I moved to anew place where the soil is mostly sand. I decided for the moment being to garden in containers. I am up-cycling an old steel file cabinet : 5 drawers h 12 x w 19 x L 41 i, on cinder blocks. and the body of the cabinet is H 19 i x w 41 i x L 64 i, on bricks.
I estimate that to fill this with store bought potting soil would cost some 600.-- Dollars or so - which makes those tomatoes VERY expensive and the whole project not viable.
I can get as much free compost as a want (made from leaves and wood clippings, only) from my county's Dept. of Solid Waste Management.
Does anybody have a recipe for homemade "potting soil", or can point me to a recipe, so I can fill those steel beds at a reasonable price?
I normally garden organically and while I am sure the County compost is not organic, it will have to do. Plus, if any possible, I would prefer not to use peat moss for environmental reasons, if an alternative can be found.
Thanks for any suggestions
