Making DYI Potting Soil When it’s time to fill your garden pots or house plant containers, why not mix up some homemade potting soil and skip the peat (and wetland destruction)? There are many easy-to-obtain ingredients to make a quality potting soil mix. ...
To sow into containers you’ll of course need some seed starting mix, and a good mix can prove costly. Unless, that is, you make your own. iframe>Play Seed Starting Potting Mix Recipe The perfect seed starting mix mustn’t be too high in nutrients, which could harm delicate seedlings. ...
Building your ownDIY compost binis a smart and eco-friendly way to manage kitchen and garden waste. It's not only cost-effective but also helps enrich your soil, making it perfect for gardening enthusiasts aiming for a greener lifestyle. With20 homemade DIY compost bin plansavailable, you c...
Potting soil vs. garden soil: Garden soil is a blend of soil and soilless ingredients that is used to improve garden beds. It is sometimes added to homemade potting mixes, but is not recommended for use by itself in containers as it can compact more easily, causing root rot and drainage...
To sow into containers you’ll of course need some seed starting mix, and a good mix can prove costly. Unless, that is, you make your own. iframe>Play Seed Starting Potting Mix Recipe The perfect seed starting mix mustn’t be too high in nutrients, which could harm delicate seedlings. ...
At this point, you may wonder, if there are great soil alternatives, what’s the point of making my own? Well, there are a few reasons why it’s best to use homemade growing mediums. First off, they’re much more customizable. This means you can tweak the recipe to handle all kind...
10 Ways To Use Hydrogen Peroxide In The Garden #1 – Create A Sterile Growing Medium Use a clean growing material like perlite or vermiculite when youstart plant cuttingsorgrowing seeds. Orsterilize your potting soilorhomemade cactus potting mix. Here’s how: ...
We’ve tested a lot of different brands and learned a lot simply through trial and error.Urban Worm Coco Coiris our top pick. It’s perfect not only to use as a substrate for hydroponics but also as bedding in your worm farm. Blend this coir into your homemade potting mixes instead of...
Cut the grayish portions back to slightly above this new growth using clean, sharp pruning shears disinfected in between cuts with rubbing alcohol. References Floridata: #1164 Lavandula angustifolia PennState Extension: Homemade Potting Media University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension: Fertilizing ...
While I'm not anywhere near figuring out just how to make a perfect hanging basket (as evidenced by a few baskets on our front porch that aren't looking too hot right now. . . ) the ones we made out back this year are doing so well, and I'm convinced you can do this too.Here...