In the Soil Mixes and Peat product group, we offer you different types of soils for all types of plants - indoor and garden. Here you will find a variety of soil mixtures for the different needs of your plants - peat substrates for young ornamental plants, mineral substrates for plants with a high need for nutrients and aeration, universal soil mixtures for seed germination for home use, special soil for balcony plants, mineral soil improvers, universal soil substrates for planting and growing all types of plants, various soil additives, pebbles for pot drainage and many more.
HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT SOIL (SOIL) FOR THE PLANTS AND FLOWERS IN YOUR HOME AND GARDEN?
It is very important before you decide what to buy, to read the packaging, where each item contains detailed information about the ratio of ingredients, the acid reaction (PH), the type and percentage of added nutrients, and the plant species for which it is intended.
One of the most important conditions for the proper development of plants is the soil. In garden flowers, the root system develops freely, but the limited volume of soil substrate on which potted plants thrive imposes a number of requirements on its structure and chemical composition. The components of the mixture and the additional introduction of nourishing ingredients must ensure easy absorption of nutrients, good aeration of the root system and sufficient moisture reserves.
The right choice of soil depends primarily on the individual preferences of the flowers we grow, the amount of light, moisture and heat, but most of all on the composition of the soil and our experience as gardeners.
For those of you who grow indoor and garden plants in pots, it is important to know that the root system of plants develops in a small volume of soil. For this reason, the soil of the plants must be rich in nutrients. In addition, it should be known that potted flowers always have higher requirements for the soil than those grown outdoors. Usually, soil mixtures are made from different types of soil for ornamental plants, taking into account the characteristics and requirements of individual types of flowers.
TYPES OF SOIL (SOIL) AND SUBSTRATES FOR HOUSE AND GARDEN PLANTS
In gardening, there are many types of soil and substrates for all kinds of plants, whether grown indoors or outdoors. It would not be wrong to say that for each plant you can mix a special mixture for its needs. Here we will look at some of the main and more important types of soil, and you will decide for yourself which of them would be suitable for your plants.
The more important types of soil and individual substrates are the following:
- Chimow soil: It is an ingredient in almost all types of soil mixtures. It has a significant supply of nutrients, but is prone to compaction. The best quality chimow soil is obtained from old pastures and meadows. Chimow soil can be light and heavy.
- Leaf soil: It is light, loose and sufficiently nutritious. It is obtained by the decay of the leaves of coniferous or deciduous trees. It is widely used in floriculture and is particularly suitable for plants that do not tolerate manure. Quality leaf soil is light brown and contains very little undecayed leaf residue.
- Peat soil: It is light, loose, and retains moisture. It is obtained from the decomposition of bog peat and is used to improve the qualities of other types of soil. The introduction of peat into soils increases their acidity.
- Greenhouse soil: Generally, it is decomposed manure used to heat greenhouses with soil poured over it in which seedlings have been grown. It improves the properties of soil mixtures and can also be used to fertilize open areas.
- Erica soil: Very light, loose and rich in nutrients. It is very difficult to obtain and expensive. Its substitute can be a mixture of 4 parts peat soil, 2 parts leaf soil and 1 part sand.
- Garden soil: This is very easy to obtain. It is taken from garden plants that have been periodically fertilized with organic mineral fertilizers.
- Wood soil: It is obtained from rotten tree trunks, stumps, twigs, sawdust and the rotten interior of the hollows of old trees. In terms of its qualities, it is close to the leaflet. It is prone to acidification. Wood soil is suitable for growing orchids and ferns.
- Pine bark: Consists of the bark of young pine stems and the thick cork layer of adult trees. They are an important source of humus for the soil. Pine bark is suitable for preparing soil mixtures for growing ornamental plants.
- Perlite: Used as an ingredient in soil mixtures to improve the physical properties of heavy soils.
- River sand: It is used in the preparation of soil mixtures, as it makes them looser. It can be used to improve the physical properties of heavy soils.
- Moss: Added to soil mixtures to make them more loose and light.
- Crushed charcoal: To absorb and release moisture into the soil.
The soil mixtures required for growing ornamental flowers must meet the following conditions:
To contain absorbable nutrients in the quantities necessary for the plant, not to retain excess water, to let air through to the roots, to have a reaction (pH) that the plant requires and to be disinfected. Often, small amounts of crushed charcoal are added to soil mixtures. They absorb excess moisture from the soil, and then, when there is a shortage of moisture, they give it away, thus protecting the soil from acidification. To give greater looseness, lightness and hygroscopicity to the soil, white marsh moss is added to it, which is previously rubbed through a sieve. Such soil mixtures are used for growing tropical plants, for forcing lilies of the valley and for growing orchids.
