PERFECT POTTING SOIL MIX FORMULA FOR ALL PLANTS
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- Опубликовано: 5 авг 2024
- Easy DIY Formula for the Best Potting Mix preparation for Home Gardening that helps Plants grow and produce more flowers and also the best seed starter mix. The Video is on the best All-purpose Potting mix for all your plants based on scientific concepts.
We will also make an Ideal Terrace Gardening light weight potting mixture and the best seed starting mix.
Let me start with the 3 P’s of Successful Gardening.
1. Planning your Garden
2. Potting Mix Preparation and
3. Planting
So, Today we will discuss on the second P of gardening, that’s Preparing the best potting Mix for your plants based on some useful scientific concepts. Please watch the video till the end. First we will discuss the Criteria for the best potting soil for your plants and then the formula or the recipe for the best all-purpose universal potting mixture for your gardening.
Well, You need to Understand this Point: Why cant I just dig up the ground and use this soil for my plants? This is because we have two major limitations of this:
1. Compaction or hardening of soil - mainly with clayey soil which can suffocate the roots.
2. Lack of Nutrients in the soil- that’s the Major NPK elements (Nitrogen, Phosphorous and Potassium) and also the minor trace elements.
Hence, the need to prepare your own potting soil arises.
Hold on friends, some more important concepts to learn before I disclose my recipe. A few criteria you should be taking care while preparing your potting mix.
1. DRAINAGE: We all know, too much water can rot your plants. So a well draining soil that quickly drains out water within a particular duration of time is important for all plants. This is the most important criteria for growing succulents and based on this you adjust the proportions of stuff like sand, perlite and other stuff.
2. WATER RETAINING CAPACITY: This is quite opposite of the first factor. So we have to add materials in such a way that the water should neither drain out too quickly nor it should stagnate in the container.
3. NUTRIENTS: This is a very important criteria in container gardening. We have to add certain nutrients into the potting mix so that your plant can produce flowering or fruiting at right time and grows in a healthy manner.
Having said that, Now Lets Start making our Potting Mix with the best and easily available ingredients.
I am showing you two formulae: Please watch the video for these details.
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Thank you. I am noted on your pot mixing. Thank you 😊God bless you
Great video. Coco peat alters ph no matter how much you adjust the ph of your water/ feed solution. So some lime would help to keep the medium.close to a neutral ph wich is 7. This will make sure the beneficial bacteria can continue the symbiotic relationship with the roots. Great information as always. Thank you.
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Fantastic explanation and useful formula.
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The potting mix for terrace garden is fantastic...... It germinate the seeds within just 2 days ....
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Dr Saab today I won't say thanks to you but one word simply I say I adore u This episode perviously I read it and I know it by heart U are aware of nains in Chennai I thought my plants all gone for this rain
Today only I went to the terrace to see my plants OMG I can't believe to my eyes all my potted plants are good and no matter logging in pots
I used only light weight soil (soil less )suggested by U pots soil looks as if I have reported them recently drainage is too good In that soil great sir
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It will be really helpful if you can put this recipe in kG please. ( approximate amounts so we can adjust accordingly)
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Thank you very much! For pelargonium, what soil mix do you recommend, please? Best regards,
Hi for the garden soil, can i use any top soil or is black soil better?
Very useful topic.
Thanq.
Very informative channel, but what can I use instead of garden soil?
Thanks for very informative video.
Thank u so much!
Delores cannon
Nice information sir.
Can you make the video on bow to grow saffron bulbs. Your many viewers must looking for the video.
Thanks.
Also for roof top gardening the suggestion is for cocopeat 50%, compost 30%, perlite 20%. I've created my potting mix using cocopeat 30%, vermicompost 30% and perlite 30%. Also I've made nine holes of 6mm diameter. I'm not putting any stones or gravel at the pot's bottom. Still I'm seeing that the potting mix is holding a lot of water. If I squeeze the potting mix with my hand water starts dripping from it even after an hour. I think this is too much of water. Can this result in root rot ? What alterations can I do to make a well draining but water retaining potting mix ?
Instead you can reduce the frequency of watering.
Highly informative video👏👏👏. Can you please clarify whether light-weight or seeding mix can be continued even after the plant has grown and started flowering or do we have to change to garden soil + other ingredients ?
Thanks. It depends on the type of plant. If it needs good anchorage, garden soil proportion is indispensable.
