That’s it! Now all I have to do is plant the veggies and wait for some homegrown goodness. Fill your container the rest of the way, repeat the fertilizer step, and voila, you’re done. If you are using a commercial fertilizer, fill your pots half way, add a scoop of fertilizer and mix it in. Then, just grab your containers and filled them with potting soil. Add a little water and stir it around with gloved hands or a shovel. It’s easiest if you just grab a bucket and throw one bucket of each ingredient into your mixing container. This will eliminate the need to use fertilizer. I’m not a big fan of store bought fertilizer, as far as I’m concerned, that’s the chickens’ job, so I’ll be collecting my compost from the floor of the chicken run. Mix one part each of the peat moss, vermiculite, and compost. A wheelbarrow or large pot to mix your potting soil.

The thing is, pre-made bagged potting soil is crazy expensive, and since this year, I plan on growing quite a few things in containers, I decided to make my own. Garden soil is just too heavy when growing in pots. If you plan on growing anything in pots this year, potting soil is absolutely essential. I whipped up a batch of homemade potting soil earlier today and decided to post my favorite recipe in case you didn’t see it the first time around I published it last year.

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