Re: coconut fiber blocks
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: coconut fiber blocks
- From: S* L* <s*@pei.sympatico.ca>
- Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 21:55:30 -0500 (EST)
At 08:22 AM 4/3/98 -0600, you wrote:
>Has anyone tried the blocks of compressed coconut fiber that are sold as a
>substitute for peat, in particular to lighten up clay soil or as part of a
>potting medium?
>
>Patty
>
I just got some a couple of weeks ago. It has a wonderful texture to it, and
it is fun the way a little brick expands into a whole bucket full. As for
how the plants like it, perhaps it is too soon to tell, but the aquilegia,
heuchera, and lychinis seedlings that are in it (mixed with perlite and
vermiculite) are doing very well. I also used it when I transplanted my
African Violets last week. The perennial seedlings had been started in jiffy
peat pots, but tonight I tried planting catnip seeds directly in the coconut
fiber.
Susan
Prince Edward Island, Canada
Zone 5/6
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