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El Natural Diana Walstad's low-maintenance, soil-based 'El Natural' method for keeping plants and fish.

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Old 11-01-2009, 05:36 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I have no idea if this top soil has high CEC...Should I look into adding bone meal or vermiculite?
Vermiculite no, a little bone meal fertilizer yes. The problem for potted plants is not CEC. It is highly organic soils that become severely anaerobic.
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