potting soil

noun

First recorded in 1905–10

The easiest solution is to buy potting soil, which will have its mineral makeup detailed on the bag.

I buy ice cream cones with the flat bottoms and fill them with potting soil.

We’ve chosen our favorite indoor potting soil mixes to keep your houseplants healthy.

A pound of the material, which is light, will be enough for a wheelbarrow of potting soil.

Old potting soil will answer admirably, and the seeds should be put in one inch deep and two inches apart.

It is not unusual to grow them on a heap of discarded potting soil, where they can ramble without restraint.

In due time these leaves will decay and make useful potting soil.

A potting soil ready prepared may be had for about a shilling a peck from any seedsman, which saves time and trouble in mixing.

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