Does anyone know anything about gardening?

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cjr

I'm replacing a couple of planters on my deck that are rotten and pretty slug infested. I figure it's best to start with new soil so as not to transfer any slugs over.

What's the best soil to use? Would some big cheap bags of potting soild from Aldi be too rich/not drain well?

I was going to line the slatted bottom with chicken wire, with a weed barrier on top to allow drainage. Then line the sides with some pond lining polythene that I have already. The boxes are about 120x35x30cm

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inchpincher in reply to @cjr

I’d say it depends on what plants are going in but I’d lean towards a mix that drains better than straight compost.
The big pots I just did have a quarter each of topsoil, manure, compost and grit.

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ColinTheBald in reply to @inchpincher

I would completely agree with that mix, forget slug transfer, the bastards will turn up anyway. The one thing I would add is to move the planters around your deck regularly, otherwise the deck will rot.

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