Adding soil in the mix
Last year I made the mistake of adding soil to to my container mix. Through the summer the mix remained moist which I thought was good at the time. My yield of tomatoes was however poorer than normal and on pulling up the plants at the end of the season I found that the root ball on each plant was very small compared to normal.
There’s a thread I’ve read here regarding seedlings needing good drainage. By increasing the drainage properties of the mix and not overwatering, the roots are forced to grow longer to look for water and with that you get a healthier plant.
I’m guessing that the same applies to adult plants, if I’m wrong please correct me, in any case I won’t be making the same mistake again.
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