Re: Making Potting Soil
- To: hosta-open@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Making Potting Soil
- From: B* R*
- Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 22:53:04 -0400
You should never use soil in pots. It can simply rot. Compost is a
different matter. Hardwood compost, pine fines, pine mulch or sphagnum are
the best main ingredients. I have used all of these items alone for hosta
without any problem.
Yes, I know several will tell that they have used it without any problem
but why take the chance unless you don't value the plants.
At 09:04 AM 04/10/2000 EDT, you wrote:
>In a message dated 4/9/00 10:03:22 PM Central Daylight Time,
>acahanes@frontiernet.net writes:
>
><< what do I mix together to
> make my own potting soil for plants that will be going into pots >>
>Vicky,
>For growing on T.C. plants I use Stronglite universial mix
>(bark,peat,perilite and a wetting agent), available from J.R. Johnson in
>Mpls. For more established plants I mix good garden soil , peat and perilite
>in about a 40/50/10 ratio. I also add a time release fert. like Nutricote.
>
>Dave Drum
>Wayzata Mn
>Zone 4
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Butch Ragland So. Indiana zone 5
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