I began laughing when you got to the half and half mixture of Black Kow manure with peat moss to make your own potting mix. It is exactly what I did when I was well enough to garden. Depending on what I was going to grow, I add sand for plants that need faster drainage. I’m going to try again this spring and thought I would see what other people recommended. I’m glad that things haven’t changed much in the last 20 years except prices. I can’t believe how much peat moss costs! 😊
Peat is expensive now because we’re running out of that resource people use coco coir now (coconut husks) it’s a by product from all the coconuts so you see that around more now
Love this. I just received some Joan J Raspberry Plants about 2 weeks ago and used this for them. They are rooting and growing new leafs already. Even the root cuttings are growing. Thank you.
It depends on the plant. Having organic matter in the soil is an absolute must for all plants. How much is needed depends on the plant. One of the biggest challenges for a gardener is knowing what each plant requires. A cactus needs much less than an apple tree. With the internet, the information is at our fingertips now.
Root rot is primarily caused by a perched water table, which is determined by the porosity of the soil. Peat moss causes root rot more than mulch, assuming the mulch has been screened to remove the finer particles.
You got the peat moss part right. Slow to degrade unlike compost, bark and manure. Pre-moisten the perlite like you should be doing with the perlite before potting to mitigate floating. Keep the compost/manure on top of the media to keep the perlite down and fertilize your plants as they break down without rotting your roots. That is how nature does it. Perlite will not break down like pine bark and is a much longer-term solution to add aeration. Can use coarse sand too but is much heavier. Pumice is great but is more expensive. Your mix would probably work for seasonal vegetables that don't need to survive a year. Would work on figs and other trees that don't require a lot of oxygen for roots.
Pine bark is slow to break down and is often recommended for use with potted trees and bonsai because of that. Peat moss will turn to dust before pine bark shows any noticeable change.
@@pendlera2959 If your "peat moss" turned into dust, I think you might have bought some sort of fake product, or mistaken some other stuff as peat moss.
Man ‘O man, your videos are just great. Your taking the guess work out for a lot of people, I have told my whole family about you and your great channel, they’re living in the further South Cackalacky counter part to your state! Keep the videos rolling, I fire them off before I even start watching! I’m grateful for your knowledge and experience and I appreciate you passing on your experiences as teaching lessons for those less understanding of plants and growing there own food. Grateful my friend!
What do you recommend for container growing for tomatoes, peppers and herbs? I did a mixture of Black Kow, peat moss and sand. It seems like I did 40% manure, 40% peat moss and 20% sand. I really want to grow something!
@@saltyacresnc I’m in a small town. When I went to the suburbs of the city an hour and a half away, the price was under 20. So I got two to save eight dollars. 😆 you
New gardener here and I trust your content. Thank you so much for all you are doing! How would I amend this soil after using this mix after one year in my greenstalk planter or grow bags?
Thank you so much for this! I was wondering what kind of dirt I would need to buy for my new plant you're sending me. I look forward to planting it in a pot and tending to it. Please keep the videos coming! They're very informative !
Well your right in ONE aspect....this is cheaper, but that's about it ! One of the main problems with all potting culture is smothered roots, but more especially with any woody types as with trees and shrubs. You are on the right track with the bark mulch, but this medium has to be pre treated with lime and then aged....plus you don't use the bigger chunks as these will actually steal nitrogen as they break down. You want to sieve out the smaller parts of the bark. These are referred to as "bark fines". These mixed with peat and an aggregate such as rotten granite or a better adative like a calcined clay product such as Safe-T-Sorb, makes the perfect potting medium. As for the manure ? these companies don't have any rules to follow, so i wouldn't be suggesting anybody to use this as it can burn the fine roots and kill the hardiest of plants. If you are making a large batch, you can first let the manure age in a pile out in the elements, that gets turned every couple days for a couple months, but a better adative is black compost or your aged manure mixed with compost, but this shouldn't be more that 25% since, as fertile as it is, it will smother the roots. In ground culture there are a huge amount of bio activity that helps plants roots that are not in artificial culture as pots. {also, a majority of fertilizers like "Miracle Grow" kill life in the soil, this "life" is what actually feeds the plant, not the soil itself.} So one must create the best artificial environment for maximum health. Also, you can guess with the added suggested aggregate that this makes the medium particularly heavy, hence why the professional trade add perlite....it's not meant as a fertilizer, it's to keep the roots healthy in order for them to absorb nutrients when you feed them.
for veggies: equal parts moss and black kow? It's not too heavy of a soil for potted plants?? was going to top off my raised beds with compost (leaves/branches) from out local nursery, but it's $30/cu yard, Is this necessary? or would the above work? I also have inground rows that need some amendment...not sure of whether to do compost or the above either.
