Vermiculite (was: Perlite vs. vermiculite)

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• Subject: Vermiculite (was: Perlite vs. vermiculite)
• From: n*@ucsd.edu (Nan Sterman)
• Date: Sun, 8 Feb 1998 20:35:38 -0700
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>Oh, and I also use the vermiculite for seeds that need to be stratified in the
>refrigerator.  I hadn't thought of using it as a top dressing, though. I'm
>using chicken grit. I don't know if I would be able to tell if the surface had
>dried out or not, using vermiculite.

If you use vermiculite for top dressing, do you have problems  with damping
off?  I would suspect that the water-holding capacity of vermiculite would
be a perfect environment for the spores.

Also, what experience do folks have using chicken grit (or turkey grit) as
a top dressing for seeds?  I've always been concerned that the grit would
be too heavy for the cotyledons to push through?

Thanks

Nan

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