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5-1-1 vs. gritty potting mix
Posted by
Gary in Riverside Ca (USA) USDA Zone 9b; Sunset Zone 18
July 4, 2015
Container Gardening
3 Comments
Updated
July 17, 2015
+1
Repotting mesembs and other plants into gritty-type mix
Posted by
breton2
November 1, 2014
Cacti & Succulents
4 Comments
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November 4, 2014
+2
Any hints for successful re/up-potting from a Gritty-type mix?
Posted by
acg85
October 3, 2014
Container Gardening
5 Comments
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October 3, 2014
+3
"gritty" potting mix
Posted by
gcotterl
February 26, 2014
House Plants
2 Comments
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February 26, 2014
Local sources for Al's gritty potting mix
Posted by
pepper_d0g
August 28, 2009
Florida Gardening
4 Comments
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August 29, 2009
+2
Roses Gritty Tapla Mixes (3) michaelg
Posted by
honolulurose
September 28, 2009
Roses
2 Comments
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October 2, 2009
Using fir bark in gritty soil mix
Posted by
katskan41
April 6, 2009
Container Gardening
6 Comments
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April 11, 2009
+4
Growing advice for Fig Trees
Posted by
briana_2006
February 3, 2013
Container Gardening
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February 16, 2013
+3
Growing Advice for Fig Trees
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briana_2006
February 3, 2013
Figs
6 Comments
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February 17, 2013
+4
Fast draining mix (Gritty or something similar) for Hoyas
Posted by
themockturtle
February 27, 2016
Hoyas
36 Comments
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March 8, 2016
+34
prolonging a 5:1:1 mix (versus gritty)
Posted by
maria_c
January 7, 2013
Container Gardening
3 Comments
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January 10, 2013
+1
Issues with gritty & 5-1-1 mixes
Posted by
Joe1980
May 31, 2011
Container Gardening
16 Comments
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June 19, 2011
+14
Do you have all the ingredients to make your own mix?
Posted by
meyermike_1micha
September 17, 2013
Container Gardening
32 Comments
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February 3, 2014
+30
Gritty and 511 here we go!!!
Posted by
plantcrazed101
November 19, 2015
Container Gardening
14 Comments
Updated
December 1, 2015
+12
All Natural vs Synthetic Comparison: Update Sep 20 2011
Posted by
emgardener
October 16, 2011
Container Gardening
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511 mix for my container meyer lemon
Posted by
KHershey
July 30, 2014
Citrus
8 Comments
Updated
August 2, 2014
+6
Gypsum 101
Posted by
succulent_succotash
July 9, 2013
Container Gardening
3 Comments
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July 10, 2013
+1
Did I ruin my plants?
Posted by
slevenst
July 8, 2016
Cacti & Succulents
2 Comments
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July 8, 2016
the nitty gritty
Posted by
hookilau
August 2, 2012
Adenium
21 Comments
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September 15, 2012
+19
Experimenting with 1-1-1 gritty
Posted by
Angela Piedmont NC zone 7b
October 10, 2017
Citrus
18 Comments
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October 12, 2017
+16
Growstone+Peat+Pine Fines (if you can find them)
Posted by
Pyewacket
September 20, 2017
Container Gardening
22 Comments
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October 2, 2017
+20
Help set me on the right path with my Ming Aralia
Posted by
newhostalady Z6 ON, Canada
October 2, 2018
House Plants
9 Comments
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October 16, 2018
+7
Want to finally understand gypsum vs dolomite lime, and other question
Posted by
Seth
April 18, 2019
Container Gardening
5 Comments
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July 9, 2019
+3
What kind of 'mixes' and 'pots' do you use and why?
Posted by
myermike_1micha
January 3, 2018
Cacti & Succulents
41 Comments
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February 10, 2018
+39
More Questions re. Al's Mixes (substitutions & fertilization)
Posted by
aharriedmom
July 20, 2012
Container Gardening
47 Comments
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August 5, 2013
+45
Soil Mix Question
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Keith Plechaty
August 4, 2020
Cacti & Succulents
3 Comments
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August 4, 2020
+1
Which Mix for Brugmansia?
Posted by
User
March 12, 2013
Container Gardening
7 Comments
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March 22, 2014
+5
Soil mix, watering and repotting questions (Newbie)
Posted by
henrikn
July 25, 2012
House Plants
44 Comments
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July 30, 2012
+42
Potting mix questions
Posted by
maple_grove_gw
February 1, 2012
Container Gardening
3 Comments
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February 2, 2012
+1
Potting Mix
Posted by
susanlynne48
July 8, 2010
Oklahoma Gardening
19 Comments
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July 13, 2010
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