Spring is here and it is time to plant your garden. Temperatures are right, the sun is out, and everything is starting to bloom. With sporadic April showers, nature will provide some free watering to those freshly planted seeds and seedlings so get out there and start your garden. Not only will you be so excited to see your plants grow, but when you get a taste of the freshest fruits and vegetables, you will never be able to go back to the store again!

Here are a few recipes for great organic potting soil to get a jump start on that garden. If you truly want an organic soil, make sure you check everything that you put into your mix. Don’t rely on anything being pure. Do a bit of research. You’d be surprised what you’ll find out there that has been treated.

Make sure you plants are getting sun, water, and air!

Also, look out for an upcoming episode on Korduroy.tv with UGrow Organic’s Jake Moss on how to build your own planter box…

Classic Soil-Based Mix

1/3 mature compost or leaf mold, screened
1/3 garden topsoil
1/3 sharp sand

Seedling Mix for Styrofoam Seedling Flats

2 parts compost
2 parts peat moss
1 part vermiculite, pre-wet

Sowing Mix

5 parts compost
4 parts soil
1-2 parts sand
1-2 parts leaf mold, if available
1 part peat moss, pre-wet and sifted

Note: All ingredients are sifted through a 1/4-inch screen. For every shovelful of peat, add two tablespoons of lime to offset the acidity.

Growing Mixes for Pots and Baskets

30 percent topsoil
60 percent peat
10 percent perlite
5 pounds lime per cubic yard
3 pounds dolomitic lime per cubic yard

Note: The handling of this pot mix is the same as for pack mix.

Bedding Plant Recipe

25% compost
50% peat moss
25% perlite or vermiculite

Happy planting!

Information taken from http://attra.ncat.org/new_pubs/attra-pub/potmix.html?id=other