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How To ... Mix Your Own Soil

Learn how to mix your own soil! You can avoid buying prepackaged potting soil that can be expensive and can include ingredients that may not meet your needs.

Mix Your Own Soil!

By Jessica Walliser
Mixing your own growing media is easy and gives you control of one of the most critical steps in the growing process. But like all good recipes, quality ingredients in your soil are key. Grab this copy of Jessica Walliser's "How Do I ... Mix My Own Soil" for the details.

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About the Author
Jessica Walliser is author of Grow Organic: More Than 250 Tips and Ideas for Growing Flowers, Veggies, Lawns and More (St. Lynn’s Press, 2007).
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Hello Micah,

Thanks for the idea!

Sincerely,
Hobb- y Farms Team
Hobby Farms, lexington, KY
Posted: 10/29/2009 6:15:12 AM
I already mix my own potting soils. I was hoping for actual methods to mix more than a wheelbarrow full at a time, not a "one part compost" style recipe, which are readily available. I have seen greenhouses with mixers made from oil drums. How about a how-to for a pickup full?
micah, centreville, MI
Posted: 10/28/2009 7:51:15 AM
great info
Mary, Leoti, KS
Posted: 8/19/2009 6:57:56 AM
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