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Old 10-06-2007, 07:51 AM posted to rec.gardens
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Default 4 Steps for Perfect Soil

"O My Garden" wrote in message

d. Peat moss : it's the normal ingredient that you can find generally
in the garden.


Peat moss is not something one would generally find in any garden I have
ever known. It can be bought and thus brought into the garden but it is not
something that I would think of as being 'generally in the garden'.

In fact all modern garden writers in my country would strongly advice
against using it as it has to be imported and it is effectively mined in
many foreign countries and the impact of this mining often causes ecolgical
problems. Here, the advice is to use coconut fibre which is almost as good
as peat moss but as it is a byproduct of coconut cropping it is value adding
to that crop.

Most of ingredients are generally found in garden also I don't think
you have to buy anything more.


It would be a rare garden where both sand and peat moss did not have to be
bought in.

I live in the small room and don't
have a big garden. But I never buy a commercial soil for my plants
because I look for the helpful ingredient in my kitchen and things
around me.

This is a soil recipe for the general plant also you should think and
adapt more according to your condition. Even the cooking recipes are
always adapted according to each culture and condition.


Part of my problem is trying to understand what your post is about. Are you
trying to describe what you do to build up soil in a garden bed or how to
make a potting mix?