Hi I stumbled upon your channel, I loved it. I am very fond of plants but mostly depended upon our mali ( Gardner) I think his knowledge is not up to date. After watching your channel I will try to give a new lease of life to my plants. I even bought lot of stuff from the nursery today to start a nutritional makeover of my plants. Will it be good to repot the plants in this season? Thanks a lot for your precice knowledge.
Thank you so much!
You can repot now before the start of winter. Or wait at the onset of spring. This video might be helpful- ruclips.net/video/8QSJcJvEWCI/видео.html
Thank you so much. I spent two hours today , did repotting, planted winter flower saplings. I was shocked to notice that some of my pots had either no hole or the hole was not covered ! My mali is going to have it from me. Two of my gardenia had plastic cups around the roots ! Added diluted alum, Epsom salt , bone meal neem khali and vermi.compost as per your guidelines. Though I could not process coco peat ! It's a brick ! Nevertheless , I am happy with my new venture . Letting you know , afterall it is your hard work that has given me the enthusiasm and direction ⚘
@@SSsays29 soak the cocopeat brick in water it will disntegrate within a few hours
I like your videos for helping my roses. I also like your soil mixture video. My trouble is I have the worse draining soil issue and roses were planted there without any ground soil prep. My roots rot and the soil smells terrible, like rot. I am trying to dig out some of the soil and want to replace with one of your recipes. I see you have a few different ones. For replanting the rose bushes what one of the recipes do you recommend. I think I should add sand because as I mentioned my ground does not drain well at all. so frustrating!
thanks. Coco peat, peat moss or perlite are better options than sand.
@@GardenTips doesn't the cocopeat hold water in?
renee wilson for roses they need well draining soil plus moisture retention but not compact soil for root development. You keep roses in max sunlight. 👍
@@GardenTips thanks for your help. I also have worm castings. Would that also be something to add in the ground to prevent disease on my roses? I am really hopeful to get my roses healthy again.
Thank you dear
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Good video!
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Is this potting mix without soil is good for areca palm and climbing rose?
Wonderful explanation
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very nice video. one Q : in the light weight mix without any garden soil but with cocopeat and compost, will the plants in container grow healthy ?
Thanks. Yes they will grow but plant anchorage is loose and might be problematic during heavy winds.
Please clear the % is by volume or by weight. I have just collected perlite, vermiculite,verrmicompost, neem compost , sand. Just thinking by volume 50% cocopeat+ 10% river sand+ 10% vermicompost+ 5% compost + 5%cow dung compost+10% perlite+ 10% vermiculite .We can not use any NPK + micronutrients for rose in the potting mix?
This is so helpful. There are many things that are not available such as VAM, Bone Meal, Blood Meal etc. However, accidentally, I found Rock Phosphate and Dolomite in a small store and have no idea how to use them. Can I add Rock Phosphate and Dolomite to soil? Or can you tell at which stage I must add these to plant or soil? Appreciate your comments and advice. Thanks
Thanks. Adding RP once in 6 months sufficient or at early growth phases - detailed vid here ruclips.net/video/cTzDlm3MCI4/видео.html
Many thanks for your reply.
How I need a good drainage soil for indoor potted plant, I only have potting soil, perlite & compost. What percentage should I do?
All Indoor videos - ruclips.net/p/PLvE-WOB38X7YVhZXIk3jW3OXs6oryRHd_
Beutifully narrated the potting mix.
Is it advisable to add gypsum for garden mix? Or it can be added for clay soil alone.
Thanks 🙏. I have discussed here ruclips.net/video/zvzm7c1PGWc/видео.html
Thank you for your valuable comments.
I already came across the video for treating calcium deficiency.
Whether gypsum can be mixed while preparing potting mix rather the solution with water.
If so, how much quality is advisable for redsoil not clay nature.
Sorry Dr Saab instead water I wrote matter it's ok no problem
My potted plants in ground are good but some plants shredded their leaves it's only a minor thing these pots I used Universal potting mix it's wet but no stagnation of water no loss in my garden iam Very Very happy I made Universal potting mix ,+, soil less mix +mix for Adeniums and sacculants cactus each. 50 to 100 kg no worry for me (Dr Saab irukkirar bhayamenna,) Regarding the sprays and fertilizers mine is only 3,point policy 1--once in a week
2--once in ,15 days
3---once In a month
Dr Saab this formula is doing wonders to me This too I learnt it from u
God bless you sir and ur family good night sir
Thanks Mam! Leaf shedding is common in winter.
