How to Make Perfect Universal Potting Mix for All Plants | Very Cheap & Easy to Make at Home | DIY
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- čas přidán 7. 11. 2020
- The key of successfully growing plants in containers is the potting mix or soil preparation. Select the right potting mix recipe for your plants and they will grow vigorously without any issue. A perfect potting mix should be lightweight, well-draining but with good water retention abilty, rich in organic nutrients, easy-to-make, cheap and also uiversal so that we can use it for almost any plant. In this DIY (do it yourself) project, we learn how to make such perfect universal potting mix for container gardening using only four ingredients - coco peat, vermicompost, perlite and fine sands.
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Links to buy ingredients for the potting mix from Amazon (India):
Cocopeat Block (600 g) - amzn.to/30HA5mK
Cocopeat Block (5 kg) - amzn.to/33DgjL4
Vermicompost - amzn.to/3o46mys
Vermicompost (IFFCO) - amzn.to/2IgN4WH
Perlite - amzn.to/3155aRD
Vermiculite - amzn.to/371EfKk
Perlite+Vermiculite combo - amzn.to/3lJ0A3A
Money-saving Combo pack - amzn.to/34w3NMV
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Excellent Sir, i am really impressed, happy and overwhelming with joy for the potting mixture of my dream.
Thanks a lot Sir. 👍
Wow thats great thanks
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Excellent!
Glad you liked it!
Thank you so much for your help ❤
Most welcome! I'm glad that you find the video useful.
Excellent sir, thank you very much for such a video.
Most welcome!
Excellent sir.
Thank you so much!
Thank you sir
Most welcome ma'am
Very good
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I'm glad you liked the video. Thank you so much.
Good 👍
Thank you Sir.
TQ
Most welcome!
i like to add a good dose of calcium when making potting mix, as soil-less media and many fertilizers lack any calcium, as i dont use bone meal..might give it a try.
Bone meal is a good source of calcium, but the problem is it takes time to get dissolved in soil so that the plant can avail that. In that case, you are right, a good dose of dolomite or any calcium based inorganic products are best for their quicker action.
Sir, you have cleared lots of doubt for biginners like me. Thanks a lot. I have one quarry yhst why we can't use rice stam(straw) in potting mix. Regards.
You are welcome! Yes, you can use those in potting mix but the problem is it retains water so much and over the time it could bring the fungal problem.
@@GrowNMore Ok, very nice
I make your potting receipy sir, will update everyone weather it work or not..... I hope its work..... Right now best part is light weight... Will update after one month . Thanks sir
Sure!
I use 3parts cocopeat and 1part river sand .... results are very good....
Good!
Excellent sir,please share hibiscus soil preparation sir
You can use the same potting mix. There is a video on hibiscus fertilizer in my channel, plz check it out.
Hi GrowNMore, it's very nice of you to share your recipes for both soiless mixture and with the garden soil. In case of growing the fruit plants, if we use 50% of the garden soil, then how much ratio do we need to add for the remaining ingredients?
50% soil, 20% cocopeat, 10% vermi and 20% sand for fruiting plants.
@@GrowNMore Hi Sir, a big thank for your reply. I will try it and see how it goes.
@@thanhhahuynh977 Okay.. so! How was it?
Good Sir, is it any beneficial to add biochar with Red rock (Vulcano rock) and organic soil to this mix ?
Yes, you can add those. It will increase the phosphorus content in the soil.
For fruits plants like Mango what will be the mixture ?
Will i need to add bone meal ?
50% soil, 20% cocopeat, 10% vermi and 20% sand for fruiting plants. You can add some bone meal as well.
Excellent video. Sir, its not possible to get 1kg or smaller packs of Perlite from the link given by you. Have you tried Perlite of any other company
Thank you so much for your comment. For the Perlite, try this one - amzn.to/3Ov269A
@@GrowNMore I have tried this one, but the one you have in the video looks like the grains are bigger
Email me on grownmoregardening@gmail.com, I'll send you the link.
Which grow bag size is ideal for Tulsi, belpatra,hibiscus,curry patta .can this mix be used for edible plants
8 to 12 inch grow bags are ideal for them. Yes, you can use this potting mix for edible plants as well.
Can i use this mix in growing microgreens?
Yes, sure. I have a separate video on growing microgreens.
Hi can we use this soilless mix for all ornamental plants?
Yes, you can.
Is this good for ferns?
Yes, it is.
Can you use two parts perlite instead of sand
Yes, you can.
Pls in place of bone meal can we add egg shells?
Sure! But the problem with egg shells is that it will take much longer time to be decomposed. But you can use that!
Hi. What if i use a premade potting mix . Its is supposed to have all the ingredients right?
In a soilless mix what do i add to it Nd in what proportion?
I bought a sack of bajri or orange construction.
