Recipe for potting soil

[KingKhan]

So,
1 part garden soil, 1 part sand, 1 part manure, and 1 part coco peat. Good enough for all plants(leaving succulents)?
Also, Can anyone tell which kind of sand is used in gardening? There are many kinds of sands as I can see.

 

[Chuck]

So,
1 part garden soil, 1 part sand, 1 part manure, and 1 part coco peat. Good enough for all plants(leaving succulents)?
Also, Can anyone tell which kind of sand is used in gardening? There are many kinds of sands as I can see.

Just plain sand is NOT what you use. It is a special sand that is mined in a few places in the world. Just plain sand has very very little nutritional value and should not be used in soil if the soil has much clay in it. Sand+Clay=Brick. The sand here in the US is called Greensand and Magic sand. The stuff at one time was the ocean floor. It's real name is Glauconite and its basic makup is silica. It has a LOT of different trace minerals in it. Once added to your garden soil it lasts an extremely long time. Beach sand, play sand or any kind of sand that is not glauconite will not work and should be kept out of the garden if there is a significant amount clay in the soil.