I just looked it up Coco coir does the same thing as peat moss but it's better for your plant because it's less acidic and not as hydrophobic NS cheaper to buy a brick of Coco coir instead of a bag of peat moss
I bought a HydraPeat All natural peat moss blend from lowes. ( the green bag) Is it the same as Peat moss? Could I use it with the soil mix? One last question, there is no need to add top soil to the mixture? Thank you.
I used Blk cow, peat moss, pine b mulch on my blue berry plants and Strawberries. Made the leave turn brown. I gave up and threw my blue berry plants in the trash. Gave up on Strawberries????
My investment on a commercial grade chipper shredder has been paying off. I grow bamboo to shred. Poweful machine can turn bamboo to the best mulch there is, compost and best ingredient mix with compost tea. Nutrients extract from bamboo is compared to none. I buy bulk of quality pine bark, feed them in my chipper shredder and be done at no time. A 15 horse power chipper shredder works like butter. Peat moss used to be $9.99. Cannot believe it went almost double the price. So might as well buy buffered coco coir for better ph control and space saver. HumicChar or BioChar is a great addiion. I save my charcoal from the pizza oven, place them in a bag to run over by my car to crash. Only the best but free from mother nature's ingredients you can truly trust. The eternal cycle of life by design for every living thing to survive.
well there are cheaper option than black cow... it has sand and wood material yeah but 6 dollar bag aint no 2-3 dollar bag that has maybe more of wood or sand but comes down to you get can 2 to 3 bags of that to one black cow. I also found the title to be false as i came here to make my own potting soil as in mix of sand+clay+silt together and not buy bag of pre made.
Okay so I watched other youtubers in the past to find how to make soil mixtures and they all add perlite. After making and using it I noticed it looked like it was all just floating to the top more and more each watering. After questioning the benefit of perlite already and then watching this video, I made this soil and the structure is SO MUCH BETTER. Nothing floats to the top and it drains very well while keeping just the right amount of moisture without getting mushy/dense. I hate that I never saw this video before and I hate that all of the other big garden youtubers recommend perlite because it really is just a waste of money.
I began laughing when you got to the half and half mixture of Black Kow manure with peat moss to make your own potting mix. It is exactly what I did when I was well enough to garden. Depending on what I was going to grow, I add sand for plants that need faster drainage. I’m going to try again this spring and thought I would see what other people recommended. I’m glad that things haven’t changed much in the last 20 years except prices. I can’t believe how much peat moss costs! 😊
Peat is expensive now because we’re running out of that resource people use coco coir now (coconut husks) it’s a by product from all the coconuts so you see that around more now
Love this. I just received some Joan J Raspberry Plants about 2 weeks ago and used this for them. They are rooting and growing new leafs already. Even the root cuttings are growing. Thank you.
Thank you for the information
what mix for flowers?
I live in zone 6A we can not get black kow here what do you recommend using ????
Using mulch (organic material) in soil causes root rot within a few years. Many tropical plants are sensitive to root rot (avocado trees).
Not sure I’ve had a problem…yet
It depends on the plant. Having organic matter in the soil is an absolute must for all plants. How much is needed depends on the plant. One of the biggest challenges for a gardener is knowing what each plant requires. A cactus needs much less than an apple tree. With the internet, the information is at our fingertips now.
Root rot is primarily caused by a perched water table, which is determined by the porosity of the soil. Peat moss causes root rot more than mulch, assuming the mulch has been screened to remove the finer particles.
You got the peat moss part right. Slow to degrade unlike compost, bark and manure. Pre-moisten the perlite like you should be doing with the perlite before potting to mitigate floating. Keep the compost/manure on top of the media to keep the perlite down and fertilize your plants as they break down without rotting your roots. That is how nature does it. Perlite will not break down like pine bark and is a much longer-term solution to add aeration. Can use coarse sand too but is much heavier. Pumice is great but is more expensive. Your mix would probably work for seasonal vegetables that don't need to survive a year. Would work on figs and other trees that don't require a lot of oxygen for roots.
