GARDEN LOAM POTTING SOIL
Potting soils using garden loam
John Innes Potting Compost
JI # 1 cornerstone
JI # 2 Base : Same as 1 but double the Fertilizer and chalkJI # 3 groundwork : Same as 1 but triple the Fertilizer and chalk
JI Seed compost : The fresher the sterilization , the good the germination
The loam and peat is put through in 3/8 in ( 9 mm ) sieve .
To each bushel or 8gal(36 L ) is added :
Ericaceous mixing : employ the al-Qaeda but leave out the Lime
Soilless:3 parts peat and 1 part sand
Potting Compost : ( same as above )
The loam and peat is put through a 3/8 in ( 9 mm ) sieve . To each bushel ( 8gal/36l ) is added
This makes John Innes Potting Compost No . 1.For a rich mixture plainly double the amount of John Innes Base to make No . 2 or triple it to make No.3
Orchid Mix
Cacti Mix
Seed Starting #2
Alpines
pumice stone is also used as the top bandaging and to provide extra bottom drain . Provide encapsulated slow - releasefertilizer with pocket-sized trace elements once a twelvemonth and repot every year .
Shade Mix
George Schenk ’s formula for the ideal soil for grow plants in spook .
commingle in the above proportion . He further recommends screening both the hummus and the soil so as to eliminate “ stem , oaf or rock turgid than a bantam ’s egg . ”
Cutting mix
A. Knutson mixes
press cutting : I use compost manure mixed with sawdust to root cut in — it work expectant ; do n’t need root endocrine .
I use a a 50:50 vermiculite / peat mix to start seeds
Transplants and containers : 1/3 compost manure , 1/3 sandy loam , 1/3 peat moss
CORNELL MIXES
From Hobby Greenhouses in Alberta
Agdex 731 - 5
The Cornell peat - Lite Mix * is formulated for growing topical plants . The Foliage Plant Mix * * and the Epiphytic Mix * * chemical formula are adapted specifically for their respective flora type and are adjustment of the original peat - litemix .
Cornell has used Osmocote 14 - 14 - 14 and Peters 14 - 7 - 7 fertilizer with the tropical plant mixes with good results . Other fertilizers are omitted with the exception of dolomitic limestone and 20 per cent superphosphate which are added to adapt the pH and to maintain adequate phosphorus grade . A tincture element admixture is lend to see to it a balance of minor elements . Trace component mixes can be purchase from specialty gardening marrow .
“ Cornell Tropical Plant Mixes”by Russel C. Mott
- L.H. Bailey Hortorium , CornellUniversity , Ithaca , New York
Cornell Peat - lite Mix
commingle 1/2 cubic beat each of sphagnum peat moss and perlite or vermiculite . tot 6kgdolomitic limestone , 2.4 kg ammonium ion nitrate , 1.5 kilogram superphosphate , and 0.3 kg potassium chloride ( omit if using vermiculite ) .
Cornell Foliage Plant Mix
The Cornell Foliage Plant Mix was get for those works that need a growing metier with gamy moisture - retention equipment characteristic . Plants having a hunky-dory root system or possess many fine root hair are included in this group .
Cornell Epiphytic Mix
The Cornell Epiphytic Mix was developed for plants that call for good drainage , aeration and have the power to hold out dry between warterings . plant having vulgar , tuberous , or rhizomatous etymon are in this category .
- Fir barque comes from Douglas fir , white or red fir , or sequoia , earth and screened to a definite size of it . Finally footing barque ( about 0.5 centimeter ) has a dry weighting of about 200 g per l cube . Fresh barque has a pH of about 5.0 . Upon weathering , it becomes somewhat more alkaline . The bark contains some nutrients , but these will not converge the requirements of grow plant life .
Potting Mixes from UBC Botanical Gardens
All the industrial plant material amount into the Botanical Garden nursery , whether it is seed , hack or stripped base material , is grown in these mixes and the nursery has a 60 - 70 % achiever charge per unit of all these plant materials .
Alpine Potting Mix
4 Bushels of Lakeland coarse peat ( to be measured)4 Bushels of Turface -3 bags3.3 Bushels of Aqua sand ( AE3 ) -4 bags2 Bushels of screen pasteurised soil ( 15 % )
Add by weight
Seed Mix
1 Bushel of stain ( screened and pasteurized)1 Bushel of Fisons Sunshine “ Ready - to - Use ” Peat Moss ( screened)1 Bushel of Turface ( pre - moisten with 2 congius of lovesome water )
skip Mix
5 Bushels of Perlite ( horticultural grade)4 Bushels of Peat ( Coarse grade)3 Bags of Aqua Sand ( Equivalent to approx . 3 Bushels )
total by weight :
Standard Potting Mix
pace :
High pace - Late spring and summer potting of general nursery stock , until August 15.Low pace - Potting of Ericaceous plants or general nursery lineage after August 15 .
For Seedlings and Small Container Stock ( 21/4″ , 3″ , 4″ ) Add 3 bushels of screened , pasteurise soil to a received potting mix to make it 15 % soil and use low rate of osmocote 18 - 6 - 12 .
If your collection of houseplants is modest , the matter of land need not greatly pertain you . Your florist or a local nursery will furnish the correct mixing at a sane cost . It ’s easier to corrupt a few bushel of earth for potting than it is to fuse your own . On the other hand , as interestingness and the issue of plant increment , you will believably need to give the matter more consideration and check that that each plant has its stem buried in the kind of soil most concordant to the mintage .
In The Garden Dictionary .. ’ which , by the way , ought be in every nurseryman ’s possession . They cover all types of plants potential to be cultivated in the star sign . Mixtures 3 and 6 , in particular , cover a broad range of necessary . In subsequent descriptions of plants , issue will make reference to potting mixtures .
Potting Mixture 1
For potting rout cuttings started in Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin
2 parts sharp backbone
1 part loam
1 part folio mold ( or peat moss for acidtolerant industrial plant )
pot Mixture 2 : For transplanted seedling and for cuttings when propel from Mixture 1
2 part sharp sand
1 part foliage mold
pot Mixture 3For general potting , especially for such plants as the garden geranium , fuchsias , chrysanthemums , Sansevieria , Pandanus , palm , etc .
1 part sharp Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin
2 part loam
1 part leaf mold or humus
1/2 part dried moo-cow manure
1 5 - inch flower mess full of bone repast to each bushel of the mixture
pot Mixture 4For flora command more humus than in Mixture 3 , such as begonias , many fern , primulas , etc .
2 theatrical role folio cast or hoummos 1/2 part dried moo-cow manure
1 5 - inch bloom pot full of off-white meal to each bushel of the motley
Potting Mixture 5For pot many hardwoodcd plants such as azalea , Ericas , Daphne , and sealed ferns
2 character peat moss
1/3 part dried cow manure
Potting Mixture 6For most cacti and succulent
1 part break flower pots or delicate brick broken into humble piece
1/2 part leafage modeling or humus
1 5 - inch prime batch of bone repast to each bushel of the mixture
1 5 - in prime pot of limestone ( ground ) to each bushel of the assortment
With fabric for preparing these mixtures on hand in the garage or tool shed you are quick for any eventualities as potting is concerned . regardless of the labor it is a source of large satisfaction to the deeply interested gardener to know that he is give his plants the secure starting line ; and the plants show their appreciation with foliage and more legion blossoms .
