How to mix soil for home gardening? Ingredients and ratios explained in one go

The soil used for growing flowers is not something you can just dig up casually from a field in the countryside and use.

Growing flowers requires the growing medium to be nutrient-rich and loose in texture; with good air permeability and water permeability, strong water and fertilizer retention capacity, and suitable pH; free from the breeding and mixing in of harmful microorganisms and other harmful substances.

1. General sowing soil for potted flowers

   Leaf mold : garden soil : river sand = 5:3:2

2. Soil for temporary planting

   Leaf mold : garden soil : river sand = 4:4:2

3. Soil for final planting

   Leaf mold : garden soil : river sand = 4:5:1

4. General purpose for ornamental plants

   ①Garden soil : leaf mold : sand : bone meal = 6:8:6:1

   ②Peat : sand : bone meal = 12:8:1

5. Herbaceous flowers

   Leaf mold : garden soil : sawdust = 2:3:1

6. Flowering shrubs and trees

   Compost soil : garden soil = 1:1

7. Perennial and bulbous flowers

   Compost soil : garden soil : plant ash : fine sand = 2:2:1:1

   

8. Succulents

Leaf mold : garden soil : sand = 2:1:1

Leaf mold is made from the remains of plants through piling and fermentation. It is light, loose, with strong aeration, fertilizer retention and water retention capacity, rich in humus, and acidic. Be sure to remember to disinfect it before use.

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