Pine bark is slow to break down and is often recommended for use with potted trees and bonsai because of that. Peat moss will turn to dust before pine bark shows any noticeable change.
@@pendlera2959 If your "peat moss" turned into dust, I think you might have bought some sort of fake product, or mistaken some other stuff as peat moss.
I like the idea of pine bark mulch but it has a PH rating from 4.0-5.0 so depending on what you are growing you may need to add lime
Man ‘O man, your videos are just great. Your taking the guess work out for a lot of people, I have told my whole family about you and your great channel, they’re living in the further South Cackalacky counter part to your state! Keep the videos rolling, I fire them off before I even start watching! I’m grateful for your knowledge and experience and I appreciate you passing on your experiences as teaching lessons for those less understanding of plants and growing there own food. Grateful my friend!
Does it have to be black cow ?
What do you recommend for container growing for tomatoes, peppers and herbs? I did a mixture of Black Kow, peat moss and sand. It seems like I did 40% manure, 40% peat moss and 20% sand. I really want to grow something!
Great video!
Thanks so much!
OMJ you just cut out the bull crap and in an awesome southern way! I also hate perlite, now I have the perfect replacement. 👍
Peat moss is $24. at my Lowes. Was $14. Two years ago. $5 some years before that.
I bought a truck load last year and you are right but I saw the sticker at Lowe’s 2 days ago still say 14! Not sure if old or not
@@saltyacresnc I’m in a small town. When I went to the suburbs of the city an hour and a half away, the price was under 20. So I got two to save eight dollars. 😆 you
same in Tucson AZ. Cow manure still less than $3 a bag.
2 cubic ft perlite jumped from $17 to $17 in the last couple of months at HD.
@@0anant0 From $17 to $17?
Where do I buy pine bark mulch in los Ángels
New gardener here and I trust your content. Thank you so much for all you are doing! How would I amend this soil after using this mix after one year in my greenstalk planter or grow bags?
@@stard8631 welcome!
Can you use coco coir to substitute for the peat moss
But I end up with my 5 gal buckets end up water logged in the bottom. that's why I was going to use perlite?
thanks for the video with a sub/likie
Lot of good information thank you for sharing.
what if you don't have pine bark in your area
I use this mix outside, but I add play sand to my recipe for better draining.
Can be used in indoor?
Can I substitute coco coir for peat moss? Has anyone tried this?
even for cannabis grow?
Thank you so much for this! I was wondering what kind of dirt I would need to buy for my new plant you're sending me. I look forward to planting it in a pot and tending to it. Please keep the videos coming! They're very informative !
Thank you for watching. Any soil will work but eventually need to add pinebark mulch to it
Just watching this has been my recipe. Bale peat moss. Black cow and bag packing peatnuts
Any opinion on Cedar mulch because it's cheaper than pine bark mulch.
Well your right in ONE aspect....this is cheaper, but that's about it ! One of the main problems with all potting culture is smothered roots, but more especially with any woody types as with trees and shrubs. You are on the right track with the bark mulch, but this medium has to be pre treated with lime and then aged....plus you don't use the bigger chunks as these will actually steal nitrogen as they break down. You want to sieve out the smaller parts of the bark. These are referred to as "bark fines". These mixed with peat and an aggregate such as rotten granite or a better adative like a calcined clay product such as Safe-T-Sorb, makes the perfect potting medium. As for the manure ? these companies don't have any rules to follow, so i wouldn't be suggesting anybody to use this as it can burn the fine roots and kill the hardiest of plants. If you are making a large batch, you can first let the manure age in a pile out in the elements, that gets turned every couple days for a couple months, but a better adative is black compost or your aged manure mixed with compost, but this shouldn't be more that 25% since, as fertile as it is, it will smother the roots. In ground culture there are a huge amount of bio activity that helps plants roots that are not in artificial culture as pots. {also, a majority of fertilizers like "Miracle Grow" kill life in the soil, this "life" is what actually feeds the plant, not the soil itself.} So one must create the best artificial environment for maximum health. Also, you can guess with the added suggested aggregate that this makes the medium particularly heavy, hence why the professional trade add perlite....it's not meant as a fertilizer, it's to keep the roots healthy in order for them to absorb nutrients when you feed them.
