Re: [aroid-l] Growing wall question

From: "Peter Boyce" peterboyce at myjaring.net> on 2003.12.19 at 08:20:30(10951) Michael At Kew we sheets of coco-fibre impregnated with a latex mesh; it came in 3 m x 50 m rolls. Cannot recall from whom it was purchased but you could try emailing Katy King (k.king@rbgkew.org.uk) an asking her. It was in use for 4 years before I quit and showed no sign of deterioration. Pete +More ----- Original Message ----- To: Sent: Friday, December 19, 2003 10:10 AM Subject: [aroid-l] Growing wall question > I am getting ready to extend my greenhouse and want to add growing walls on > the sides. I have installed these in my current greenhouse and they are filled > with long fiber spaghnum (I ended up using about 8 bales of the stuff which > was kind of expensive at 50 bucks a bale. The walls in the extension will be > both longer and taller so I am scared to even think about how much I may spend > on that. Is there a cheaper yet reliable substitute I can use for the new > walls? I know several people use coco-fiber. Is this less expensive than > Spaghnum and would it quickly degrade? I have thought about buying large tree fern > plaques in bulk and gluing them to the walls, everntually the plants will > cover the seams, but is this a good idea? I dont really like the idea of using > tree fern products to begin with! Any ideas on what i should use or should I > bite the bullet and stick with spaghnum? > Thanks, Michael Mattlage

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