Method of Soil Preparation for Potted Plants
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Method of Soil Preparation for Potted Plants
During preparation, use 40% peat soil, 40% sandy loam, and 20% horse manure or poultry manure, mix them evenly, then stack and keep moist, frequently turning and fermenting; if there is no horse manure or poultry manure, rice washing water or boiled soybean water can be added. After a summer of full fermentation and decomposition, it can be used for cultivating flowers and trees.
What kind of soil is suitable for potted plants?
① First, the soil should be loose and well-ventilated.
Decayed leaf soil is loose and well-ventilated, rich in nutrients, and contains a lot of humus.
The disadvantage is that if used alone, it easily hardens after long use, excessive watering or frequent watering can easily lead to root and bud rot; if watered too little, it is not easy to wet the potting soil when it is completely dry.
② Secondly, the soil pH should be appropriate.
Different potted flowers have different requirements for soil pH. When selecting and mixing potting soil, it should be treated differently, especially southern flowers that prefer slightly acidic soil, with a pH value of around 5.5 to 6.5 being ideal.
③ Again, the soil should be rich in nutrients.
For home potted flowers, the amount of soil is limited by the pot. Except for succulents and some orchids that can tolerate poor soil, most potted flowers need rich and fertile soil.
How to Prepare Simple and Practical Potting Soil
Mixing decomposed leaf soil with sandy loam
Decomposed leaf soil is loose in texture, rich in organic matter, and has good water and nutrient retention properties, slightly acidic, with a pH of 5.5 to 6.5, making it an excellent material for preparing potted plant nutrient soil.
Sandy loam refers to the surface soil of vegetable gardens, orchards, or fields where legumes have been grown, which has certain fertility and is a good material for preparing nutrient soil, but it easily hardens and has poor water permeability, with a pH of 7.0 to 7.5 in the north and 5.5 to 6.5 in the south.
In autumn, mix 40% well-fermented decomposed leaf soil with 40% surface soil from vegetable or orchard gardens, and add about 20%炉灰 slag, mixing in the ratio of decomposed leaf soil 4: sandy loam 4:炉灰 slag 2 to prepare the potting soil for potted plants.
Keep the mixture moist and let it sit for 10 to 15 days, and it can become good potting soil for most potted plants.
Mixing mountain humus soil with sandy loam
In autumn, collect humus soil under the trees in the mountains or nearby rural areas and mix it with the surface soil of vegetable or orchard gardens.
The ratio is 5 parts mountain humus soil, 3 parts surface sandy soil from vegetable or orchard gardens, and add 2 parts well-fermented poultry manure or sheep dung balls, pile it up for 15 to 20 days, and it can be used for cultivation.
Mixing peat soil with sandy loam
Peat soil is a soft accumulation formed by the long-term accumulation and decomposition of plant residues in low湿地 areas with abundant water and little air.
They are loose in texture, low in density, with a porosity of over 85%, and have good ventilation, water permeability, and water retention, making them excellent materials for preparing potted plant nutrient soil.
When preparing, use 40% peat soil, 40% sandy loam, and 20% horse manure or poultry manure, mix them evenly, stack and keep moist, and frequently turn and ferment.
If there is no horse manure or poultry manure, rice washing water or boiled soybean water can be added. After a full summer of fermentation and decomposition, it can be used for cultivating trees and flowers.
The above is the complete content on the method of soil preparation for potted plants. Green plant enthusiasts can refer to this for reference.