Growing media sales cool, but still grow on pre-pandemic levels
Whilst the heat has gone out of growing media sales volumes compared to last year, GTN Top 50 sales volumes in the first week of April were the highest since 2017 and sit at 29% up on 2017 year-to-date and 25% up on 2019 year-to-date.
While we wait for the outcome of the DEFRA review into peat use in compost, last week saw Peat Free products make up 26% of the GTN Top 50 compost volume sold with 21% of the total Top 50 volume being made up of top soil, manure, bark and other soil-improver lines.
Westland New Horizon All Plant Organic Compost 20 litres was the highest climber up the GTN Growing Media chart, moving up 20 places to No 16.
Strulch Organic Straw Mulch 100 litres was the highest placed Top 50 re-entry, back in at No 43.
AHS Heart of Eden All Purpose Compost 50 litres saw the highest percentage week on week change with sales up 87%.
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