• Use potting soil to safely bring plants indoors."Pots de terre..." is Copyrighted by Flickr user: alpha du centaure (Alpha du centaure) under the Creative Commons Attribution license.
  
  

Significance

• Potting soil provides a sterilized environment for starting or growing plants in containers. Weed seeds and harmful organisms have been destroyed, which avoid bringing infested soil into a home or business.
  
  

Purpose

• Benefit vulnerable starter plants with nutrients that may have been added by the potting-soil manufacturer.
  
  

Function

• Balanced moisture-holding and drainage-promoting ingredients of potting soil give plants sufficient moisture to flourish and enough drainage to avoid damping-off or root rot.
  
  

Availability

• Commercial potting soil can be purchased in needed quantities at garden and hardware centers. Choose from a variety of mix types and package sizes designed to meet many needs conveniently.
  
  

Homemade Potting Soil

• Use potting soil to turn any container into a planter."Memories" is Copyrighted by Flickr user: tanakawho under the Creative Commons Attribution license.
  
  It is possible to tailor potting soil to meet your yard's specific needs by following recipes such as those in Resources. Blend ingredients to suit the requirements of particular plants or to correct particular deficiencies in available products.