Getting the soil for the Greenhouse

Where to Get Soil

Unless you have planned this greenhouse for a long time and have a supply of good soil ready, the soil required for your first year’s planting may have to be included in your budget. More than just plain garden soil is needed for potting most greenhouse-grown plants. Garden or field loam can make up as much as a third of the mixture, but it should be enriched with

10. The perfect adjunct to a home greenhouse, this cheerful annex affords space for paper-work, potting, and ample storage. A brief but distinct listing of cultural reminders-easy to keep current on a blackboard-is always a good idea. (Photograph by Gottscho-Schleisner)

11. Mrs. M. S. Holman of Hampton, New Hampshire, reaps a tidy
return from this small free-standing greenhouse. Note extra ventilators at
sides. (Courtesy Flower & Garden)

another third of organic material. Vermiculite or sand is the other third. With an established compost pile or a heap of leaf-mold, you will find it necessary to purchase only such organics as sphagnum moss, peatmoss, or peat. Sphagnum moss wholesales at about $2.00 a bale plus shipping charges; granulated peatmoss and horticultural peat at approximately $1.25 per 2 bushel bag. Leafmold is priced at $1.00 to $2.00 per bushel -more or less-depending on source of supply.

Special potting materials such as osmunda fiber (an old-time medium for orchids ) cost in the neighborhood of $8.00 per bale plus shipping charges; shredded wood and bark, used increasingly of late in orchid culture, is (or was) priced at about $4.00 per 60-pound package.

For starting seeds and cuttings you will need vermiculite at about $2.00 per 3 bushel bag; and milled sphagnum at $3.00 per 25-pound bag. Remember, please, that in all cases the prices cited in this book represent purchases I have made at various times. They are not to be taken as gospel.

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