Shade Potting Mix

JI #1 Base

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When acquiring plants for a shade garden, remember that plants grow slowly in the shade, so get large plants. Plants often grow differently in the shade and some experimentation with size and blooming times are in order. The following plants grow well in deep shade.

Standard Potting Mix

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Cuttings: I use composted manure mixed with sawdust to root cuttings in — it works great; don’t need rooting hormones.

Pumice is also used as the top dressing and to provide extra bottom drainage. Provide encapsulated slow-release fertilizer with minor trace elements once a year and repot yearly.

Cuttings: I use composted manure mixed with sawdust to root cuttings in — it works great; don’t need rooting hormones.

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