I also use the same formula for neem oil. When I see pests spray once a week, then once 15 days then once monthly if all looking clean. 👍👍
God bless you sir U are always in my prayers thank you
Sir kindly share the details from where to buy perlite/vermiculite on cheap rates as they are quite costly from online stores.
Nice video
Thank you Ram!
Why are my papaya leaves turning yellow? Is it because i sprinkled some potting mix around the plant and watered it?
Why does all of the different varieties of soil I am buying is hardening after I re-pot my plant's and water them?
@gardentips a quick question.. I have a soilless potting mix of ugaoo ...and a potting soil ... Can I mix two of these in 40-50 ratio to get same effect as universal mix along with 10 percent fertilizer ... I am just wondering if I should buy Coco peat or else use soilless potting mix rather
Hi. Most of the soil-less potting mixtures commercially available are 80% cocopeat. Just mix some 30% garden soil and some 20% compost to it. That should be fine.
@@GardenTips thank you sooooo much ....u r such a saviour
Very nice video , please can u make a video on neam cakes , mustard cakes , nut cakes & their uses .
👍 sure.
Can i mix potting mix with peat moss within garden soil?
can we grow indoor money plants in black earth top soil? without mixing with any other soil
Thanks for the video.can we use ready made soil which are available on online.
Yes from trusted source but they will be expensive if you have lots of plants.
Vam mycorrhizae fungi powder alternate nim khoil ...? Or two item essential
Another mine of information. Thank you!
For the purpose of peat conservation, can we substitute coconut coir for cocopeat or peat moss?
Would possibly need another source of nutrients as well?
Regards,
Bob
Thanks. Yes absolutely coco coir is a good replacement.
@@GardenTips Thank you so much for your swift and helpful reply. I'll get some from Amazon...not too expensive either! :)
What is rooftop gardening? Would that be in likes of apartment gardening or patio gardening?
Here ruclips.net/video/dO1St6ypGoU/видео.html
In my no plant... water never comes out after watering... I add soil sand n compost.
Please guide
So the organic soil you buy from store does not contain enough nutrients?
My main challenge in growing seedlings is Fungus and small ants. They just kill the plant and its so disappointing. All my efforts go down the drain. So someone told me that my potting mix was not correct. I used red soil 60%, cocopeat 30%, 5% vermi and 5% neem cake powder. No sand. Within a few days ants and fungus would come and if the plant germinated, it would die in a few days. I have tried mixing Turmeric, cinnamon powder but it hasn't helped. Hopefully with good fine sand, I will have less fungus. I don't want to use chemical pesticides yet. It will be the last resort.
Include trichoderma in your seed starting mix as a biofungicide. Also sand or soil, you dry in hot sunlight before mixing. Also check this video ruclips.net/video/eLACnABG2LM/видео.html
And do use neem oil
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Very useful video. Sir does it work on any kind of Garden soil.
Yes any soil, but remove larger stuff like rocks etc. If Clayey soil, add 10 % sand additional.
GARDEN TIPS ok.. thanks a lot sir. Your information is very helpful for me.
If using 20% river sand, do I distribute the remaining 10% evenly to the other ingredients respective to their percentages? Or keep it simple and just put more soil in it?
Mixing everything well helps in better drainage.
Can I use this mix for raised beds as well?
Thank you
Sure
Sir, I have a question can I use granite slab/tiles cut powder for potting soil mixture, is yes what quantity. Please please guide
Hi. 🤔 honestly I have no idea. I think you can use it like sand- 20% ratio.
@@GardenTips thank you, on trial basis will try with one pot
Sir , how long can we use this potting mixture for plants ? is it for few months or years ? can you specify ? After that do we need to completely change the entire gardening soil or add some nutrients etc to revitalize it? Please help me understand. I want to start a terrace garden with this mixture.
Explained here ruclips.net/video/B9tNBCNyMPQ/видео.html
Thanks a lot. Very useful !
Hello,
What is Neem mix? Whats in it? I also like to know what is mustard cake and Neem cake ?
I am from Holland and i cant find it here.
after extracting the oil from mustard seeds, the waste or leftover is called as mustard cake. It is also used for feeding animals.
Sir can we use wood/saw dust instead of coco peat?
And for sand which would be better , white sand (finer granules) or red sand (large granules)?
Thank you.
No for saw dust because of nitrogen stealing as mentioned in my video here - ruclips.net/video/262FSISLHAE/видео.html
Sand finer is better for seedlings and other plants but coarser for succulents and cacti.
