Re: CULT - Pot culture
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- Subject: Re: CULT - Pot culture
- From: "* A* M* <w*@Ra.MsState.Edu>
- Date: Thu, 18 Sep 1997 17:32:09 -0600 (MDT)
On Thu, 18 Sep 1997, John I. Jones wrote:
> Patricia D, Brooks wrote:
> >
> > I use packing peanuts in the botton of my pots and I get such
> > excellent root sytems. In fact the roots grow through the peanuts.
>
> I thought they used something like this material in hydroponics to
> provide a medium for roots to grow in.
>
>
> John | "There be dragons here"
> | Annotation used by ancient cartographers
> | to indicate the edge of the known world.
>
> John Jones, jijones@ix.netcom.com
> Fremont CA, USDA zone 8/9 (coastal, bay)
> Max high 95F/35C, Min Low 28F/-2C average 10 days each
> Heavy clay base for my raised beds.
>
Sorry to dissent on the 'popcorn' or 'peanut' medium placed in
the bottom of pots. The first time I saw same, I was shocked. The roots
hadn't grown into the stuff, and when I unpotted whatever was in the pot,
the stuff spilled and blew around everywhere, tackying up my yard and the
neighbor's. No thanks! I hope I never find this stuff in the bottom of a
pot ever again!!
Walter Moores
Enid Lake, MS 7/8
