What is a good soil mix?
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If the plant is to be planted in the ground it should contain some of the soil dug for the plant. I use about 60% soil. 30% potting soil and 10% compost, well mixed.
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Use 20% Compost, 10% Spaghum Peat Moss, and 70% Soil, I hate to advertise it, but Miracle grow, makes a very good soil, and more importantly weed free.
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I have done both. If you mix in soil before adding water, you will need to add a bit more water to the soil but you won't ave to water as often after that.
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I think most people mix with soil, could be used either way.It does not add nutrients, it is to loosen soil and RETAINS WATER.
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according with the directions wood mulch sand ash gypsum(drywall crushed up) and peat moss is the combination that I used but I won't know if my garden til this spring because you want to start your mushroom farm way before winter for the spores to multiply . According to what I have seen online you want the soil in poor condition for what would normally be good for other vegetation. I have not had any luck with my garden but good luck to ya
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No. I used a nutrient rich mix I purchased at the nursery and it worked fine. I like the EarthBox. I have a friend who has great results. I also purchased a set from agardenpatch.com (a mulch top with fertilizer) and it worked really well on some old soil. I purchased that from a company that advertised in the parade section of the paper. Good Luck.
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The instructions say to mix 3 tbsp of tomato tone into the soil for new plantings. 2 cups per cubic foot for potted plants. I use it for potted plants mixing it with other nutritional amendments such as alfalfa meal, neem meal, crab meal, and kelp meal. My mix is per cubic ft. (7.5 gallons). 3 cups total of all above mentioned nutritional amendments along with a base of 1/3 peat, 1/3 perlite, 1/3 compost. Then I allow this mix to sit (cook) for 30days.
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Soil would depend on what you are planting. I used Potting Soil for flowers. If veggies/herbs then garden soil would be fine. Also filled it almost to top (3 bags) and the flowers should drape over within a few weeks.
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Are you referring to square foot gardening? If so... When filling your garden you mix 5 different types of compost to make up 1/3 of the mixture of blended compost, vermiculite/perlite and peat moss. If you are using a 4x4 garden you would need 2.6 cubic feet of blended compost (5 different kinds of compost). If you are replanting a square in an already prepared bed, just mix one trowel of compost or earthworm castings into the sq ft (small hand shovel) prior to sowing seeds or adding your transplants. Hope this has been helpful. :)
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Espoma makes a Garden Soil for outdoor gardening I don't know what the difference is but I do container gardening and it is very good. You also could probably get it a lot cheaper in a store.
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You need to mix it with soil and apply it to the plants, messy but seems to work well.
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I put landscaping fabric to prevent any weeds, but heavy duty fabric or even a tarp would probably keep your soils from mixing. The kit fits together nicely so you would have a flat structure to attach treated boards if you'd prefer.
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Whatever you can find, as long as it's organic potting soil. There was not a good selection at Home Depot or anywhere else where I live. The only one I could find was Miracle Grow organic "POTTING" soil. And, BTW, the Earthbox is the box you want. The grow box is ok but not as nice as the Earthbox. The grow box comes apart when you try to move it. It's a real pain in A**.
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Im not sure,...but I always add perlite to help aerate soil better, it does compact without it. Depends on what you want to grow in it. A little "hot" so watch soil ph to match what you grow.
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sandy soil is preferred......one inch rain a week is needed(water) but do not over water or trunk will rot..plant near windows as they have strong fragrance and u will enjoy on breezy days....for cloning use rockwool plugs(google or Amazon "rockwool")....lol.............."The Toad".............Out....
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I mixed hydroton with regular potting soil for my Peace lily. I don't really notice a difference for the plant though.
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Sure, in the right material--soil would be best, just like a garden. I'm not sure how big they'd get. Todd's has a lot of information available about their products, so you might want to check their website.
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I used miracle grow potting mix, and it worked very well, had a good crop of tomatoes last year