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Succulent grower in the tropics needs help with gritty mix
Posted by
brown_panda
November 19, 2014
Cacti & Succulents
13 Comments
Updated
December 21, 2014
+11
Gritty mix for indoor plants - good or bad plan?
Posted by
RainbowThumb
April 7, 2014
Container Gardening
1 Comment
Updated
April 8, 2014
Double-Posting: Dumbing Down (to my level) Gritty Mix Manufacture
Posted by
ariel7576 (Puerto Vallarta, Mex.)
March 31, 2014
Container Gardening
5 Comments
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April 1, 2014
+3
How to properly adjust Gritty mix ratio?
Posted by
maca9
April 27, 2013
Container Gardening
9 Comments
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April 29, 2013
+7
Plumeria cuttings rooted/gardenia in gritty mix/potted plants pic
Posted by
wiguy12
July 8, 2012
Container Gardening
8 Comments
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July 13, 2012
+6
Gritty Mix Success Stories
Posted by
Joe1980
March 14, 2012
Container Gardening
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March 15, 2012
+6
Kiwi, Gritty and nurseries
Posted by
patiogarden_2010
June 7, 2011
Container Gardening
3 Comments
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June 8, 2011
+1
Conflicting Info on Pine Bark for Gritty Mix
Posted by
patiogarden_2010
May 8, 2011
Container Gardening
3 Comments
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May 8, 2011
+1
gritty observations
Posted by
badsmerf
February 27, 2010
Container Gardening
5 Comments
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March 1, 2010
+3
Commercial source for Al's potting mixes?
Posted by
Westender01 (zone 8a/8b - east texas)
January 8, 2019
House Plants
27 Comments
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January 18, 2019
+25
Question for AL ?
Posted by
marinfla
May 19, 2012
Container Gardening
3 Comments
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May 20, 2012
+1
Al's 5-1-1 for ferns.....thumbs up!
Posted by
greenman28 NorCal 7b/8a
August 4, 2009
Container Gardening
22 Comments
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November 9, 2011
+20
Al's potting mixes - another 'will this work' post
Posted by
oakiris
May 24, 2011
Container Gardening
11 Comments
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May 28, 2011
+9
Al's Mix, Watering, in containers, SWC, in a veggie garden
Posted by
dapper
March 6, 2011
Container Gardening
2 Comments
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March 6, 2011
Al's mix: pine fines o' mine and limited screens
Posted by
zippelk
September 16, 2010
Container Gardening
1 Comment
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September 16, 2010
question for Al about gardenia
Posted by
filix
September 27, 2009
Container Gardening
2 Comments
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September 30, 2009
al tapla
Posted by
lesmatzek209
June 8, 2009
Container Gardening
1 Comment
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June 9, 2009
Potted Meyer Lemon in Gritty Mix-- Failure to Thrive
Posted by
tillygrower
July 30, 2013
Citrus
27 Comments
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May 15, 2023
+25
Need Help Finding Gritty Mix Explanation
Posted by
adri16579
May 7, 2022
Citrus
Container Gardening
14 Comments
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May 10, 2022
+12
Plants dying in gritty mix
Posted by
stephaniedan
October 8, 2021
Container Gardening
Cacti & Succulents
House Plants
28 Comments
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January 4, 2022
+26
Will these substrates work as a good Gritty Mix?
Posted by
HU-483617091
September 7, 2020
Container Gardening
4 Comments
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September 15, 2020
+2
Similar to Gritty Mix?
Posted by
Grace Lim
October 5, 2018
Soil, Compost & Mulch
Cacti & Succulents
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October 30, 2019
+43
Gritty Mix Particle Size - lowest common denominator?
Posted by
Windwaker (8a) AR
February 5, 2018
House Plants
1 Comment
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April 20, 2018
Gritty mix for containers, UK version?
Posted by
boveney
October 21, 2016
Gardening in the UK
1 Comment
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October 21, 2017
New addict with questions re: gritty mix, fertilizing, everything, etc
Posted by
caerah
August 25, 2017
Cacti & Succulents
3 Comments
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October 11, 2017
+1
Is my pseudo-gritty mix draining properly? With pics
Posted by
Steven Yeager
August 12, 2017
Container Gardening
2 Comments
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August 15, 2017
Newbie: Gritty mix w/o bark? Unscreened turface in layers?
Posted by
antiguamarie
June 7, 2017
House Plants
5 Comments
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June 8, 2017
+3
Orchiata: Suitable for 5:1:1 and/or gritty mix?/Turface woes
Posted by
CK (Singapore)
May 25, 2016
Container Gardening
3 Comments
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January 26, 2017
+1
Rooting Senecios and Sedums in gritty mix?
Posted by
Will B
January 3, 2017
Cacti & Succulents
4 Comments
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January 4, 2017
+2
Adjusting gritty mix
Posted by
Marie Tulin Boston burbs z 6a
September 30, 2016
Container Gardening
14 Comments
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October 27, 2016
+12
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