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Re: Coconut Medium

Duncan:

I'm using Terra Lite's Redi-Earth Coir Mix (a coconut coir pith packaged
mix) for both seedlings and rose cuttings.  I won't know about the roses
for a while (I have 12 rose shrubs in the greenhouse that I'm taking
cuttings from all Winter; I like mass plantings) but they look fine so far.

The results with the seeds have been outstanding.  As an example, my
Incarvillea seedlings are about 3 months old and the mix is still light and
not compacted.  I've had no problems with fungus gnats this year, also.  If
I want the medium to get a bit dry, it does, unlike peat mixes which can
stay soggy too long.

It handles very well also; pours like fluffy sand, filling cells without
having to push it in.

I recommend it highly.

/kr


> Subject: Coconut Medium
> Date: Monday, March 03, 1997 4:00 PM
> 
> Has anyone tried the subject medium for plant cuttings or for seed
germination?
> Did you use it as a single source or as an additive to a mix?
> -- 
> Sincerely,  
> 
> ------------------------------------ FROM:
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> Duncan McAlpine
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