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Daltons Ready to Grow Seed Mix

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Get your seedlings off to a strong start with the same high-performing mix trusted by professional growers across New Zealand. Daltons Ready to Grow Seed Mix promotes fast germination and healthy seedling growth. Perfect for seed trays, punnets, and containers, it’s easy to use at home or in the greenhouse.

The blend of Coco Fibre, screened bark fines, and Daltons Pumice provides ideal structure for strong roots, good drainage, and consistent moisture. Osmocote® Exact Mini feeds gently for up to four months, while a wetting agent ensures even water distribution. Trichodry® helps protect young seedlings from soil-borne diseases—no chemical treatments needed.

Uses
  • Seed raising in trays, pots and cell packs.
  • Suitable for vegetable, flower and herb seedlings.
  • Ideal for both home and commercial seed propagation.
Product Features
  • Manufactured with quality screened materials.
  • Contains a high-quality commercial blend of fertilisers and wetting agent.
  • Promotes maximum germination and healthy seedling growth.
  • Consistent texture for easy sowing and even growth.
  • Made from natural and renewable resources.

 

Daltons product soft plastic bags can be recycled through the Soft Plastics Recycling Scheme – just make sure they’re clean and dry before dropping them off. Learn more and how to clean your bags here.

SDS Professional Seed Mix Safety Data Sheet
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How to use

Treatment Guide

Months from Purchase

Instructions

1

Ready to use

2

Leach before use

3

Refer below

 

Leaching Process: Select container with drainage holes. Fill container with mix. Wet thoroughly with hose until water flows out through base of container. Allow to drain.

After two months:  Seed mix is best used as fresh as possible. We recommend you do not use Daltons Seed Mix if it is more than two months since the date of manufacture. For best results purchase a fresh bag of Daltons Seed Mix.

Directions
  1. Fill your container with Daltons Seed Mix.
  2. Water lightly to moisten the mix.
  3. Spread your seeds over the surface as evenly as possible.
  4. Cover the seeds with mix to a depth not more than twice the thickness of the seed. For very fine seed, just press into the surface.

Tips and know how

Cover your container with glass and paper to maintain an even moisture and temperature for germination. Once germinated, seedlings require light, water and nutrients

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