I have been looking up container mix recipes today. These are two examples of the many I found. Your input would be much appreciated. I want to grow tomatoes in 5 gallon buckets.
From the Old Farmer's Almanac
https://www.almanac.com/blog/gardeni...n-potting-soil
Basic Container Mix Recipe
Ingredients
1 bucket (2-½ gallons) peat moss
1 bucket (2-½ gallons) vermiculite or perlite
1 half bucket (1-¼ gallons) screened compost or composted cow manure
2 cups fine sand
2 cups pelleted time-release fertilizer
½ cup lime (to counter the acid of peat and keep the pH level near neutral)
From:
https://www.planetnatural.com/potting-mix-recipes/
Cornell Soilless Mix (adapted for organic growers*):
- 1/2 cubic yard peat moss or coconut coir
- 1/2 cubic yard perlite
- 10 lbs. bone meal
- 5 lbs. ground limestone
- 5 lbs. blood meal
* This soilless mix was developed at Cornell University for commercial growers, but is easily adapted for home use. I have substituted select organic fertilizers in place of synthetic fertilizers.