Premium Potting Mix

It is a premium grade blend made to the Australian Standard for potting mixes, with slow release fertiliser, a wetting agent and a natural growth stimulant added. That standard covers physical properties such as drainage, air filled porosity and nutrient levels, so the mix performs consistently rather than varying from one bag to the next.

Indoor plants, potted colour, herbs, vegetables, citrus and ornamentals in tubs, and general container growing outdoors. It suits exotics and most non native plants that want steady feeding through the season. Phosphorus sensitive Australian natives are the exception and should go into the Native Potting Mix rather than this one.

Yes. Slow release fertiliser is built into the mix, along with a wetting agent and a natural growth stimulant, so nothing needs adding at potting time. The fertiliser feeds over months rather than all at once. Once that initial charge is used up, start a normal liquid or granular feeding routine to keep plants going.

No, not the phosphorus sensitive ones. The slow release fertiliser in this mix carries phosphorus at levels that Proteaceae such as Banksia, Grevillea, Hakea and Protea cannot tolerate, and the damage usually shows as blackened leaf tips, dieback and sudden collapse. Use the Native Potting Mix for those plants instead.

No. This is not a certified organic product, because the slow release fertiliser and wetting agent in it are manufactured inputs. It is a sound mix for general container growing. If you want an organic route for edibles, use a certified organic compost and planting mix in the bed and feed with a certified organic fertiliser.

A 30L bag fills about two 300 millimetre pots, or three to four 250 millimetre pots, less the volume of the root ball going in. Measure the container rather than guessing from the size of the plant, and allow a little spare, because fresh mix settles a centimetre or two after the first deep watering.

Yes, thoroughly, until water runs out of the drainage holes. That first watering settles the mix around the roots, activates the wetting agent and drives out air pockets. Keep it evenly moist over the first fortnight while roots move into the new mix. After that, water by feel and by season rather than on a fixed schedule.