Good luck, Ken,
Dan
Gibsonia, PA (outside of Pittsburgh)
zone 6a (with a nice white covering of cold, fluffy stuff on the ground)
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Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2005 9:27 PM
Subject: [Aroid-l] Re: potting mix
MJ and Hermine,
I will post my results, but it will take at least one year, if successful,
or more if I have to try again. In the meantime we can all benefit from
the advice that's flowing back to us now.
MJ, our problem is a very bad one because of the high rot danger. It must
be cured!
I didn't know that Fafard would do a custom mix. 5 or 6 cubic yards is a
lot to me but it's one scoop to them!
Hermine, I had thought of acquiring a cement mixer to ease the mixing
chore, but I didn't want to endure all the dust and I have no place to
keep the darned thing. I mix all my cactus soil by hand and sometimes the
dust is awful. Can't really wet it if I need it right away because you
don't introduce damaged cactus roots to moisture unless you want increased
risk of dead plants.
Scott Hyndman said something that alarmed me, that coir rots faster than
peat?! If that's really true then a lot of us cactus guys better stop
using it. That's our big complaint about peat is the rotting. Coir's been
marketed heavily to the cactus world.
-Ken
MJ Hatfield wrote:
Hi Ken,
Your problem with potting mix is the same as mine, except I grow in the
winter year round and my greenhouse is the size of yours. Top 2” dry,
bottom wet. Over water more than under water. Rot. Work full time. Water
by hand (too much lime and minerals in the water). This has been my worst
year ever. Very sad. Please be sure and post what you find out. I need to
do something.
MJ Hatfield
Middle of Iowa
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