Re: HYB: CULT: On Delayed Germination

In a message dated 12/21/2006 7:36:52 A.M. Central Standard Time,  
ChatOWhitehall@aol.com writes:

<<Likewise, be mindful that it is possible to get a bad batch of  potting  
soil. 
Lloyd Zurbrigg got one famously bad batch once, and I  got a bag this past  
summer that was clearly off; everything I  transplanted into it--annual,  
perennial, cutting, was stunted.  >>
 
In 1991 half of my seeds were planted in an off brand (for me-Rusko)  potting 
soil.  The seed came up, developed tip burn, and only  grew to about an inch. 
 At first I thought I'd overfed with Miracle Grow,  but withholding MG didn't 
help any.  It took a year for them to  recover and start growing.  There were 
several bags of the Rusko, and  everything planted in it reacted in this 
manner.  This is why I always use  Bacto.  


 
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