my potting soil base mix is about 20% sand
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soil is this soil good for mature plants ?
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Knock yourself out!
It means give it a try =)
Bookmarked this page. Down the line I want to make my own soil. Thanks guys 
I'd use half the coco and make the other 20 percent sand. To 8 liters of the mix I' d also add a couple handfuls each of powdered dolomitic lime to increase the pH and add magnesium, rock phosphate and bone meal to add phosphate, calcium and a little nitrogen. When possible, water with rainwater. If your humus is worm castings, you can leave out the bone meal. Good luck40% coco
40% sphagnum
20% humus
GOOD ?
if i will add some % of building sand it will be better ?
You should be able to get Rock Phosphate in your area because it's mined in the Negev area by Rotem Amfert Negev... http://www.iclfertil...BUHomepage.aspx
I suppose the bonemeal could be problematic if it's considered treif.
Dolomitic Limestone is quarried in the area around Jerusalem and it wouldn't surprise me to find that stone dust and spoil left over from quarrying are bagged and sold for agricultural purposes. There's a link here... http://en.wikipedia....Jerusalem_stone
Good luck!
I suppose the bonemeal could be problematic if it's considered treif.
Dolomitic Limestone is quarried in the area around Jerusalem and it wouldn't surprise me to find that stone dust and spoil left over from quarrying are bagged and sold for agricultural purposes. There's a link here... http://en.wikipedia....Jerusalem_stone
Good luck!
Ok here is my mix, you should be able to find a local potting soil wholesaler, like I did.
[font=Helvetica Neue'][background=rgb(255, 255, 255)]A local soil company that supplies our nurseries dropped off the base mix, [/background]its a good mix of local trees and sand, guessing it would be 60/40 wood/sand mix, I put it[/font] in bins wet it then cover it, rainwater also drains into the bins. After a couple months and checking it every couple weeks, I mix it 50/50 with the base mix. Then it gets cut with peat and perlite. The final ratio would be 50% composted soil mix 40% peat and about 10% - 20% perlite.
I modified the above paragraph since its post, I also add Epsom salt to my mix, along with extra perlite. You can see pictures of how I make my potting soil in the link below.
http://thehotpepper.com/topic/32046-is-it-stinky/page__hl__%2Bis+%2Bit+%2Bstinky
[font=Helvetica Neue'][background=rgb(255, 255, 255)]A local soil company that supplies our nurseries dropped off the base mix, [/background]its a good mix of local trees and sand, guessing it would be 60/40 wood/sand mix, I put it[/font] in bins wet it then cover it, rainwater also drains into the bins. After a couple months and checking it every couple weeks, I mix it 50/50 with the base mix. Then it gets cut with peat and perlite. The final ratio would be 50% composted soil mix 40% peat and about 10% - 20% perlite.
I modified the above paragraph since its post, I also add Epsom salt to my mix, along with extra perlite. You can see pictures of how I make my potting soil in the link below.
http://thehotpepper.com/topic/32046-is-it-stinky/page__hl__%2Bis+%2Bit+%2Bstinky
