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friedgreen51 · June 14, 2021

I live in NC too. I have had great success with 7 to 10 gallon nursery pots with grow bags inside. The plastic nursery pot helps retain some moisture and the grow bags prune the roots a bit.
For my mix I use :
1/3 pine bark fines. I buy the smallest, uncolored natural pine nugget mulch I can find. My husband run it through the chipper shredder. Here in NC pine bark nuggets are easy to source and inexpensive.
1/3 of the Soil 3 Humus Compost https://www.soil3.com/?__hstc=228803...sfp=4091893915
They put it on sale in the spring and deliver it as part of the price.
1/3 Miracle Grow Potting Soil
and finally about 2 cups of NAPA 100 Percent Diatomaceous Earth Part # 8822 Oil Absorb. It is available at NAPA for $9.99 for 24 Quarts.
I use a time release fertilizer and top water. Sometimes everyday in the Summer.
It has worked well for me.

June 14, 2021	#36
friedgreen51 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: North Carolina Posts: 159	Growing In Pots/Buckets I live in NC too. I have had great success with 7 to 10 gallon nursery pots with grow bags inside. The plastic nursery pot helps retain some moisture and the grow bags prune the roots a bit. For my mix I use : 1/3 pine bark fines. I buy the smallest, uncolored natural pine nugget mulch I can find. My husband run it through the chipper shredder. Here in NC pine bark nuggets are easy to source and inexpensive. 1/3 of the Soil 3 Humus Compost https://www.soil3.com/?__hstc=228803...sfp=4091893915 They put it on sale in the spring and deliver it as part of the price. 1/3 Miracle Grow Potting Soil and finally about 2 cups of NAPA 100 Percent Diatomaceous Earth Part # 8822 Oil Absorb. It is available at NAPA for $9.99 for 24 Quarts. I use a time release fertilizer and top water. Sometimes everyday in the Summer. It has worked well for me.