Bulk Potting Soil in St Pete?
c9pilot
12 years ago
Featured Answer
Sort by:Oldest
Comments (12)
c9pilot
12 years agoRelated Discussions
St Teresa Lemon in Al's Gritty Mix
Comments (9)An update. After months of cold and damp coastal weather, we finally are getting some warm sunny days here in coastal N. California. The Santa Teresa is now almost 3 months into the new pot and gritty mix surrounding. It's sporting new purple leaf growth on most major branches. My 2 older trees are showing signs of blossoms or new leaf growth now. My previously rootbound Valencia that got bare rooted lost about half its leaves, but has stabilized. It has dozens on young green fruit that are still holding and expanding in size. I did get a fair bit of branch die back over the past 3 months, and I did some light pruning. Because I am starting to seeing signs of the trees thriving , I decided I'd go ahead and repot the remaining 3 older trees last week. This time, I SIFTED the fir bark and Napa 8822 to remove the fines. It was much work, but it makes a cleaner looking mix and doesn't seem to separate as much after watering. One day, I may redo the others (sift them), but for now, they need to recover and thrive some before disturbing them again. I'm hoping the fines don't adversely effect things for the time being - I will be able to compare them with the trees in sifted mixes. On fertilizer, I took advice here and got Foilage Pro (FP). I went light at first then increased to 1 tsp per gallon manually applying by hand once a week. On top of that, because I have a drip irrigation system (no fertilizer feeding into it), I later added some CRF (Osmocote), but then started to get leaf burn. I backed off to 1/4 tsp per gallon FP and the burn subsided, that's when I started to notice all the new growth coming in (after 2 months). My drip irrigation system comes on every 3 or 4 days, and I manually water once a week with the light dose of FP fertilizer at 1/4 tsp per gallon. I'll post some photo when I have more to show - right now, all the older trees are not in the greatest health, partly I suspect the previous soils were old and the roots never penetrated the lower parts of the pots (all except my orange tree which became rootbound). Hopefully, as the months go by, they will thrive in the new soil. The next 3 months will be the sunniest/warmest for us no more coastal fog) until the winter rains start, so I am hoping we'll get some growth. One good sign I did notice- I have some onions nearby that have gone to seed. The winds blows the seeds into the pots, and I am finding them sprouting very rapidly in the gritty mix. It must be very good on any fine/delicate roots....See MoreSt. Pete - free blue porterweed
Comments (1)One more.......See MoreMiracle Grow organic potting soil
Comments (17)"Thanks BR. I see it's also got chelated iron in it, looks like a good starter product, when do you start backing off on the phosphate, or do you?" I don't. They stay wicked in that solution until they get moved outside to harden off. I do not use that product at all once the plants are outside and in the ground. Once outside I don't as a rule fertilize veggies once they are outside...sometimes a shot of 8-8-8 granular but my ground is very rich due to the rabbit manure and seldom have a need. But while say peppers are on the green light they will sometimes initiate flower buds while inside.I pick them off but seems a good sign....See Moreplant sellers - where do you get supplies (pots, bands, soil)
Comments (5)If you are serious and you want to go "wholesale", try these companies for seed starting supplies. Some deal with smaller companies, some not: Fred C. Gloeckner Company, Inc. 600 Mamaroneck Avenue Harrison, NY 10528 G.S. Grimes Seeds P.O. Box 640 Concord, OH 44077 0640 Park Seed Wholesale Cokesbury Road Greenwood, SC 29647 VaughanÂs Seed Co. 5300 Katrine Avenue Downers Grove, IL 60515 A.H. Hummert Seed Co. 2746 Chouteau Ave. St. Louis, Missouri 63103 Griffin Greenhouse & Nursery Supplies, Inc. 1619 Main Street Tewksbury, MA 01876 Tel: (978) 851-4346 Fax: (978) 851-0012 NURSERY SUPPLIES, INC. E-mail: sales@nurserysupplies.com Phone 1: 1-800-523-8972 (Eastern Sales) Phone 2: 1-800-367-7687 (Western Sales) 1415 Orchard Drive, Chambersburg, PA 17201 534 W. Struck Avenue, Orange, CA 92867 2515 N.E. Orchard Avenue, McMinnville, OR 97128 2050 Avenue A, Kissimmee, FL 34758 HARRIS SEEDS/GARDEN TRENDS INC. P.o. Box 24966 Rochester, NY 14624-0966 Phone: 585/295-3600 Fax: 585/295-3609 GEOSEED 121 Gary Road Hodges, SC 29653 Phone: 864/227-5117 Fax: 864/227-5108 Henry F. Michell Company PO Box 60160 2225 W Church Road King of Prussia, PA 19406-0160 (800)-422-4678 Grimes Seeds 11335 Concord-Hambden Road Painesville, Ohio 44077 1-800-241-SEED (7333) 1-440-352-1800 (fax) Joe...See MoreCcstpete
12 years agoc9pilot
12 years agoeaglejohn1
12 years agotomncath
12 years agoeaglejohn1
12 years agoeaglejohn1
12 years agodchernon
11 years agomuscledbear
11 years agoforeverlad
11 years agostpete_mango
11 years ago
Related Stories
FARM YOUR YARDHow to Grow Vegetables in Containers
Get glorious vegetables and fruits on your patio with a pro’s guidance — including his personal recipe for potting mix
Full StoryGARDENING FOR BUTTERFLIESBe a Butterfly Savior — Garden for the Monarchs
Keep hope, beauty and kindness alive in the landscape by providing a refuge for these threatened enchanters
Full StoryWORKING WITH PROSWhat Do Landscape Architects Do?
There are many misconceptions about what landscape architects do. Learn what they bring to a project
Full StoryGARDENING GUIDESHow to Get Your Prairie On
Have a field day with your landscape, even if you've got just a few modern containers on a paved path
Full StoryGARDENING AND LANDSCAPINGDIY Project: Mobile Container Garden
Get your garden going anywhere with a planter on wheels
Full StoryFARM YOUR YARDRemake Your Backyard Into a Mini Farm
You can get a taste of country life by line-drying your laundry, growing some produce or going whole hog with the critters
Full Story
junglegal