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Definitely use perlite
The black cow manure is already composted
Wow! You just talked me out of making my own potting mix - I’ll just buy Espoma Land and Sea
Whats the best mixture for outdoor medical marijuana plants
for veggies: equal parts moss and black kow? It's not too heavy of a soil for potted plants?? was going to top off my raised beds with compost (leaves/branches) from out local nursery, but it's $30/cu yard, Is this necessary? or would the above work? I also have inground rows that need some amendment...not sure of whether to do compost or the above either.
I bought seedlings fr SaltyAcres, NC. Wonder if this is the same?
Is it ok for plants? How about sand also? 1part peat moss, 1 part black cow, 1 mulch, 1 sand?
Isn't mulch treated?
I just looked it up Coco coir does the same thing as peat moss but it's better for your plant because it's less acidic and not as hydrophobic NS cheaper to buy a brick of Coco coir instead of a bag of peat moss
Thank You Bro..
What about bio char? And worm castings? Would you recommend?
100%. Worm castings instead of manure. Equal parts peat, pumice/vermiculite, and worm casting. Add bio char per volume as needed.
thank you sir
Cant find black cow and pine bark mulch online so expensive
Great video can I use pine bark nuggets as well?
They are too large for that…it won’t work the same
I bought a HydraPeat All natural peat moss blend from lowes. ( the green bag) Is it the same as Peat moss? Could I use it with the soil mix?
One last question, there is no need to add top soil to the mixture?
Thank you.
Whether they know it or not, this is the video people are looking for.
I like vermiculite. Works great.
Rice hulls > Pine Bark Mulch
Pine bark mulch will break down and rob the soil of nitrogen
I was always taught not to used bark because it fights your plants for nitrogen 🤷♂
Adding up all the cost of the items, just buy the premix potting soil. Less work for the same $.
I used Blk cow, peat moss, pine b mulch on my blue berry plants and Strawberries. Made the leave turn brown. I gave up and threw my blue berry plants in the trash. Gave up on Strawberries????
Pine bark is nothing like perlite. Adds too much organic matter to mix. This guy is not correct.
Blueberry need acid soil
@@fivenight Peat moss is organic matter??? Also, pine bark breaks down very slowly, so it's fairly neutral to plants in pots.
Wow! This is exactly what I need to know. I saved the video and wrote it down in my garden book. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
My investment on a commercial grade chipper shredder has been paying off. I grow bamboo to shred. Poweful machine can turn bamboo to the best mulch there is, compost and best ingredient mix with compost tea. Nutrients extract from bamboo is compared to none. I buy bulk of quality pine bark, feed them in my chipper shredder and be done at no time. A 15 horse power chipper shredder works like butter.
Peat moss used to be $9.99. Cannot believe it went almost double the price. So might as well buy buffered coco coir for better ph control and space saver.
HumicChar or BioChar is a great addiion. I save my charcoal from the pizza oven, place them in a bag to run over by my car to crash. Only the best but free from mother nature's ingredients you can truly trust. The eternal cycle of life by design for every living thing to survive.
I believe I added to much Black Kow…
well there are cheaper option than black cow... it has sand and wood material yeah but 6 dollar bag aint no 2-3 dollar bag that has maybe more of wood or sand but comes down to you get can 2 to 3 bags of that to one black cow.
I also found the title to be false as i came here to make my own potting soil as in mix of sand+clay+silt together and not buy bag of pre made.
Okay so I watched other youtubers in the past to find how to make soil mixtures and they all add perlite. After making and using it I noticed it looked like it was all just floating to the top more and more each watering. After questioning the benefit of perlite already and then watching this video, I made this soil and the structure is SO MUCH BETTER. Nothing floats to the top and it drains very well while keeping just the right amount of moisture without getting mushy/dense. I hate that I never saw this video before and I hate that all of the other big garden youtubers recommend perlite because it really is just a waste of money.
Perlitist
Pino pajote? Xddddd i hope you guys don’t speak Spanish xd
Half-knowledge, rly not usefull. Whatching this Video is wasted time.
Found a BUNCH of clay clods In black cow! Won’t buy it again!
What do you mean?
pretty poor information. I would skip this video.
The mulch also draws all the nitrogen out of your plants as it breaks down. Not good advice brother