SOIL

ORGANIC MATTER/
COMPOST/ MANURE
SAND
3 KINDS OF GROWING MEDIA

Gardening soil
Sand
Organic Matter 
Gardening soil

alsoknown as topsoil, is a natural soil. It is

found in the ground and can be mixed with
other ingredients to promote healthy plant
growth
Sand

 isa granular material composed of finely divided

rock and mineral particles. 
 For soil drainage and soil aeration
Organic Matter 

 is the fraction of the soil that consists of plant or animal tissue in various stages of
breakdown (decomposition).
 Contains nutrients needed for plant growth.
 organic matter also binds soil particles into aggregates and improves
the water holding capacity of soil.
COMMON ANIMAL MANURE AS
ORGANIC FERTILIZER

CHICKEN DUNG/MANURE
PIG MANURE
COW MANURE
VERMICAST
GUANO FERTILIZER
Growing media 

materials that plants grow in

specifically designed to support
plant growth and can either be a solid or a liquid
are the sources of nutrients which are absorbed
by the roots and transformed by the cell into
useful substance for the manufacture of food.
Growing medium has three main
functions
1) supply roots with nutrients, air, and water,
2) allow for maximum root growth
3) physically support the plant.
GROWING MIX

 Themajor role of a growing mix is to support the

plant, while holding water and nutrients for the
plant to use during growth.
HOW TO MIX THE DIFFERENT
KIND GROWING MEDIA

 Mix the media using 1:1:1 ratio

 Ex. 1 kg garden soil
1 kg fine sand
1 kg Organic Matter
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