Q.: I've misplaced your recipe for potting soil. I recall it had sphagnum peat moss and other materials. Shirley Redick, Ann Arbor area A.: Like meatloaf, there are a lot of recipes for potting soil.

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Question: I have a couple of Azaleas in pots that need repotting. I can't remember the recipe for the medium I put them in last time other than pine bark mulch. I think there were three ingredients.