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Olafhenny · 10-20-2013, 06:32 PM

I just use by volume:

1 pt Sphagnum Peat Moss
2 pts of my own compost, screened

for all my potting needs. I doubt, that you can beat that with any of the expensive commercial
“wonder soils”. Indoors I just add a few drops Schultz Liquid Plant Food to each watering and in
the ground fertilizer as the season requires (high on nitrogen and phosphates in spring and more
pronounced in potassium in fall). Here again, all the “marvel” and“awesome” stuff is just
nonsense, to make you pay six times and more than what you pay in your local agriculture
supply store. There are only three fertilizer components, nitrogen, phosphates and potassium.
Beyond that your plants of all kinds just need nutrients, which they get plenty of from compost and
decomposed manure. If you want to get really technical, have your soil sample analyzed by
your regional department of agriculture, which will then make recommendations as to any additives,
suitable for the crop you want to grow. It is very unlikely that the fantastic soil or fertilizer fits your
spot anyway, just costs a lot.

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Olafhenny Olafhenny's Photo Gallery Location: Penticton, BC, Okanagan Valley, Canada Find me on the map! Zone: Hardiness Zone 6 Name: Olaf Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,705 BananaBucks : 297,528 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 2,050 Times Was Thanked 2,012 Times in 876 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 77 Times	Re: New to Bananas I just use by volume: 1 pt Sphagnum Peat Moss 2 pts of my own compost, screened for all my potting needs. I doubt, that you can beat that with any of the expensive commercial “wonder soils”. Indoors I just add a few drops Schultz Liquid Plant Food to each watering and in the ground fertilizer as the season requires (high on nitrogen and phosphates in spring and more pronounced in potassium in fall). Here again, all the “marvel” and“awesome” stuff is just nonsense, to make you pay six times and more than what you pay in your local agriculture supply store. There are only three fertilizer components, nitrogen, phosphates and potassium. Beyond that your plants of all kinds just need nutrients, which they get plenty of from compost and decomposed manure. If you want to get really technical, have your soil sample analyzed by your regional department of agriculture, which will then make recommendations as to any additives, suitable for the crop you want to grow. It is very unlikely that the fantastic soil or fertilizer fits your spot anyway, just costs a lot. __________________ The reason I joined this forum was to share experiences, my own and those of others and to learn from them.