Skip to content
Help Track Order Orders Affiliate Offers Franchise Wishlist
Good soil is an integral part of any healthy garden - Nurserylive
March 27, 2020 Akshay Joshi

Good soil is an integral part of any healthy garden

"Food is as healthy as the soil in which it is grown"

Good soil is an integral part of any healthy garden, it becomes even more critical when we grow plants in pots in our terrace or balcony.

As our potted plants are not connected with natural soil ecosystem and hence it needs extra care & nutrients.

The proportion of sand, silt and clay particles determines the texture of our soil and affects drainage and nutrient availability, which in turn influence how well our plants will grow.

Our soil could be divided into three main types:

Clay Soil : This soil holds on to the nutrients well, but drains poorly. It can be heavy to dig when wet and can bake hard in summer.

This is found in northern plains of India. Its not ideal for gardening, but can be improved upon by adding organic matter like kitchen compost, cow dung manure or well decomposed garden waste.

Organic matter can provide much needed drainage in clay soil. You can even buy compost available with any online or offline gardening store.

Sandy Soil : Sandy soil has very large particles, which prevents it from holding moisture and nutrients.

Other than a few plants (Succulents and Adeniums ), this kind of soil is unsuitable for most plants. Sandy soil can be improved by adding organic matter like kitchen compost, cow dung manure or well decomposed garden waste.

Organic matter can help in water and nutrient retention.

Loamy soil: Loamy soil is great for gardening as it provides right amount of nutrients and good drainage.

Filed in: NULL
Previous article 9 Best Gardening Tool Every Gardener Must Own

Comments

Nagaraju Kakani - July 31, 2021

Sairam, Thank you. Can you advise me where can I get loamy soil for my kitchen garden to be grown in pots and grow bags and the price or can I make it mixing ordinary red soil with pot mix and Verdi compost. If so what is the proportion.
With regards
Nagaraju Kakani
Hyderabad

Leave a comment

Comments must be approved before appearing

* Required fields

Blog: Plant Talk

See more

Blog: Kitchen Gardening

See more

Blog: Top 10 Plants

See more

Blog: Sustainable Living

See more

Blog: Plant Styling and DIY's

See more

Best Sellers

  • 5 Best Indoor Plants Pack - Nurserylive
    Save 32% Save %
    ₹ 1,620
    ₹ 1,620 - ₹ 1,620
    ₹ 1,620
    ₹ 1,099
    ₹ 1,099 - ₹ 1,099
    ₹ 1,099

    5 Best Indoor Plants Pack

    (MRP Inclusive of all taxes) Shipping ₹ 79 for entire order Dispatch in 7 days Country of origin: India Today's Offer Surprise Gift (₹100) ...

    View full details
    ₹ 1,620
    ₹ 1,620 - ₹ 1,620
    ₹ 1,620
    ₹ 1,099
    ₹ 1,099 - ₹ 1,099
    ₹ 1,099
    Save 32% Save %
  • 5 Best Fragrant Plants - Nurserylive
    Save 29% Save %
    ₹ 1,755
    ₹ 1,755 - ₹ 1,755
    ₹ 1,755
    ₹ 1,249
    ₹ 1,249 - ₹ 1,249
    ₹ 1,249

    5 Best Fragrant Plants

    (MRP Inclusive of all taxes) Shipping ₹ 79 for entire order Dispatch in 7 days Country of origin: India Today's Offer Surprise Gift (₹100) ...

    View full details
    ₹ 1,755
    ₹ 1,755 - ₹ 1,755
    ₹ 1,755
    ₹ 1,249
    ₹ 1,249 - ₹ 1,249
    ₹ 1,249
    Save 29% Save %
  • Top 5 air purifier and oxygen enriching plant pack - Nurserylive
    Save 32% Save %
    ₹ 1,770
    ₹ 1,770 - ₹ 1,770
    ₹ 1,770
    ₹ 1,199
    ₹ 1,199 - ₹ 1,199
    ₹ 1,199

    Top 5 air purifier and oxygen enriching plant pack

    (MRP Inclusive of all taxes) Shipping ₹ 79 for entire order Dispatch in 7 days Country of origin: India Today's Offer Surprise Gift (₹100) ...

    View full details
    ₹ 1,770
    ₹ 1,770 - ₹ 1,770
    ₹ 1,770
    ₹ 1,199
    ₹ 1,199 - ₹ 1,199
    ₹ 1,199
    Save 32% Save %
  • Pack of 3 Good Luck Jade Plants in Ceramic Pots - Nurserylive
    Save 28% Save %
    ₹ 897
    ₹ 897 - ₹ 897
    ₹ 897
    ₹ 649
    ₹ 649 - ₹ 649
    ₹ 649

    Pack of 3 Good Luck Jade Plants in Ceramic Pots

    (MRP Inclusive of all taxes) Shipping ₹ 79 for entire order Dispatch in 7 days Country of origin: India Today's Offer Surprise Gift (₹100) ...

    View full details
    ₹ 897
    ₹ 897 - ₹ 897
    ₹ 897
    ₹ 649
    ₹ 649 - ₹ 649
    ₹ 649
    Save 28% Save %
  • Set of 3 Outdoor Flowering Plants for Beautiful Garden - Nurserylive
    Save 17% Save %
    ₹ 1,086
    ₹ 1,086 - ₹ 1,086
    ₹ 1,086
    ₹ 899
    ₹ 899 - ₹ 899
    ₹ 899

    Set of 3 Outdoor Flowering Plants for Beautiful Garden

    (MRP Inclusive of all taxes) Shipping ₹ 79 for entire order Dispatch in 7 days Country of origin: India Today's Offer Surprise Gift (₹100) ...

    View full details
    ₹ 1,086
    ₹ 1,086 - ₹ 1,086
    ₹ 1,086
    ₹ 899
    ₹ 899 - ₹ 899
    ₹ 899
    Save 17% Save %
  • Save 29% Save %
    ₹ 1,755
    ₹ 1,755 - ₹ 1,755
    ₹ 1,755
    ₹ 1,249
    ₹ 1,249 - ₹ 1,249
    ₹ 1,249

    Top 5 Cute Succulents

    (MRP Inclusive of all taxes) Shipping ₹ 79 for entire order Dispatch in 7 days Country of origin: India Today's Offer Surprise Gift (₹100)...

    View full details
    ₹ 1,755
    ₹ 1,755 - ₹ 1,755
    ₹ 1,755
    ₹ 1,249
    ₹ 1,249 - ₹ 1,249
    ₹ 1,249
    Save 29% Save %
  • Top 5 Plants for Healthy and Prosperous New Year - Nurserylive
    Save 25% Save %
    ₹ 1,395
    ₹ 1,395 - ₹ 1,395
    ₹ 1,395
    ₹ 1,049
    ₹ 1,049 - ₹ 1,049
    ₹ 1,049

    Top 5 Plants for Healthy and Prosperous New Year

    (MRP Inclusive of all taxes) Shipping ₹ 79 for entire order Dispatch in 7 days Country of origin: India Today's Offer Surprise Gift (₹100) ...

    View full details
    ₹ 1,395
    ₹ 1,395 - ₹ 1,395
    ₹ 1,395
    ₹ 1,049
    ₹ 1,049 - ₹ 1,049
    ₹ 1,049
    Save 25% Save %
  • View all Collection

Trending Collections

Save 40% with Gardening Solutions

You may also need

Clearance Sale

Related Category