Types of Soil for Your Raised Garden Bed

Types of Soil for Your Raised Garden Bed - VEGEGA Metal Raised Garden Bed
When planting, what kind of soil will you use for your raised garden bed? As we all know, there are many types of soil like topsoil, potting soil, garden soil, land soil, and raised bed soil which are all called nutrient soils. And how do you choose the best one for your gardening needs? this article will give you a little instruction.
The most important thing for planting is the soil. Excessive acidity and alkalinity, compaction, and airtightness can easily cause plant root necrosis, unhealthy plants, and poor growth. If we fail to provide a good material basis, the plants will naturally grow poorly.
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Here are five types of soil for gardening:

Topsoil

Topsoil is often used as fill soil because it is not mixed with impurities such as organic matter. And topsoil is too dense and nutrient-poor to provide nutrients for plants to grow, so topsoil is often used in lawns or as a fill in the bottom layer of raised garden beds to reduce weed growth.

Land soil

Land soil is the common soil in our daily life, also known as vegetable garden soil and pastoral soil. When cultivating plants, it needs to be used with fertilizers. The aggregate structure is usually not recommended for direct cultivation of plants. One of the reasons is the lack of nutrients. Another important reason is that the land's soil structure is simple; it is very easy to compact when dry and it is water permeable when watering.

Garden soil

This is soil that has been formulated to make it better for plants and contains most of the nutrients that plants need to grow. Its soil composition is rich in compost, microorganisms, nutrients, organic matter, and ideal pH. It has a good soil structure, which not only effectively provides plants with the nutrients they need, but its good moisture retention also leads to higher output.
Compared with topsoil, garden soil has a looser structure, better ventilation, stronger water and fertilizer retention capacity, and is more suitable for the growth of garden bed plants.

Potting soil & potting mix

Potting soil and potting mix can usually be interchanged. But there are also some differences. When purchasing potting soil or potting mix, you can carefully look at the ingredient list on the package to decide which one is right for you.
Potting soil is mainly used for potted plants. Potting soil may or may not contain soil, which is mainly distinguished by the ingredient list on the package. Most potting soil contains compost. And it is not sterile; it may contain fungi and weed seeds. Potting mix is soilless and sterile, which may contain fertilizers, and has a fluffy texture.
Therefore, in terms of use, potting mix is more suitable for potted or container planting, while potting soil is suitable for land planting.

Raised bed soil

Compared with other soils, raised bed soil is more expensive, rich in organic matter, fluffy soil, and has better air permeability. Raised bed soil does not require frequent watering because its moisturizing properties are better.
But is raised bed soil the only option to fill the raised garden beds? To be honest, potting mix is also good for garden beds. The main reason for this choice is that filling garden beds does not require the entire bed to be filled with soil (What to fill raised garden bed with). When choosing to fill a garden bed, organic or organic soil with good air permeability is the best.

In general, the soils on the market have their own merits, and the composition of each soil is different. When we choose soil, it is the best way to choose soil mainly according to the container and pH requirements of the plants.

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