Updated Homemade Potting Soil for Avocados, Mangos and More!

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Published 2023-04-11

I've been using this soil mix for years with great success. I plant all of my fruit trees in it, including avocado, mango, guava, citrus and more. I think it captures all of the critical elements that fruit trees need to thrive in containers. It provides excellent drainage and air flow to the tree's roots, while maintaining great water retention and acidic conditions that most tropical and subtropical trees like. Enjoy!

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All Comments (21)

@donaldjhill 1 year ago

you have really opened my eyes to growing. So happy that I discovered your channel.
@onstyle1319 1 year ago

Perfect timing for your soil mix formula. We'll be planting a new avocado tree this week. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge!
@gardengainzz9191 1 year ago

Nice Video AJ!
@joebarros4571 1 month ago

I totally agree on proper soil for growing avocado, I caught the avocado bug five years ago and now have over twenty trees and over a dozen varieties. Thanks for sharing * Joe***
@regentsaquariums5692 1 year ago

Nice going!
@shadowprovesunshine 3 months ago

Awesome thank you!
@kenchang3456 1 year ago

Excellent video! Thank you for sharing.
@tropiccalibackyardgardener6241 1 year ago

Very awesome info-video, also I really liked your soil formula, simple yet most effective for beginners or pros.
@jackz4056 6 months ago

Awesome!!! I did see Gary M. Videos from Laguna hills nursery. This is exactly what I was looking for...
@creativegirlhomestead 1 year ago

So very very happy to discover your channel! Super content! I’m definitely following! Blessings! 🌱😊
@aminwn7135 6 days ago

Thank you. I used your mix for mangoes in Florida. Only I used sand instead of the other thing. It's pretty wet here.
@jonaimz 1 year ago

yooo my man thankyou!! i was thinking of planting a avocado and mango in big containers now i know what soil to use!
@hunttheqt9991 11 months ago

Thank you. very informative.
@mozee01 3 months ago

great video bro
@126AP 1 year ago

Another favorite ingredient I also learned from Gary, is pumice/sponge rock👍
@vballguy1 10 months ago

Good video. Drainage of soil (sand/silt/clay) is predominantly based on size of particle (sand >> silt >> clay). DG is also a large particle, so it drains well. Gary Matsuoka's soils use pumice because pumice is light, and peat moss for water retention. If you want more water retention increase the peat and if you want less then increase the pumice. Weight is a big consideration in potted plants. DG weighs twice as much as pumice, so a 5gal with DG or sand will be much heavier than 5gal with pumice.
@jorgeespinoza3150 5 months ago

Awesome. I also had to invent my own soil for the ever-finicky raspberries I'm bent on growing. I also use peat, but at a fairly lower ratio because raspberries are so delicate about too much moisture retention. My ingredients are peat moss, perlite, sand, river pebbles and pebbled expanded shale aka calcined clay. Earthworm castings at the top and water it in!
@rubene4403 5 months ago

Without drainage you have a cup. I like your potting mix
@soniamarshall9293 1 year ago

I put a tray container under the pot when watering and reuse the waste water to rewater plants since it has the fertilizer, also when potting good dirt.
@mannygi1977 1 year ago

Cool video, I just bought a white sapote tree and the nursery worker told me I need good drainage.