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🌱Peat Free Compost, Mulch, Topsoil, Lawn Dressing and More!
📍Family-run business based in East Anglia with nationwide delivery!
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Our Field No.23 Professional Potting Blend compost has been carefully developed for potting on and the establishment of a broad range of plant species! 🪴

You can also use it for sowing seeds or creating seed beds and planting pockets in existing beds and borders (for delicate seeds, please use our No.7 Seed Compost) 🌱

Field No.23 is a tried and tested professional-grade growing media - and it’s peat free! It outperformed all other treatments (both peat and peat-free) during nursery trials whilst the product was being developed!

Chris and Jo, with the aid of Ben, our technical and horticultural expert, have been working on a peat free compost since 2009, with the recipe slowly evolving into the current, perfected recipe! We are very proud of this compost: the positive feedback we have received, it’s excellent water-holding and drainage properties, and the fact that it is a 100% peat free compost! 🌍

You can buy it online on our website, and you can also add a bag or two onto your order at checkout!

#peatfreecompost #pottingcompost #smallbusiness #gardening #fieldcompost taken in Field Compost Ltd by @field_compost

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🌻 Get to know us!! 🌻

We’d like to introduce ourselves to any new followers, and say a little bit about our history and values for those that don’t know what we do!

We have grown a lot in the last 14 years; starting at local Farmer’s markets to now delivering all over the UK - and we have our customers, suppliers and staff to thank!

Like and follow to learn more about us, our staff (including Ernie), and our products! 🪴

#fieldcompost #peatfree #gettoknowme #smallbusinessuk #compost #topsoil taken in Field Compost Ltd by @field_compost

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🌱 Our Products 🌱

We have over 20 different products, which can be confusing to navigate - so I thought I would make a handy guide, summarising our composts, soils, mulches, barks, lawn care range and horticultural sundries. All products are and always have been peat free!

We also offer bundles, like our Lawn Care Bundle that includes our No.4 Lawn Dressing and @barenbruguk grass seed, and our Wildflower Bundle of No.30 Wildflower Soil and wildflower seeds

You can buy our products in bags of between 25L and 1500L, or as a loose load. 🚛

Don’t be afraid to contact us if you request any special blends, or need more help in deciding what products are best for your garden! 📞

#fieldcompost #peatfree #topsoil #mulch
#lawndressing #lawncare #compost
#smallbusinessuk taken in Field Compost Ltd by @field_compost

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We had a wonderful 3 days at the @bbcgwfair Autumn Fair at @audley_end_house over the weekend! 🌷🪴

Now that Autumm is approaching, lots of discussions were had about the benefits of mulching - and about renovating our lawns after this dry summer! We also got to meet many existing customers which is always lovely! ☺️

Did you go to the Autumn Fair last weekend?

#gardenersworld #autummfair #audleyend #peatfreecompost #gwaf taken in Audley End House and Gardens by @field_compost

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The making of the Ophelia Survival Garden - a drought tolerant shady woodland garden. Peat free, wildlife friendly, grown in the UK with ancient olla irrigation. The dried up river bed is made from recycled material and the locust mosaic was made partly by primary school children. The willow baskets are used to hold poetry stones. The plants will be replanted in the community along with the mosaic #biodiversity biodiversity #droughtolerant #shade #woodlandgarden #bbcgardenersworld taken in Audley End House and Gardens by @field_compost

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This time next week we will be at @groundsfest 🎉 Visit us at Stand G5 to see our wide range of products from lawn dressings, topsoils, mulches and composts!

Work in grounds care, sports turf, amenities, estates and green-space management? You can still get free tickets to the show on the @groundsfest website!

#peatfree #groundsfest #groundscare #gardening #stoneleigh taken in NAEC Stoneleigh by @field_compost

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First load of compost delivered to Audley End @audley_end_house ahead of the Gardener’s World Autumn Fair this weekend! @bbcgwfair 🚛

120m3 of our compost will be used by landscapers and garden designers in their Beautiful Borders gardens - one of our favourite things to look at during the show 😍🪻🌷

We’re really proud and happy to be supplying the compost for a second year running! And we will also be exhibiting again - come find us this Friday, Saturday and Sunday (opposite the floral stands by the entrance!) 😊😊

We can’t wait to meet everyone and see these beautiful borders come to life!

#gwaf #gardenersworldautumnfair #audleyend #gardeningshow #peatfreecompost taken in Audley End House and Gardens by @field_compost

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And the winner is… 🏆

Thank you to everyone who entered our giveaway with @what_jess_grows 🥰 All of us at Field Compost and Jess were so amazed at how many people entered the giveaway!

Thank you also for 4000 followers!! 🎉

It particularly means a lot to us that so many people wanted to try our peat free potting compost, which are so proud of! 🪴🥰

But there was only one winner, who will be receiving 10 of our Field No.23 Professional Peat Free Potting Blend 40L bags delivered direct to their door….

