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what we  are going to see in this video is sand mix
Pot mix
Sand mix for indoor or pot plant
Sand is very important fo the plant to grow luxuriantly
How healthier the sand mix is, it will get reflected in the plants growth.
there is proverb in Tamil the inner beauty can be seen in the face
the same goes for the plants, how healthier the roots are
will be seen in the lush of the leaves and flowers.
what are all need to be present in a sand mix
that is important
by default in healthy sand mix we will find Nitrogen,
Phosphorus, Pottassium, Magnesium, Sulphur and Calcium
these will be by nature found in sand
What are all important for plants?
Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Pottassium these 3 are important for plants
Nitrogen is important for leafs lush and greenish look
Phosphorus for flowers, vegetables and for any yield.
Pottassium for root, stem strengthening and protection from insects.
We can top up these 3 with the help of NPK chemical component or
You can find these 3 components in organic vermicompost
Even i am stopped using chemical NPK am using only the organic vermicompost
But we can't top up magneseum sulphur and calcium
We can't top up in sense we can't do it correctly that's why we have to change the sand every 6 to 1 year once.
If you are planting it in ground it will get top up automatically
but in pot that's not possible so based on the plant's health
we have to change sand and boost it
Why do plants need sand?
let's find out that first
To hold plants
Number two, to supply water to plants
Water is available in sand to take that water and supply them to plants it is needed.
Thirdly to get needed nutritions for plants
to supply the air needed for the root,
The sand mix that we do need to fulfill all these.
Now am going to do the neutral sand mix
But for each type of plant the sand mix and the preposition of chemical component varies.
now let us see the neutral mix
These are the things am using for snad mix
Garden sand
normal red sand it will be available in nursery
This is vermicompost
This too will be avialabe in normal nursery, it is good it has NPK
This is vegetale compost this too will be easily available in markets
This is made from vegetable wastes, government shops too it is available
Cocopeat one cake
perlite
It looks white in color like sand
perlite is important, it is bit costly, so as an alternate you can even use rivver sand with big particles
Perlite is a chemical component, it comes between sand and glass
But it will not cut your hand
It helps the root from getting chocked and also helps in sand tightening.
because of this root will get enough air circulation.
Now lett's see how to mix.
first let us add cocopeat
If we wet it, it's easy to break.
today need only a small amount so am wettting only a small area.
Once it is wet it is easy to take
let's take the amount we need
Now let us keep the extra cocopeat in a cover
In this method we can easily store the extra cocopeat and it will be good for future use.
Am going to mix sand for this pot
35% sand, 35% cocopeat, 25% vermicompost, 5% vegetable compost and perlite
almost 70% sand and cocopeat
Am going to mix in this cup
first 3 and half cup cocopeat
balance i will keep in the cover
Next, 3 and half cup sand
each 3 and half cup, cocopeat and garden sand, both red and black sand mixed
Next 2 and half cup vermi compost
2 and half cup vermi compost
one handful equal to half up vermicompost
Difference between veetable and vermicompost is, former will work fast and he latter will take
time to work.
for the balance 5% perlite
perlite is optional
Sand will not stick and the texture will be smoother to touch
that is the proper mix
we can fil it and plant
placing small stones near the drain hole to avoid sand draining
aqaurium small stones near the drain holes
now let us add sand
This is the sand we going to plant
chop off the dried leaves
This is peace lily as i kept it in small pot for many days its leaves dried
now we changed the pot and sand will post a image after 6 months in Facebook.
This is a general pot mix, apart from this every plant need different mixing
if you searched it in net using the name of the plant you will find it.
will post in description the uses of basic components, have a look at it
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