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Re: Coconut Medium

fdic@moran.com wrote:
> 
> 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:
> -----------------------------------
> > Duncan McAlpine


/KR,Would you kindly share your source for this product?
Thanks.
C.H.
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