Pine or Fir Bark Fines in Georgia for gritty mix?
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Comments (11)If you don't mind the cost of such a mix then it will work fine. Just remember that because you don't have any acidifying component in the soil you may need to add gypsum to counter the alkaline effects of the turface/granite, or else occasionally water with vinegar. I have one amaryllis in a bark-less mix and it flowered really well. Maybe Al knows what a turface/granite mix looks like after 6 years of non-stop use....See MoreUsing fir bark in gritty soil mix
Comments (6)Thanks for the info Al. Last night I potted up a small Fraiser fir in the gritty mix, substuting the fir bark for pine bark. As noted, many of the fir bark pieces in the bag are probably too large for use in small containers but I did find some about the right size. I mixed up a batch so we'll see how it works. Should be fine. I did note that the fir bark seemed a bit hydrophobic at first, but eventually it began absorbing water. Might be my imagination but it seems that pine bark absorbed water a bit faster. Could also be that the fir bark is not aged or composted at all and looks like it came right off the tree. I'll post updates on how the test progresses. Thanks again Al. Dave...See MoreI found pine bark fines in Marietta, Georgia!
Comments (4)Nice. I am growing veggies in containers. I started this year using Miracle Grow and learned the hard way that this doesn't work out so well in containers. It compacts down way too much and then perched water sits in the bottom all of the time. Then I discovered this website and learned about 5-1-1. I took a tomato plant that had nearly drowned and brought it back to life in "pure" 5-1-1 (where I sifted) and now it is only second to a tomato plant that I put into my rose garden in the ground. In addition I am growing eggplant in the mix and I just started from seed broccoli, spinach, cabbage, and some more raddish. Next year I will try more veggies and deeper/larger containers (storage totes e.g.) and see how it goes. I would like to compare my potato yield out of a large tote with MG versus 5-1-1, e.g....See Morepine or fir fines for gritty mix
Comments (6)Marg Try to call or go to GRO-BARK; they have location in Georgetown 905-846-1515 http://www.gro-bark.com/products/growing-media.php They have aged bark fines (maybe too composted?-I don't know). They also carry 'tree mixes', that maybe close to what we are looking for? I think it's worth calling. I was told they have Fafard product, but I didn't check it out yet. I will eventually go & see what they have, this place was just mentioned to me. I found Hillview Mini Nuggets in Sheridan Nurseries (photo below - was about $9+tax)), so far that was the best I found. Still large pieces, but I did try to crush them & used to repot ficus Benjamina that I did root pruning on last summer, and some other plants. Ficus is doing extremely well, it has lots of new growth. Definitely much better soil mix I had it in before (root prunning was quite an experience - but totally worth it). Hillview Mini Nuggets I crushed/cut most of them smaller before using, and picked-up as much sapwood as possible. Rina This post was edited by rina_ on Thu, Jan 10, 13 at 11:56...See More- 13 years ago
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