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Want to give your seedlings the very best start? It’s easy to make your own potting soil mix, perfect for sowing into and transplanting.
In this video, Ben demonstrates our simple recipe for making your own fresh potting soil mix, explaining why it works and what each ingredient adds to the mix.
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Great video again Ben, I don’t have that brick coil thing but can you use coffee grounds instead
I would just point out that coir is often and mostly produced with child labour. Pick your first world poison I guess.
Can you use rice instead of pearlite?
Steven merchant is on to gardening now Ricky stopped putting him in stuff.
Honestly so helpfull and straightforward! Can these ingredients be enough to create a good indoor soil mix as well for indoor plants? Xx
Love all your projects. I have lots of red clay. And horses and chickens. I use old manure and mix in the soil. Let it sit some before planting in it. Just using what you have on hand works. Also my soil needs magnesium, so I add some Epsom salts to the mix as well
Thanks,. I get the mix wet (not too much) first and then fill the tray with it.
Brilliant! Just what I was looking for. I’ll be ready for my next plant starts. Thank you for discouraging use of peat. This is the perfect alternative. May your germination be Epic!
Hi, would you recommend adding Worm casting compost to the mix?
Hey there,
Have you got to make holes in the container/bin that you store the compost in or does that not matter ?
I love that water bottle idea for watering plants thanks!
Did you just say extracting peat moss contributes to climate change? What a load of crap.
Really enjoyed this video, was just what I was looking for, thank you.
When you say sand, is that sharp (builders) sand? We have some left over from a project…
Clever stuff! I use a combo of my compost, old soil and a little bit of new store bought soil. Seems to work great too.
That watering bottle is genius! We use a tiny toy watering can which does the job very gently!
Hey BEN!!! Northwoods of Wisconsin!
Another great video Ben! I love using coir, I think I'll have to have a bulk mixing day soon ready for potting!
Thank you for making your videos adaptable to many environments, I’m gardening in Africa and I appreciate your simplicity and the way you offer easier to find alternatives in all your videos. Like sand instead of perlite or leaf mound instead of peat moss. Keep up the good work, I’m learning lots!
Love this! If sand was to be used instead of perlite, is there a particular type to use or even avoid?
I don't have a soil garden but rather want to make a wall garden with planters etc. Will this potting soil be sufficient to use as my base soil across all fruit and veg growing containers? I take it that a big bag of soil from B&Q would not work?
Ben–what is your mix for transplants?
Outstanding!! Thank you so much!
Some people use sterelized top soil in replacement of compost, do you have any thoughts on this?