What's a simple soil recipe?

Chunky Stool said:

Mother nature feeds plants exactly the opposite way -- most of the nutrients are near the surface. They go deep for water, not food.
This is why top-dressing is so effective.

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Pot plants don't 'go deep' typically, they go sideways. Some of the healthiest and biggest plants I've ever seen where bottom fed, never top dressed or top watered.

Danielson999 said:

Pot plants don't 'go deep' typically, they go sideways. Some of the healthiest and biggest plants I've ever seen where bottom fed, never top dressed or top watered.

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Plants grown from seed have a tap root, which always tries to go deep. Clone roots tend to grow more like an umbrella.
Bottom feeding actually has many advantages (flood & drain). I've done it with cloth pots & had good results.