A potting soil should offer the plant a substratum for both stability and obtaining it’s needed water, nutrients and aeration. If a soil is too porous, it will dry out too rapidly and the plant either has to be watered daily or suffer the consequences of desiccation. If it is too dense, it may become waterlogged and lead to rot.

Thus, there is an ideal soil that offers drainage but adequate water retention and root support.  One will find the needed frequency of watering with experience with their soil.

Besides water, a top-quality potting soil is the single best thing you can give to a plant in a container. Have you ever grown a plant in a container on your deck or patio only to have the soil dry up as hard as brick? Most of us can answer with a resounding "Yes!" because it is quite easy to find inferior potting soils in the marketplace.


In such poor potting soil, plants will never have a chance to grow well. Plants need a high-quality potting soil -- one that won't pack like a brick and will hold the water, nutrients and oxygen that their roots need to produce lush, healthy stems, leaves and flowers.

Manufacturers Of Potting Soil

Long Island Compost