| Some of the main soil components Al uses. His soil and water movement is getting much discussion in the container gardening forum. |
Image link: Al's (from container forum) soil ingrediants (59 k)
| So I gather Al must be "tapla"? The recipes are as follows: "3 parts pine bark fines
1 part sphagnum peat (not reed or sedge peat)
1-2 parts perlite
garden lime
controlled release fertilizer
micro-nutrient powder (substitute: small amount of good, composted manure "Big batch: "3 cu ft pine bark fines (1 big bag)
5 gallons peat
5 gallons perlite
1 cup lime (you can add more to small portion if needed)
2 cups CRF
1/2 cup micro-nutrient powder or 1 gal composted manure " But I don't have access to those Wisconsin nickels. What would be a better substitute: Canadian pennies or tuna can tops? |
Here is a link that might be useful: Container soils and water in containers (long post)
