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Tue, Jul 1, 08 at 18:02
| ok, so today I got home from Brasil and I have A LOT of sprouted trees. I have a few Giant Sequoias, a bunch of Coast Redwoods and some dawn Reds I think. I went up to Lowes and I bought this stuff called Special Orchid Mix. It says it has Raw fir bark, hardwood charcoal and coarse perlite. Would this be good to plant my little trees in? |
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- Posted by greenman28 7/8 (My Page) on Tue, Jul 1, 08 at 18:18
| Hey, welcome back! Hope your trip was great! Anyhow, that mix sounds pretty good. Josh |
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| Ummm. The bark is good size and the particles the same. |
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- Posted by greenman28 7/8 (My Page) on Tue, Jul 1, 08 at 19:12
| Ummm, could you be specific. I don't know what "good size" means. Moreover, my "good size" might be different than your "good size." So: three inch, two inch, inch and a half, half inch, quarter inch, eighth inch, fine like dust? The reason I'm asking is this: consistently sized particles, approximately 1/16 to 1/8 inch, allow for good watering and good drainage. So, you might want to do what I do with bark: screen out the real fine stuff (bark, perlite, and charcoal alike), and remove (or chop up) the real big stuff. If you rinse the media as well, much of that fine, powdery stuff will wash away. Josh |
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| The bark and perlite is big. I'm not sure of the exact size maybe 2-2.5 inches and the perlite is about a half inch. |
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| Also won't the bark chips just crush the seedling if it gets bumped since technically nothing is holding the seedling up? What can I do to insure the seedling does not get crushed? |
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