Re: [aroid-l] Rice hulls as planting media?

Buckwheat hulls are the best top mulch for containers. Nice looking,
effective, no fungus. Finding them is tough sometimes since they are
used to stuff toys, pillows, etc.

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>>> juviegas@brturbo.com 07/13/04 10:11AM >>>
We used the carbonized rice hulls in micropropagated african violets,
with
very good results. See annex, the abstract of our article.
Judith

----- Original Message -----
From: <ken@spatulacity.com>
To: <aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu>
Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 4:11 PM
Subject: Re: [aroid-l] Rice hulls as planting media?


> I'd be afraid of how fast the rice hulls would rot.  I've never seen
them
> but some years ago I used cocoa hulls as mulch. Smelled great but
got
slimy
> and moldy - ugh. I wouldn't want that down in my soil mix.
>
> -Ken
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bryant, Susan L." <SLBryant@scj.com>
> To: <aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu>
> Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 2:48 PM
> Subject: [aroid-l] Rice hulls as planting media?
>
>
> > Hello,
> > I bought some rice hulls or husks to use as a soil top dressing,
but I
> > really don't care for the look of it.  Has anyone ever used the
hulls as
> > part of their soil mix?  Just curious...
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Susan
>
>
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