Grow Beautiful Plants in Pots and Containers
What goes in the pot: potting mix and why garden soil is a poor fit for containers, how to fill a large planter, and how to reuse old mix.
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Old potting mix can often be used again when the plants in it were healthy. Learn when to discard it, how to refresh it with fresh mix and fertilizer, and what to do with the rest.
Does a tall planter need potting mix all the way down? The honest trade-off of using lightweight filler, which plants should never get it, and the steps for filling a big container properly.
Why soil from the yard packs down and drains poorly in a pot, what the ingredients in a bag of potting mix do, how to read the label and how a good mix should feel in your hand.