My problem is always drainage issues
Also dont we add some fungicide and epsom when repotting?
Pls advise
You can use that, but those are costly and also not reliable everytime. Here you can very easily make the perfect potting mix at home.
Yes, during the repotting use Epsom salt and some fungicide in the root zone.
The soil you bought, if it doesn't drain the water quickly, add some construction sand (medium sized, not very fine). If you want to retain the water a bit longer, add cocopeat and some vermicompost.
How often do i need to water this mix? Do i need to make sure i dont let the coco every dry out?
Yes, don't let the potting mix become completely dry. Only water when you see the top layer is dry.
Sir, if we add red soil in potting mix shall I add perlite or not ?? for flowering plants .
Please make a video of VAM fertilizer and SAAF sir ..
Very good question. Actually adding perlite in any soil is waste. The heavy soil will crush the perlite within few days. They will loose their advantages.
But if the quantity of red soil in the mix is small, you can add perlite.
Sure! I will make a video on the VAM. They are really amazing!
I have just uploaded a video regarding the VAM biofertilizer. Please see it on my channel.
If we want to add rice husk what is the ratio
Try to avoid rice husk. Over time they will decay and encourages the growth of soil-borne fungi.
Can I grow aprajita, wondering Jew,nd money plant or vegetable fruit plant nd seeds in this soil
Yes, you can.
7:11
how long can we use this potting mix for before replacing it
You can easily use the same mix up to 5-6 years, just add some manure or compost to it in six months interval.
Thank you sir for the info ,while adding compost after 6 months do we need to add tge neem bone and sea weed mixture too
Yes, you should also add those. Just a tablespoon full of those per 12 inch pot is enough.
Should we add fungicide also in it
If you want, add Trichoderma bio-fungicide in it. There is a separate video on this in my channel, please check that out.
@@GrowNMore please also tell the quantity
Mix 10-20 gm of trichoderma with 1 kg of soil or potting mix.
Sir show ur garden..want to watch ur garden
Sure! I'll upload a video on this. Thanks for supporting.
I try this ... But plant growth slow hai in such formulaa...
You can increase the amount of bio-fertilizers in that case.
Also apply some mycorrhizal bacteria or known as VAM in the soil (once in 15 days), wait for few weeks, it will definitely pick up the growth.
Hello. Can this potting mix be used in case of fruit plants like lemon, guava, apple, etc?
You can use, but for fruiting plants it's better to use at least 40-50% of normal garden soil.
The fertilizer in my potting mix will last 1 month. What can I do to maintain/refill the fertilizer contents in my potting mix after 1 month if I cannot transplant into a bigger pot? I can top dress the soil with compost & worm cast after a month but I also read on the Internet the NPK content of compost and worm cast is not sufficient on their own to grow plants.
The potting mix consists of:
1. Coco Peat
2. Burnt Soil
3. River Sand
4. Rice Husk
5. Organic Fertilizer
6. Black Soil
7. EM (Effective Microorganism)
8. Worm casting
9. Perlite
If you can, use a mixture of compost, neem cake, bonemeal powder, banana peel and seaweed fertilizers. Otherwise only seaweed and compost will be enough.
@@GrowNMore okay. thank you so much.
No garden soil?
Yes, you can use garden soil as well, I've also mentioned that ratio in this video.
If sand is not possible vermiculite
Yes, you can use vermiculites instead of sand, but keep it in mind that vermiculites hold water, so water your plants accordingly.
Wihout soil does the plant survive?
Yes, it does! I've been using the same mix for most of my plants for last few years. Also there are many many gardeners who are using this soil less media nowadays. In fact, for some cases this soil less mixture is even better than the normal soil.
@@GrowNMore ok thanks... will try this one bcos lately my plants are dying after transferring and i felt like it was the soil mixture that im applying. No matter how hard i try to make a light weight mixture, eventually the plant dies.. 😔
Please try this mixture. I believe you will get good results. Let me know the update.
@@GrowNMore sure
Hi will it be suitable for Succulents?
6:09 No.
No, it will retain water to some extend which succulents don't like.
Why do you say no point adding perlite if adding garden soil? Thank you
Actually garden soil are heavy and that could crush the light perlites. Those will become dust soon and loose the actual benefits of adding perlite.
@@GrowNMore Thank you
@@GrowNMore What can I add to peat moss in cup to quickly increase it's ph?
@marcus9x9 You can add lime which is a mix of naturally found inorganic calcium and magnesium carbonate. Two table spoons of lime in a 10 inch pot is enough.
@@GrowNMore The lime you mentioned, is it dolomite? What is the measurement for a 10inch pot?
I hardly understand this man.....
Sorry to hear that. Please turn on the subtitles.
Read the captions or move on but you don’t have to be rude. His video is very helpful!
Thank you so much for your appreciation! Happy gardening.