Make Potting Soil for Gardening

Home-made potting soil for Prepare for Summer Gardening, seeds, etc.

Steps

  1. Burn any wood and keep the ashes.
  2. Collect rough bark (rotting is best), say a {{safesubst:#invoke:convert|convert}} bucket full. Pound bark as much as possible.
  3. Collect two five gallon buckets of any flowers. No stems, leaves, just flowers.
  4. Slow boil flowers and 2 to 5 pounds sugar for 15 minutes.
  5. Let stand overnight.
  6. Add ash, slow boil for 15 minutes.
  7. Use any glass jar, fill with bark, top off with mixture.
  8. Add as needed for 3 to 4 days.
  9. Seal for three or more months.

Tips

  • You can let the juice sit around for weeks, while you collect the bark.
  • Use either the bark or the juice, or both.

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