Potting mix (vs. potting soil ... Most new gardens don’t have perfect growing conditions. Sandy soil dries out too quickly.

But what is the best soil mix for tomatoes? Healthy tomato plants ... as tests have shown that peat soil, as well as overly sandy soil, will not result in a fully developed tomato flavor.

Soil is a mixture of tiny particles of rock, dead plants and animals, air and water. Different soils have different properties depending on their composition. Sandy soil is pale coloured and has ...

Adding organic materials improves the ability of sandy soils to hold ... silt or clay soils to compact. Mix an organic amendment such as sawdust into the soil to improve the sand’s amending ...