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Soil for Gardening in Containers
 When
growing plants in containers, soil from the garden should
not be used if you expect good results. Garden soil usually
contains weed seeds, disease organisms, and drains poorly.
If you want to use soil from the garden, it must be mixed
with other things. Here's a good recipe:
The peat and sand will help to improve the drainage.
Even better for growing plants in containers are artificial
soils or soilless mixes. They are called artificial because
they contain no soil but are made up of peat,
perlite,
vermiculite,
and nutrients. They have a lot of plusses over soil. They
are clean, lightweight, provide for excellent drainage,
and easy to get. Soilless mixtures are available under several
trade names such as Jiffy mix, Redi-earth, Pro mix, and
Sunshine mix. Because artificial mixes contain no soil,
they don't do a good job of holding on to nutrients. So,
you will need to fertilize plants regularly to keep them
looking good.
Learn how to make your own soil
by composting!
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