Pots Or Beds? What’s the best container for living soil?
- wholeplantcollective
- Sep 5, 2024
- 1 min read
Updated: Nov 21, 2024
Before you buy soil what container are you going to use?
More specifically what size container are you going to use? Are you going to give each individual plant it own pot or are you going to let your plants thrive as a group in a raised bed?
We recommend a minimum of 45L of living soil per container/plant. Although you can get success using smaller containers with regular top dressings of amendments, we find the best results using larger quantities of soil.
Using more soil is like having a bigger food cupboard, there’s more food in storage ready to be put on the table as needed. Bigger the cupboard, longer the meal goes without having to visit the shop.
Breathable containers with living soils cause the soil to completely dry around edges, this decreases the amount of nutrients & root space your plants have access to, decreases efficiency of waterings and increase dry spots in your soil.
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