How to Use Topsoil for a Potting Mixture

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    • 1). Cut the bag of topsoil open with a utility knife or the business end of a large shovel and break it up with a shovel to decompact the soil. Decompacted soil is easier to work with while filling pots. Mix the topsoil with organic compost materials in a 1:1 ratio.

    • 2). Fill pots with the topsoil mixture using a small gardening shovel. Use the small shovel to pack the topsoil into the pots you fill them.

    • 3). Add fertilizer to the soil and mix it well with the small gardening shovel.

    • 4). Add water to the pots when they are filled with topsoil to help the soil to settle before planting seeds or transplanting starts.

    • 5). Add more topsoil to the pots as needed to fill the pots sufficiently for the seeds or starts that will grow in the pots.

    • 6). Place the pots in an area that will provide the plants in the pots with the required amount of sun exposure for them to thrive.

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