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2. What’s The Difference Between Potting Mix And Potting Soil? A ...

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   Potting mix is not the same thing as soil. “Potting mix contains no soil and is a ... “There are an infinite number of ‘recipes,’ but most general purpose potting mixes include a peat or ...

3. Potting soil - Wikipedia

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   A flowerpot filled with potting soil. Potting soil or growing media, also known as potting mix or potting compost (UK), is a substrate used to grow plants in containers. The first recorded use of the term is from an 1861 issue of the American Agriculturist. [1] Despite its name, little or no soil is usually used in potting soil.

4. John Innes compost - Wikipedia

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   The potting mixes are used to grow different types of plants depending on their nutrient requirements. [1] All three potting mixes have the same soil component: 7 parts sterilised loam; 3 parts peat; 2 parts sharp sand [5] They each contain ground limestone, and varying quantities of the same base fertiliser mix: 2 parts hoof and horn; 2 parts ...

5. More than just a bag of dirt: Taking a closer look at indoor ...

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   What exactly are you putting your houseplants in? Some facts and figures about indoor potting mixes.

6. Peat - Wikipedia

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   [citation needed] Peat is discouraged as a soil amendment by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England, since 2003. [32] While bark or coir-based peat-free potting soil mixes are on the rise, particularly in the UK, peat is still used as raw material for horticulture in some other European countries, Canada, as well as parts of the United States.

7. Bedding (horticulture) - Wikipedia

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   Vacuum formed plastic trays and packs were now available and made bedding plant production more versatile. Some growers used soil-based potting soil (1 part sterilized field soil:1 part peat moss:1 part perlite) but progressive growers were using the Cornell peat-lite mix (1 part peat moss:1 part vermiculite). [19]