Potting Soil Recipes and Soil Reconditioning

 

Shade Potting Mix

George Schenk's recipe for the ideal soil for growing plants in shade.

1 part humus (compost, peat, leaf mold, etc.)
1 part sand
2 parts loamy soil (builder's or riverside)

Listing of potting soils and what they are used for. Be sure to visit Plant Ideas Potting Soils.

Articles

   Grow Delphiniums from Seed
   Container Gardening

Recipes

   Garden Loam Potting Soil
   John Innes Potting Compost
   Orchid Potting Mix
   Cacti Pottingl Mix
   Seed Starting Potting mix
   Alpines Potting Mix
   Shade Potting Mix
   Cutting Potting mix
   A. Knutson Potting mixes
   CORNELL MIXES
   Cornell Peat-lite Mix
   Cornell Foliage Plant Mix
   Cornell Epiphytic Mix
   Standard Potting Mix

Links

   Recondition your BACKYARD SOIL
   Alpine Seed Mix
   Growing Bulbs from Seed
   Mixing Your Own Soil Mixtures
   Plant Ideas Potting Soils

 





 



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