Help Dealing with Waterlogged Soils

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tapla Bay City, MI(Zone 6a) Sep 11, 2010

I have posted a thread that contains some tips that I think have at least the potential to become part of the bag of tricks container gardeners employ to deal with heavy (water-retentive soils). I didn't want to post it on multiple forums, so I posted where I'm most at home - the Container Gardening Forum. For those that might already know everything I shared, I apologize, but I'm most interested in helping those who are struggling with waterlogged soils and want/need some relief. The embedded link below will take you to the thread:

http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/f/containers/all/


I am posting this message on a few forums in the hope that those who read it will feel it merits sending growers struggling with water retention issues in containers over for a read as you come across them in your forum adventures.

Al

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Deebie Orangeburg, SC Oct 20, 2010

Thank you, Al, for the post. I'd read the above mentioned threads previously, but never got around to trying the gritty mix you recommend, because of scepticism. In fact, I added pine bark and perlite to regular potting mix and it was a disaster. Well, I finally mixed up a batch of the 5-1-1 mix. When I took my plants out of their pots, I could not believe that every one of them had rotten roots from soggy soil. The difference in the plants health after repotting using the gritty mix was phenomenal. I'm a believer now. I can't stop repotting plants, although this is not the perfect time of year for it, as growth is slowing down. But, at least they will have a head start when growth resumes in the spring. I absolutely love the mix and will never buy commercial mix again. Next year I will try the 1-1-1 mix for my houseplants. I highly recommend the gritty mix.

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tapla Bay City, MI(Zone 6a) Oct 20, 2010

Thanks, Debbie! Love the enthusiasm - it's catching.

Best luck to you - good growing. ;o)

Al

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