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Screening Turface
Posted by
nemo2009
December 14, 2009
Container Gardening
11 Comments
Updated
December 15, 2009
+9
Ponytail pointers
Posted by
lenle
October 6, 2009
Cacti & Succulents
1 Comment
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October 7, 2009
Suggestions for my small Jade
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fishinfool96
April 5, 2009
Cacti & Succulents
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June 27, 2009
+21
al tapla
Posted by
lesmatzek209
June 8, 2009
Container Gardening
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June 9, 2009
Grit mimics Fog?
Posted by
gringojay
December 13, 2008
Container Gardening
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December 21, 2008
+2
Monstera, fiddle fig leaf, and general plant care
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Lovetogrow_9b
August 9, 2018
House Plants
Container Gardening
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August 12, 2018
+4
Al's Gritty 5.1.1 or 1.1.1. Which is best for 10b zone
Posted by
carlos_martin
January 13, 2014
Container Gardening
52 Comments
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February 4, 2014
+50
511 and Gritty - help a newbie with the basics!
Posted by
Marlene (Zone 6b Boston, MA)
August 15, 2016
House Plants
41 Comments
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August 26, 2016
+39
Screen size for fir bark/gritty
Posted by
flgrown1
April 13, 2015
Adenium
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May 16, 2015
+9
Had to share 1 of my favorite plants in gritty. Brunsfelsia Pic
Posted by
meyermike_1micha
March 15, 2011
Container Gardening
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March 16, 2011
+4
Proper mixing and planting technique using Al's mixes...
Posted by
gman68558
April 29, 2008
Container Gardening
14 Comments
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May 18, 2008
+12
Large Jade advice
Posted by
User
May 22, 2015
Cacti & Succulents
31 Comments
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May 29, 2015
+29
Large jade advice
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May 21, 2015
Container Gardening
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katskan41
June 2, 2009
Container Gardening
3 Comments
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June 3, 2009
+1
New member - soil advice needed
Posted by
kerwee41
December 12, 2009
Container Gardening
20 Comments
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December 19, 2009
+18
5-1-1/Gritty work in the hot, dry desert?
Posted by
oxboy555
August 21, 2013
Container Gardening
3 Comments
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March 12, 2016
+1
Papayas and Gritty
Posted by
rwave_gw
April 13, 2012
Container Gardening
2 Comments
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July 7, 2015
Very fine roots in gritty - what am I doing wrong?
Posted by
Kristal Erin Hauge
December 4, 2016
Container Gardening
7 Comments
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December 7, 2016
+5
What is the ideal pine bark particle size for 511 and Gritty?
Posted by
J Carter Gainesville, FL 9A
May 30, 2015
Container Gardening
1 Comment
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May 30, 2015
Repot blueberries from 5-1-1 to gritty
Posted by
Buckeye85
March 29, 2014
Container Gardening
2 Comments
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March 30, 2014
Can soil be too gritty/rocky? Too free draining?
Posted by
noki
November 5, 2011
Cacti & Succulents
10 Comments
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November 6, 2011
+8
Soil for very large containers
Posted by
dubya01
August 13, 2015
Container Gardening
8 Comments
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August 20, 2015
+6
Repotting into 5-1-1 after just planting into gritty?
Posted by
A G
May 9, 2020
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May 10, 2020
Gritty or 5-1-1
Posted by
jamilalshaw26
March 27, 2019
House Plants
4 Comments
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April 1, 2019
+2
Adjust pH per usual for weekly gritty flush?
Posted by
bernard_in_ohio_Medina_Zone_5b
May 21, 2015
Container Gardening
1 Comment
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May 21, 2015
Plants die when repotting in Al's Gritty
Posted by
newbgardner2001
April 27, 2014
Container Gardening
1 Comment
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April 27, 2014
Use gritty bark for 511? What ratio?
Posted by
queensinfo
March 24, 2013
Container Gardening
2 Comments
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March 26, 2013
repotting to gritty in the heat of summer?
Posted by
stropharia
June 22, 2011
Container Gardening
2 Comments
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June 24, 2011
Mold in my gritty?
Posted by
kernul1
July 1, 2011
Container Gardening
5 Comments
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July 2, 2011
+3
gritty observations
Posted by
badsmerf
February 27, 2010
Container Gardening
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March 1, 2010
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