Growing in planting soil is easy, using our range of planting soils will help you to grow an abundance of healthy, tasty vegetables in your garden or allotment. Additionally, our Westland Soil Improver enhances soil structure, fertility, and drainage, creating a solid foundation for healthy, vibrant plants.
How to Grow Vegetables in Planting Soil
Growing vegetables in planting soil is easy and so rewarding. Make sure you use the best quality soil that has been perfected for growing vegetables, sucha s Westland Raised Bed & Vegetable Soil, as this will help you achieve a successful harvest. You can grow vegetables in raised beds or borders, either in your garden or at an allotment.
Our Westland Raised Bed & Vegetable Soil is ideal for creating new raised beds or adding into your existing soil to improve the soil. It provides the perfect foundations for growing vegetables and is a rich, fertile planting soil with a perfect nutrient mix for root and leafy crops and the optimum structure for root development. Rich in organic matter with a free draining structure, it nurtures roots while retaining moisture. Use this in raised beds in your garden or allotment or in borders to grow a bumper crop.
How to Use Westland Raised Bed & Vegetable Soil
First put on a pair of gloves and rework soil between hands to reconstitute. Then you’re all set!
MIX INTO EXISTING SOIL
Spread 3”of Raised Bed & Vegetable Soil across the existing soil in your border. Mix through the top 6-8”of native soil and level off.
CREATE A NEW RAISED BED
Our 3 layer plan provides the optimum drainage, nutrients and moisture retention:
- Begin with a 2-3” layer of wood or bark chips to maximise drainage.
- Then add a 2-3” layer of farmyard manure for extra nutrients.
- Finally fill the bed up with Raised Bed & Vegetable Soil to create a fertile, free draining growing area.
Learn more about creating a raised bed here.
For even better vegetables:
Keep your vegetables thriving throughout the growing season with Westland Organic Vegetable Liquid Feed. Rich in essential nutrients, this slow release feed will keep vegetable plants nourished for an abundant crop of tasty, healthy veg.
How to Grow Flowers in Planting Soil
Growing flowers in planting soils is simple with Westland Soil Improver. It is brilliant for growing flowers, trees and shrubs in. This enriched mix enhances soil structure, fertility, and drainage, creating a solid foundation for healthy, vibrant plants.
For those with heavy clay or sandy soils, Westland Soil Improver is particularly beneficial. In clay soils, it breaks up compacted particles, allowing roots to penetrate more easily and improving water drainage. For sandy soils, it adds essential organic matter, increasing the soil’s ability to retain moisture and nutrients, ensuring plants receive a steady supply of the essentials they need.
How to Plant out Roses, Trees or Shrubs
- Dig a hole twice the depth and diameter of the root ball.
- Mix 1 part soil improver with 5 parts soil, such as Top Soil, and add to the hole.
- Place the plant in the hole, fill gaps with compost, firm down, and water.
For 4x more blooms!
Use Boost All Purpose Plant Feed throughout the summer months for 4x more blooms. It has an optimised ratio of high quality nutrients and will help maximise water absorption for even more flowers!
Using Top Soil
Westland Top Soil is an ideal planting soil for when you are growing both flowers and vegetables. You can use it to create new beds and borders or simply improve your existing garden soil. Our Top Soil is a rich blend of sandy clay loam and organic matter that retains moisture to give plants the best start. It is also screened and graded for a neat, weed-free, fine texture.
Creating new beds & borders
- Spread 3 inches of top soil across the existing native soil in you border.
- Mix through the top 6-8 inches of native soil and level off.
Raising existing beds & borders
- Apply top soil into the sunken area
- Fork in with existing soil to desired border level
Improving existing soil
- Mix 50:50 with garden soil
- Dig in with existing soils to add nutrients
Growing in planting soil is easy with Westland’s range of soils, helping you grow delicious vegetables and beautiful flowers. View our full range of soils here.
