How to take lavender cuttings | The RHS

[@sklee1644]

I am in California. Don’t see any P3 compost on sale here? What does P3 stands for? Can I use any other compost?

[@jamesmason-y4u]

Hi the uk has been Peat Free for many years because of Environmental issues. Despite living in uk I don’t know what P3 stands for either, but I would imagine a good quality potting compost from your local Garden Centre would suffice. Hope this helps Regards

[@affiliatesignal4871]

It would be a miss understanding of his accent, it peat free :) not P3

[@GARDENER42]

I've yet to find a commercial peat free compost which has anything but poor results for cuttings due to poor structure & poor moisture retention. I've had to develop my own, using the product of my composting bays which has been used to grow potatoes in containers at 9 months, then riddled at 6mm once I harvest the potatoes. Coir based composts are an environmental disaster, from the huge transport distances to the water needed in processing.