Bordermix Topsoil® |
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| Cherries |
5.5-6.5 |
Bordermix Topsoil® |
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| Pears |
5.5-7.0 |
Vegemix Organic Topsoil |
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| Plums |
6.0-7.5 |
Vegemix Organic Topsoil |
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| Strawberries |
5.0-6.0 |
Bordermix Topsoil® |
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| Vegetables |
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| Asparagus |
6.5-7.5 |
Vegemix Organic Topsoil
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| French Beans |
6.5-7.0 |
Vegemix Organic Topsoil |
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| Broad Beans |
5.5-7.0 |
Bordermix Topsoil® or Vegemix Organic Topsoil |
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| Broccoli |
6.5-7.5 |
Vegemix Organic Topsoil |
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| Brussels Sprouts |
5.5-7.0 |
Bordermix Topsoil® or Vegemix Organic Topsoil |
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| Cabbages |
6.5-7.5 |
Vegemix Organic Topsoil |
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| Cauliflowers |
6.5-7.5 |
Vegemix Organic Topsoil |
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| Carrots |
6.0-7.5 |
Vegemix Organic Topsoil |
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| Celery |
6.5-7.5 |
Vegemix Organic Topsoil |
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| Cucumbers |
5.5-7.0 |
Bordermix Topsoil® or Vegemix Organic Topsoil |
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| Lettuce |
6.5-7.5 |
Vegemix Organic Topsoil |
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| Leeks |
6.5-7.5 |
Vegemix Organic Topsoil |
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| Onions |
6.5-7.5 |
Vegemix Organic Topsoil |
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| Potatoes |
5.5-6.5 |
Bordermix Topsoil® |
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| Rhubarb |
5.0-6.0 |
Bordermix Topsoil® |
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| Swede |
6.5-7.0 |
Vegemix Organic Topsoil |
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| Tomatoes |
5.5-7.0 |
Bordermix Topsoil® or Vegemix Organic Topsoil |
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| Turnips |
6.5-7.0 |
Vegemix Organic Topsoil |
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Trees and Shrubs
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| Conifers |
4.5-5.5 |
Bordermix Topsoil® |
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| Deutzia |
6.5-8.0 |
Vegemix Organic Topsoil |
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| Escallonia |
6.5-8.0 |
Vegemix Organic Topsoil |
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| Forsythia |
6.0-7.5 |
Vegemix Organic Topsoil |
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| Heathers |
4.5-5.5 |
Bordermix Topsoil® |
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| Hydrangeas (blue) |
4.5-5.5 |
Bordermix Topsoil® |
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| Jasmin |
6.0-7.5 |
Organic Topsoil |
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| Ligustrum |
5.5-7.0 |
Bordermix Topsoil® or Vegemix Organic Topsoil |
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| Magnolia |
5.0-6.0 |
Bordermix Topsoil® |
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| Philadelphus |
6.5-8.0 |
Vegemix Organic Topsoil |
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| Pyracantha |
6.5-8.0 |
Vegemix Organic Topsoil |
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| Prunus |
6.5-8.0 |
Vegemix Organic Topsoil |
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| Rhododendron |
4.5-5.5 |
Bordermix Topsoil® |
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| Willow |
6.5-7.0 |
Vegemix Organic Topsoil |
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| Flowers |
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| Crocus |
6.5-7.5 |
Vegemix Organic Topsoil |
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| Chrysanthemums |
5.5-7.0 |
Vegemix Organic Topsoil |
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| Delphiniums |
6.5-7.5 |
Vegemix Organic Topsoil |
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| Gladioli |
6.0-6.5 |
Vegemix Organic Topsoil |
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| Hollyhocks |
6.0-7.5 |
Vegemix Organic Topsoil |
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| Lupin |
5.0-6.0 |
Bordermix Topsoil® |
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| Red Hot Pokers |
6.0-7.5 |
Vegemix Organic Topsoil |
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