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Home » DIY FAQs » Lawn & Garden » Planting/Gardening » What ingredients are in container potting soil?

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Potting soil is a mix of several ingredients, including peat moss, compost perlite and vermiculite. Some compost also contains fertilizer, which generally last for 8 to 12 weeks.

 

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