Editing Compost (section)

==== Commercial sale ====
Compost is sold as bagged potting mixes in garden centers and other outlets.<ref name="RHS">{{cite web|title=John Innes potting compost|url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=952|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814113532/https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=952|archive-date=14 August 2020|access-date=7 August 2020|publisher=Royal Horticultural Society}}</ref><ref name=":6" /> This may include composted materials such as manure and peat but is also likely to contain loam, fertilizers, sand, grit, etc. Varieties include multi-purpose composts designed for most aspects of planting, [[John Innes compost|John Innes]] formulations,<ref name="RHS" /> grow bags, designed to have crops such as tomatoes directly planted into them. There are also a range of specialist composts available, e.g. for vegetables, orchids, houseplants, hanging baskets, roses, ericaceous plants, seedlings, potting on, etc.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Compost for Specialist Plants - Garden Advice - Westland Garden Health |url=https://www.gardenhealth.com/advice/soil-and-compost/compost-for-specialist-plants |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=Garden Health |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=How to choose the best compost for your plants |url=https://www.lovethegarden.com/uk-en/article/how-to-choose-the-best-compost-for-your-plants |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=Love The Garden |language=en-gb}}</ref>