Container Soil
- Soil for container gardening – a lot of great info inside this thread, below are some main points
- key to container gardening is to ensure aeration for the plant roots
- plants does not depend on soil for growth – soil is 90%+ inorganic materials
- regular soil retain too much moisture, which can cause root rot – the reason it works on earth is because gravity sucks down water; which won’t work in container setting
- recommended soil mix – equal parts of
- turface
- crushed granite
- pine/fir bark
- Container soil & water retention
- Soil Components (with pictures) – perlite, pine bark, pine bark fines, fir barks
- What is pine bark fines – composted pine barks
- materials to make watering wick for vacation
- wicks for watering & draining
- Myth of “root-bound”
- ficus bonsai
- earth boxes
- Hydroculture
- Ficus Benjamina “dying”
- http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/fig/msg0200413918655.html
- http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/fig/msg0214260915315.html?10
- http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/fig/msg0211530521933.html?5
- http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/foliage/msg0303221517446.html
- http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/houseplt/msg09144505543.html
- http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/houseplt/msg02233844681.html
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