What Are the Contents of Potting Soil?
good planting soil image by tomcat2170 from Fotolia.com jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep1 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/a06/s3/ku/contents-potting-soil_-1.1-800X800.jpg’); }); Potting soil rarely contains any soil. Potting soil must provide for all of the plant’s nutritional needs. Most potting soils contain little to no soil, instead they consist of a variety of organic and inorganic materials combined to satisfy the needs of the plants. While standard mixes work well with most plants, there are also specialty mixes available for certain types of plants, such as cacti. Compost Compost is sometimes used in commercial potting mixes, but is more likely to be the base material in a homemade potting soil. Compost consists of decomposed plant matter and sometimes manure. The decomposition process turns these materials into a rich, soil-like material that retains moisture well without becoming soggy. Compost also has trace amounts of nutr
