The plants were grown in mixture of peat/forest soil (purchased from Pingstrup Substrate) and vermiculite (3:1) in a green house at 23°C with 150 μE m-2 s-1 light on a photoperiod of 12 h light and 12 h dark.
So if your grass is green and your garden is groovy you may want to take a look closer look at the soil you purchased and any fertilizer you use.
We found that pregnant women purchase soil from local shops or eat soil taken from the ground.
Purchase soil amendments and any other supplies you need.
You can purchase soil testers at a nursery or garden shop, or bring a small sample of dirt to the nursery and ask them to test it for you.
For those who are monetarily conscious, not studying abroad will protect your money from the actual thousands of temptations on foreign soil (such as purchasing Italian leather bags and key chains for every single one of your cousins).
Based on these tests we selected for the experiment an organic-rich soil that we purchased in a garden shop (Bio-Universalerde, ökohum gmbh).
Alternatively, use purchased soil from the garden center or nursery.
As such, you can be certain that the soil used and purchased there is truly organic.
Add substrate to the tank: Potting soil or topsoil purchased from any home improvement store works perfectly.
