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Significant boost for growing media
Anchorfast gets the Kelkay treatment
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Significant boost for growing media
Week on week DOWN 16.2% Year on year vs 2017 DOWN 1.2% vs 2016 UP 2.3%

Autumn planting activity is bringing a significant boost to growing media sales with volumes up 14% on last year for the past three weeks. That’s great news for all garden retailers as high levels of core gardening activity is sure to generate more plant and garden product sales next spring.

  • Kelkay RHS Horticultural Potting Grit was the highest chart climber of last week, moving up 25 places to become a Top 10 Bestseller for the first time at No 7.
  • Westland Bulb Planting Compost 10L saw the biggest percentage increase to re-enter at No 38.
  • Taylors Bulb Fibre 10L moved up 6 places to No 8.

The UK Garden Centre Bestsellers Growing Media Chart

 
       

Week Ending Sunday 14th October 2018

 
       

This week

Last week

Product description

Volume Sales Change

1

1

Evergreen Garden Care Levington Multipurpose + John Innes 56L - 5010272077292

Increase

2

3

Westland Top Soil (Value Bag) 35L - 5023377853999

Increase

3

2

Westland Jack's Magic All Purpose Compost 60L - 5023377855405

 

4

6

Evergreen Garden Care Levington Organic Choice Farmyard Manure 56L - 5010272083576

Increase

5

4

Evergreen Garden Care Miracle-Gro Organic Choice Premium Garden Soil 25L - 5010272082692

Increase

6

9

Westland Multipurpose + John Innes 20L + 5L Extra - 5023377000768

 

7

32

Kelkay RHS Horticultural Potting Grit - 5055066415546

Highest Climber

8

14

Taylors Bulb Fibre 10L - 5015882990832

Increase

9

10

Westland John Innes Compost No.3 30L - 5023377845000

 

10

11

Westland J. Arthur Bowers Multipurpose Compost 50L - 5000363323100

Increase

11

5

Westland Multi Purpose Compost 70L - 5023377005695

 

12

18

Evergreen Garden Care Miracle-Gro Eco Sense Bulb Compost 20L - 5010272077698

Increase

13

7

Westland Gro-Sure Farmyard Manure 50L - 5023377859885

 

14

24

Growth Technology Orchid Focus Medium Compost 3L - 5025644911050

Increase

15

15

Westland Gro-Sure Ericaceous Compost & 4 Month Feed 50L - 5023377862069

Increase

16

26

Evergreen Garden Care Miracle-Gro Peat Free All Purpose Compost 50L - 5010272093346

Increase

17

8

Evergreen Garden Care Miracle-Gro All Purpose Compost 56L - 5010272077056

 

18

16

Westland New Horizon Multi-Purpose Compost 50L - 5000363347267

 

19

31

Kelkay RHS Horticultural Alpine Grit Large Pack - 5055066418936

 +50% Increase

20

39

Evergreen Garden Care Levington Bark Bale 100L - 5010272182392

 +50% Increase

21

19

Evergreen Garden Care Levington Multipurpose with John Innes 20L - 5010272080032

 

22

28

Westland Ericaceous + John Innes 30L - 5023377845024

Increase

23

30

Westland Jack's Magic All Purpose Compost 40L - 5023377863257

Increase

24

17

Westland Gro-Sure Lawn Seeding Soil 30L - 5023377000799

 

25

40

Evergreen Garden Care Miracle-Gro Eco Sense Peat Free Compost 56L - 5010272077438

 +50% Increase

26

25

Westland Landscape Bark 100L - 5023377851230

Increase

27

23

Evergreen Garden Care Levington John Innes No3 25L - 5010272074260

Increase

28

49

Evergreen Miracle-Gro Moisture Control Compost 56L - 5010272077131

 +50% Increase

29

Re-entry

Westland John Innes Repotting No.2 30L - 5023377844997

Highest Re-entry

30

22

Westland The Gardener's Multipurpose Compost 50L - 5023377002113

 

31

20

Westland Bulb Planting Compost 20L - 5023377843877

 

32

13

Westland Multi Purpose with John Innes 60L - 5023377006029

 

33

12

Evergreen Garden Care Levington Multipurpose with John Innes 50L - 5010272083798

 

34

29

Growth Technology Cactus Focus Repotting Mix 2L - 5025644913672

 

35

Re-entry

Evergreen Garden Care Levington Organic Choice Top Soil 25L - 5010272083453

 +100% Increase

36

34

Evergreen Garden Care Levington John Innes No2 25L - 5010272074246

 

37

41

Evergreen Garden Care Levington Ericaeous Compost 56L - 5010272077490

Increase

38

Re-entry

Westland Bulb Planting Compost 10L - 5023377846694

 +100% Increase

39

48

Evergreen Garden Care Miracle Gro Potting Mix 20L - 5010272093247

Increase

40

50

Growth Technology Houseplant Compost 8L - 5025644915645

Increase

41

43

Evergreen Garden Care Miracle Gro Moisture Control Bark 55L - 5010272083392

Increase

42

45

Evergreen Garden Care Levington Multipurpose Compost 20L - 5010272083477

Increase

43

27

Evergreen Garden Care Levington Multipurpose Compost with John Innes  55L - 5010272083491

 

44

47

Evergreen Garden Care Levington Ericaceous Compost 20L - 5010272077476

Increase

45

36

Evergreen Garden Care Miracle-Gro All Purpose Compost 50L - 5010272083736

 

46

21

Westland The Gardener's Soil Conditioner 50L - 5023377002137

 

47

35

Bloomin Amazing Soil Enricher 70L - 705632527993

 

48

Re-entry

Westland Gro-Sure Rose, Tree & Shrub Compost & 4 Month Feed 50L - 5023377862090

Increase

49

Re-entry

Evergreen Garden Care Miracle-Gro All Purpose Compost 40L - 5010272182439

Increase

50

Re-entry

Growth Technology Houseplant Focus Repotting Mix - 5025644913665

 +50% Increase

 

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