RE: Coconut husks

From: "Julius Boos" <ju-bo at classic.msn.com> on 1997.10.15 at 17:50:24(1443) ---------- Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 1997 1:43 PM To: ju-bo@msn.com +More Subject: Re: Coconut husks > Re. Anthurium media and coconut husks. > > Coconut husks are an excellent media to grow most Anthurium's >>I agree that coconut husks are a good medium... However, watch out for excessive water retention. Unless you have a lot of chard or someother type of draining material in the bottom... You will get a lot of rot... So, be careful of the water when using coconut husks. Dewey Dewey E. Fisk, Plant Nut THE PHILODENDRON PHREAQUE Your Source for Tropical Araceae<< Dear Aroidophiles-- Dewey is correct,they DO retain water, and I should have explained that we grew Anthuriums in beds on the ground, not in pots, and that the sections of husk (1/3 of a coconut) were placed around the base of each plant as they grew taller. The water retention was a bonus under THESE conditions, where the air movement dried things out in a HURRY, and hand watering daily if it did`nt rain was the norm. Cheers, Julius ju-bo@msn.com

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