soil for pots

[helpmegrowbro]

Just starting to get into growing here, but I'm still unsure about exactly what type of potting mix/soil to look for. I live in Perth, Western Australia and i was wondering if any other growers in WA could recommend some tried and proven potting mixes. The ones i've been able to find in K-mart all seem to have timed released ferts which has been causing problems with my first set of plants that I experimented with.

 

I was thinking of going down to Bunnings and checking there, but there'll be an even bigger variety there and I'm still unsure what type of potting mix I should be looking for here in Australia.Would lov e to be able to just go into a store and get the right soil am unsure if soil that is used to grow tommatoes is ideal.It seems that in America they have soils you can purchase and all u need do is germinate ones seeds then place purchased soil into pots and then plant germinated seed.Damn they got evrything in America!

Well if anyone knows of a fully ideal potting soil mix that is avail please let me know .Thank you

 

PS ~peat seems to be no good iether or am I incorrect?

[sunnycoaststoner]

go to a landscape supplies and ask for some garden soil with no added ferts. ask them to mix in some cow shit or chicken shit, straw or anything else you think could be good even water crystels and away ya go, better than any potting mix you buy in the shops.

[sunnycoaststoner]

hey you not going to plant already are you?? i dunno about wa but over here we dont really start planting till late september, october, november and grow thru til about april, may till harvest.