Homemade Potting Soil: Why Use It?
Homemade potting soil is something that many people have read about or
seen that people use before. What some people might not realize is that
homemade potting soil has many benefits that they can enjoy for a wide
variety of reasons. Here are some of the benefits that I have found by
using my own homemade potting soil for use in my garden during the
summer growing season.
The first benefit that I have found using
homemade potting soil for my garden is that depending on the size of
the batch that you are making or going to be using the cost per pound or
cup whatever measurement that you are using is generally cheaper when
compared to the store bought potting soil. Even if you have to purchase
the items that you are going to be putting into your potting soil it can
generally be cheaper just not as cheap. If you use some of the items
that you have around your home though the cost is going to be much
cheaper and lower in cost.
The second benefit of using homemade
potting soil is that you can make the blends of your homemade potting
soil specific to whatever plant that you are growing. For example your
rose bushes that you are growing requires a different soil mixture than a
cactus because of the environment that they live in. So you will be
able to make your own homemade potting soil to the recommended blends
for your plants rather than purchase a generalized brand or special
blend from the store.
The third benefit of utilizing homemade
potting soil is that you will know exactly what is going into the
potting soil. Since you are making the blend yourself you will be
assured of what materials that you are putting into it and know the
exact mixture. Which is really nice because then you will be sure that
no other foreign objects had entered into your homemade potting soil.
While
many people might not realize that you can have numerous benefits of
homemade potting soil you will probably enjoy having these benefits
around after you discover how easy it can be to make your homemade
potting soil. I know that some people think that making your own
homemade potting soil is a very complicated task, but like many of the
things that confront us in our daily life if you put forth some effort
the task of making homemade potting soil is not as complicated as you
first think it is and can be a very enjoyable task.
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