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Comments (5)Plant care is a rather holistic adventure. There are more things to affect the plant than soil choice, but it makes absolutely no sense to put a plant in a medium we know is going to limit the plant and then expect optimal results. Why fight the soil for control of the plants vitality for as long as the plant is in that soil? Soils that hold little or no water between soil particles are almost always (99%+) going to offer you and the plant more opportunity to realize the potential the plant is genetically encoded with. If you do your part, anything you might want to grow will do very well in the gritty mix. I've only found one plant that likes the 5:1:1 mix better than the gritty mix, but I don't have a clue as to why that is. It's known by a number of names - Ledebouria socialis, Scilla violacea, South African squill, leopard lily, leopard squill, or silver squill. Al...See MoreWhat type of soil is need for a Raised Garden Bed
Comments (7)Douglas Fir appears to last longest in raised beds and liners do little to slow the wee critters that munch on the wood. How thick the boards should be depends on how high the beds will be. One garden around here has 1 x 6 boards, one high, and is more to define the bed than to raise if. Another garden, 10 blocks away, used 2 x 8 boards with 6 x 6's upright for the corners. Those beds are about 4 feet tall to accommodate seniors. Soil is composed of the mineral (the sand, silt, and clay), organic matter, air, and water. A good all around soil for a garden is loam, a mix of about 45 percent sand, 25 percent silt, 25 percent clay and 5 percent organic matter. Perhaps this link will be of some help. https://hort.purdue.edu/ext/loam.html Some may suggest buying something called "topsoil". "topsoil" is just the soil on top and it might be something worthwhile (see the loam) or something disastrous and not worth the cost. Perhaps this link will be of some help. http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/the_shocking_truth_about_topsoil If the soil put into the raised bed is close to that outlined above drainage will not be a problem, unless the beds are built on top of non draining soil. Perhaps this link may be of some help. http://www.popularmechanics.com/home/lawn-garden/how-to/g92/build-raised-garden-beds/ kimmq is kimmsr...See MoreGARDEN METAL ANIAMLS- WHAT TYPE OF SOIL DO I USE TO FILL?
Comments (3)I don't think they use dirt but rather sphagnum moss. Any vine should grow thru it as long as the sphagnum moss is kept moist. Look here for info on how to rebuild http://www.hort.cornell.edu/livingsculpture/pdf/sphagnum_topiary.pdf...See MoreWhat type of soil mix should I use for my Aloe Vera?
Comments (5)I'd skip sand (as we typically think of sand) and wouldn't even consider garden soil/top soil for a potted plant because the nature of the soil's drainage characteristics change dramatically between garden and pot. A garden soil that might accurately be said to have excellent drainage/aeration in the garden is very, very likely to compact severely (which significantly reduces air porosity) and retain water excessively when moved from garden to container. Even if we consider using garden soil or topsoil as a minor fraction of a container medium, there are much better alternatives. Al...See Moremeyermike_1micha
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