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  Re: Soil mix!!
From: angel morales angel151 at earthlink.net> on 2002.04.03 at 23:28:48(8453)
on 4/3/02 2:45 PM, IntarsiaCo@aol.com at IntarsiaCo@aol.com wrote:

>
> Always looking for a new soil amendment, I'm fascinated with experimentation
> in potting mixes, especially for my Aroids. Anyone with ideas, experiences,
> suggestions, would love to hear from you on this forum.
>
>
> I am having success with a potting mix suggested by a grower of terresterial
> orchids consisting of fir bark, charcoal, perlite, pumice, coir, and long
> fiber sphagnum moss- I sometimes add some leaf mould or peat. This mix
> deteriorates after a couple of years and must be replaced.
>
> Mark Mazer

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