While I don't have experience with any Fafard products, I do have experience with coco coir items... though I wouldn't term them good experiences. Your choice will be your choice, of course, but allow me to reprint something I wrote for a discussion in the Houseplant Forum... I hope it gives you pause to do a little research before diving in... "In my experience, cocopeat holds way too much moisture for too long a time to be of benefit in a potting mix. I also found that it grew some incredibly colorful molds, such that I've never seen before. Just those two items turned me off to using it. But wait! There's more! Due to processing methods, coco coir products contain an enormous amount of saline, which needs to be thoroughly rinsed and/or soaked from the product before using. Even the product that claimed to be pre-rinsed required an overnight soak and more rinsing before the water ran clear. How can a product have a small energy use footprint when it must be processed, and then shipped halfway around the planet to be used by growers? It can't, so it's not as "green" a product as we're led to believe. Peat is harvested in Canada, so its travel to reach us is relatively short. If all that isn't enough to make a grower think twice about using it, the rate of compaction for cocopeat is incredibly fast! I used it to pot up some bulbs several years ago, and within the space of a few months, the level went from full pot to about half a pot of product. I was not impressed. Upon un-potting those bulbs, I found dead and rotting roots, discolored coir from over-saturation, and the roots that were still live were growing upward toward a source of oxygen. I simply can't recommend a product with so many negative points. My experiences were my own fault, though... I neglected to research, and instead took the word of someone without asking why or how it worked. Lesson learned." The only difference would be chips instead of a finer peaty product, but the other aspects would remain the same... so it would be to anyone's advantage to look into the coco coir products closely before purchasing or potting. Happy Gardening!

US Bank is a business bank, it's not a good bank for individual customers. In a past job, I worked with them daily from a business standpoint and they were great. However, at the same time I had my own personal accounts there and they regularly messed things up. I moved to another bank for personal stuff and have not looked back. I was living in the Twin Cities during the business relationship period and, since they are based there, I mistakenly assumed that, at worst, I could walk into branches and resolve problems. Heck, we walked across the street to our business rep and resolved things all the time. However, adapting that assumption to the retail side was a big mistake on my part.

This is very cool. We donate all our old furniture to a very small local furniture bank (it is not in the database--I checked) I have always thought it was the best way to get rid of something by giving it directly to someone who needed it. This is a great way to let everyone find out about this option and find a group who will take their furniture. It really could not be easier. They literally come and pick up the furniture from your house. All you need to do is make a phone call and be home when the truck comes. Hope that this website helps the idea to spread!

I have used Archival Mist occassionally. I sprayed both back and front. I did not notice any color changes (positive or negative). I did have a little problem with the pump but I took it back and it was replaced with no questions asked. Rebecca