outdoor grow soil

[xn3m0x]

hello all i am planning on growing outdoors in 5 gal containers i want to bury them in the ground and i am wondering what soil i should use.

should i just use potting soil? or should i make a mix? could anyone tell me what they use that works for them. Water will not be easy to get there all the time so should i put something in to retain water? or make some sort of irrigation system? any help would be appreciated

xn3m0x Reviewed by xn3m0x on 04-27-2007. outdoor grow soil hello all i am planning on growing outdoors in 5 gal containers i want to bury them in the ground and i am wondering what soil i should use. should i just use potting soil? or should i make a mix? could anyone tell me what they use that works for them. Water will not be easy to get there all the time so should i put something in to retain water? or make some sort of irrigation system? any help would be appreciated Rating: 5

[xn3m0x]

also would it be bad to make a bag type thing around the bucket to hold in humidity or would this make mold grow and be pointless outdoors?

[RonnieRay]

Uh? If your going to go through the trouble of digging a hole big enough to burry 5 gal buckets, why not amend the soil good and plant directly in the ground?

[guerillagrowerz]

just incase he has some thieves he can move it...

just get some regular soil with the right texture, water retention and airaiton u need.

[RonnieRay]

"just incase he has some thieves he can move it..."

How would you know the theives are comming before they come and steal it?

Try to find a better spot that is unlikely to be disturbed. If you think there is even a reasonable liklyhood that someone will stumble accross it, then it's a bad spot to begin with. Also, it's best to spread out your efforts between several small spots and not one main one.