Different Types of Compost

For most plants, you can usually get a generic compost which will do the job, but if you want to have optimum growth, then you should try to find the ideal compost for the plant. Plants will generally require different food, with different levels of nutrients, moisture content, oxygen content, etc. It can be quite difficult to find relevant information about this, at least information regarding individual species anyway, even through the internet, so relying upon the advice of garden centres, and looking for compost which targets specific plants can be a great way of maximising the growth of your garden.

If you try to do as much of your own composting as possible, then a good option is to just experiment with different composites of materials, until you find one which a particular plant really likes, and then try to replicate it from there.