Growing Media

Soil and Container Media Electrical Conductivity Interpretations

E. A. Hanlon, B. L. McNeal, and G. Kidder

UF/IFAS Extension Nutrient Management Series: Container Media Nutrient Test Interpretation

Rao Mylavarapu and Tom Yeager

Multi-Cavity Collection: A Method for Sampling Bulk Solutions from Plug Media

Jianjun Chen, Yangfeng Huang, Cynthia A. Robinson, and Russell D. Caldwell

Moisture Retention and Chemical Properties of Nursery Potting Substrates

Haimanote K. Bayabil, Fitsum T. Tilahun, Yuncong Li, and E. Vanessa Campoverde

This publication provides general information about differences in moisture retention characteristics and chemical properties of most common potting substrates used by the nursery industry in south Florida. Written by Haimanote K. Bayabil, Fitsum T. Tilahun, Yuncong Li, and E. Vanessa Campoverde, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, October 2021.

Compost-formulated Media for Foliage Plant Production

Jianjun Chen and Dennis B. McConnell

Container Media Test Form

Rao S. Mylavarapu, William d'Angelo, and Nancy Wilkinson

This document is the Container Media Test Form (SL134), one of the Soil Testing Information Sheets (Submission Forms) used by the UF/IFAS Extension Soil Testing Laboratory. The sheet provides details about how to collect samples and testing fees.