RE: Soil mix!!

From: "Cooper, Susan L." SLCooper at scj.com> on 2002.04.02 at 21:22:05(8422) This discussion made me remember: Last summer I rinsed some perlite in a bucket (I can't remember why at this -senior- moment). Draining the water off was difficult, I realized too late I should have had a strainer. I figured with the summer heat and the fact that perlite is so good for drainage, the water would go to the bottom of the bucket and I could pour it off easily. Also, I thought the perlite would dry really fast in 90F. Ha. Wouldn't you know that didn't work, the perlite never did dry, after about a week it developed a green tint and I ended up throwing it all out! Made me wonder if perlite is as great for drainage as I thought. It seems to migrate to the top of my pots too. Wish I could afford pumice! Angel, that is supposed to be great for drainage, but is quite pricey from what I hear, I've never used it. S

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