Category: Soil

What is loam?

Date: February 17, 2021
By: johnholling
Categories: Soil

Are prepared commercial potting soils as good as homemade mixtures?

Date: February 17, 2021
By: johnholling
Categories: Soil

Can perlite be substituted for sand or vermiculite?

Date: February 18, 2021
By: johnholling
Categories: Soil

Does it make any difference what kind of sand I use in soil mixtures?

Date: February 18, 2021
By: johnholling
Categories: Soil

Does vermiculite have any advantages over sand?

Date: February 18, 2021
By: johnholling
Categories: Soil

How can I tell whether the soil is too acid or not acid enough?

Date: February 18, 2021
By: johnholling
Categories: Soil

How do you sterilize soil?

Date: February 18, 2021
By: johnholling
Categories: Soil

What exactly is humus?

Date: February 18, 2021
By: johnholling
Categories: Soil

How should light, sandy loam be mixed to give potting soil a good consistency?

Date: February 17, 2021
By: johnholling
Categories: Soil

I have heard expert gardeners praise sphagnum moss. Why is it so wonderful, and what is it used for?

Date: February 18, 2021
By: johnholling
Categories: Soil