Dear Sir, thank you so much for the information about universal potting soil mix ingredients. I live in south kolkata where the soil is glue type, therefore i mix sand for well drainage and have enough room to spread roots. If i mix garden soil 20% along with sand 20%, cocopeat 20% , vermicompost 30%, 1 tsp bonemeal and handful neem cake powder, is it ok? Waiting for your reply. Your blind fan Parichay.
Anything is fine. The ideal well draining soil is one which after thorough watering drains after 30 to 60 seconds. Water out of drain holes. You can vary the proportions depending on the plant type - like for succulents increase sand to 50% whereas for trees that need good anchorage make garden soil to 50%.
@@GardenTips Thank you so much Sir
Terrace garden soil that u have shown in video it's only for seed germination ?? Or for plants growth also ???
For both, but for larger plants for anchoring you need to add garden soil.
@@GardenTips thanqqq
Can i use coconut oil cake powder?
Sir what can be substituted for neem cake powder & bone meal if those are not available on hand?
Bone meal substitute- Organic Rock Phosphate
Neem cake - pseudomonas or trichoderma or Mycorrhiza VAM powder- please watch these 2 vids:
1. ruclips.net/video/W5IqdqbHL08/видео.html
2. ruclips.net/video/YDPUtd6BPt8/видео.html
Sir I have plant rose in pot on Terrence should I use soil or just cocopeat and vermicompost is enough
Use a mixture as recommended in this video. Cocopeat alone is not enough.
Can I use this soil for my lavender plants
Yes this can be used as an all purpose potting mix.
Hello sir, recently I started terrace gardening with 20 plants and they are growing fine.. I still wanted to grow more plants, so can I use soil less medium with cocopeat, vermicompost, cow manure, perlite,if yes will this be ok for leafy greens ?are there any drawbacks with this medium?
Hi. For leafy greens that’s fine but fit growing plants which require anchorage you need atleast 30 to 50% garden soil otherwise the plants won’t stand.
Sir can we use Used tea leave+egg shells in our potting mix?
Yes sure. There are videos on my channel. Check ruclips.net/video/XTHXr_oNXRo/видео.html
Which of the video's should I watch to learn about vermiculite and perlite ?
ruclips.net/video/b0ow7crxUfA/видео.html
Can we use river sand (grey colour) which is found near construction site? If not, then what type of sand to use?
Also can rice husk be used instead of cocopeat?
Yes it’s same sand. They don’t use beach sand for construction.
Sir please advise if I can use Msand, as getting river sand is quite difficult
It’s construction sand
Any ulternate for perlite or vermiculite
Can I made potting mix without soil for Crishanthimum??
Yes why not. The main purpose of garden soil is anchoring the roots, specially for larger plants. Chrysanthemum is a small plant an will grow in any soil.
Can I use the second formula for indoor plants?
Here ruclips.net/video/fA6AWFIZQTc/видео.html
Hi, Recently I hv ordered Organic Earth Magic Potting Soil Mix with Required Fertilizers for Plants
frm Amazon, Soon my plants started wilting & withering..Do I hv to add anything to this soil??Or shud I scrape it all? Please suggest.
Hi, if it’s reliable company then it should contain everything described. But still once or twice a month you need to add fertilizers to your plant especially in container gardening - list of fertilizers and how they act - ruclips.net/video/W5IqdqbHL08/видео.html
@@GardenTips Thanku so much for the reply🙏
Hello sir is it important to mix sand for roses or is it optional. Thanks
If you donot have cocopeat, you can mix about 10 percent sand. Do not use fast draining soil for Rose's because they need water.
Ser ,,what kind of soil is that,,?
So for the seed starting potting mix you don't need to add sand?
You can add it. First remove or seive large pieces or stones and then sun dry it for 4-6 hours in noon sun to sanitize it.
Can I use ga3 in Crishanthemum plant?
Gibberellic acid stimulates any plant. But overdose can have opposite effect. I have no much knowledge about this at present. Will surely research on this.
All purpose soil- any plant
40% garden soil, no stones
30% cocopeat
30% compost
5% bonemeal powder
5% Neemcake powder
Sir why no potash in this mix? Can we add half kg wood ash to this mix?
This depends on plant you are growing. Wood ash increases soil ph and may not be suitable for most flowering plants like rose, hibiscus etc. you should check your soil ph and then decide whether to add or not. ruclips.net/video/y4IZGZU2fOU/видео.html