Without further ado, the winner of our giveaway is… 🥁🥁🥁

Elea aka @homebodychaos 🥳🎉👏🎊 Congratulations Elea!! We hope you like the compost and we look forward to seeing what you grow! 🌻🌷

Do check out her account @homebodychaos 💚💚

Thank you again to everyone who entered and shared the post too!

And a big thank you to our friend @what_jess_grows for doing this giveaway with us, and for using our compost over the years!! 💚💚

#peatfree #peatfreecompost #giveawaywinner #fieldcompost #gardening taken in Field Compost Ltd by @field_compost

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Happy #internationaldogday to our Company Chairman Ernie 🐾🐶🥕Incase you can’t tell, he loves carrots!

Ernie wants to know if there were any other dog gardeners and businessmen that follow us? If so, comment a pic of your nature-loving pooch below:

#dogday #gardeningdog #peatfree #compost taken in Cambridgeshire by @field_compost

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I must have now seen 20+ click bait style articles promoting ‘Plants to survive heatwaves’.

Many of these articles are pushing plants in a generic way that doesn’t consider soil type, aspect, style preference, maintenance preferences, allergies or context.

Luckily, we here to make all these considerations on behalf of our clients. And, just in case it’s not obvious, there’s no definitive list ;)

However, there is one universal thing we can all do. It’s not showy but if you really want to ‘future-proof’ your garden, then mulch and compost is the way forward.

In a previous garden with heavy clay, I lovingly top dressed the borders annually and eventually, after several years of commitment, the soil was much more workable and plants thrived more readily.

Organic matter (compost or well rotted manure) will improve soil retention whilst a mulch will reduce evaporation. So sandy or clay soil, there’s no excuse not to get the spade.

And the best part is that even in the smallest garden, you can make your own compost.

There’s plenty of myths around not using weeds and what you can and can’t add to compost but in general, most things can go in.

Composting will happen fastest with a little warmth and some moisture so feel free to cover up the pile once you’ve finished adding to it. Then turn the pile after a few months.

Hot bin composts have rave reviews if space is limited.

We’re now leaning into ‘no-dig’ as the preferred method of adding compost. This preserves the soil structure (the sciencey bit is that means the nutrients will have a better network for nutrient and water exchange with your plants plus soil captures carbon so not disturbing it reduces the amount of carbon released).

If you’re too busy to make your own compost or just need some stat, then we regularly use Field Compost who are excellent at advising on products and quantities. And no, this isn’t an ad!

Finally, don’t forget that trees and shrubs won’t like having their stems crowed by new soil so leave them in a small hollow if your soil level is already high.

Actual finally, did you know that soil without plants is just ‘dirt’? taken in Ipswich, Suffolk by @field_compost

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***Competition now closed***

💫 Giveaway time! Want to win some free compost? 💫

My lovely friends Field Compost are offering 10 x 40L bags of their signature peat free potting compost to one lucky winner – ready for potting up in Autumn 🍂

How to enter:

1. Like this post.

2. Follow both @what_jess_grows and @field_compost.

3. Comment/tag a fellow gardener in the comments – each comment is an entry 🙌🏻

4. Share on your story for an extra entry! (send @Field_compost a screenshot if you are a private account).

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The deadline for entries closes at midnight on 24/08/26, and the winner will be randomly selected and contacted via Instagram DM by @field_compost only (nobody else) before 31/08/26.

The winner will win 10 x 40L bags of the Field No.23 Professional Peat Free Potting Blend from Field Compost – with delivery included!

Eligibility criteria:

Entries must be following both @what_jess_grows and @field_compost and be 18 years or over.

Delivery is restricted to UK mainland only and a single postcode.

Field Compost is a family-run business based just outside of Cambridge, producing a range of 100% peat free composts, mulches, topsoil, barks and lawn dressings. They have been peat free since they began in 2010: this was when they first started to develop their peat free potting compost.

I have used their No.23 potting compost for two years, and it is honestly the most incredible product! As you can see from my photos, my seedlings grow exceptionally well & fruitful harvests are the result!

So their No.23 Potting Compost is perfect for potting up and growing flowers, herbs and vegetables, and for sowing many seeds! It has a great water holding capability, and an incredibly soft texture, with added grit for drainage.

They are also the nicest family run business I have ever had the pleasure of meeting 🥺

Good luck everyone! ♥️

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This giveaway is not associated with Instagram Inc and is not endorsed or administered by Instagram. By entering, you confirm that you are aged 18 years and older and you agree with Instagram’s terms of use, and you release Instagram of any responsibility.

#peatfreecompost #gardeninggiveaway taken in Norfolk by @field_compost

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