Comments on: Making Potting Soil

By: Mike Lieberman

Mike Lieberman — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:40:00 +0000

You should be able to find them at your local nursery. Personally I’d stay away from Home Depot as they mostly sell Miracle-Gro and Scott’s products.

By: Jamie Banister

Jamie Banister — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:02:00 +0000

This is exactly the article that I’ve been hoping to find. I’m just getting started with gardening. Will I be able to find all these ingredients for the soil at my local nursery (or maybe at a bigger place like Home Depot)? I can’t make my own compost in the place where I live.

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By: Mike Lieberman

Mike Lieberman — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 06:25:19 +0000

Thanks for the tip. I might use Dr. Bronner's liquid soap instead. Would want to stay away from the chemicals in the Ivory Soap.

By: Mike Lieberman

Mike Lieberman — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:25:19 +0000

Thanks for the tip. I might use Dr. Bronner's liquid soap instead. Would want to stay away from the chemicals in the Ivory Soap.

By: John L

John L — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:09:11 +0000

Great blog post! I love learning about this online as gardening/landscaping are not only hobbies of mine but I actually do a little bit of work like that during the summer months as a second job. I appreciate your content in your blog and wish that you would keep up the good work

By: Del

Del — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 23:27:02 +0000

Mike, When wetting your mixture, all a little Ivory Soap to your water. (I just swish a bar of soap in the water bucket or a couple of drops of liquid Ivory). The soap is a “wetting” agent that will make the soil soak up the water quickly. Looks good!!!

By: Mike Lieberman

Mike Lieberman — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 21:20:53 +0000

Thanks Meghan. I did little reading before starting all of this and in the little reading that I did, there was conflicting info. So I figured do both…screw it. Let me learn on my own. I quickly learned not to mix potting soil in a 4 gallon bucket that's painted green and pink stripes…bad move.