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citrus and avocado potting mix

juancoolgardener

11 years ago

I have seen many post about citrus potting mix, but nobody post and actual mix recipe. All I read is how you should keep well drained and air rated which. Really does not help answer question so please if your gonna answer question put citrus potting mix instructions by ratios or actual amounts thank you and have a great day.

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Ohiofem 6a/5b Southwest Ohio
11 years ago
Many people on this forum use something called the gritty mix, which is made of equal parts of pine bark fines, granite grit and Turface. The recipe is explained in the link below.

Here is a link that might be useful: Find the recipe here
greenman28 NorCal 7b/8a
11 years ago
Juan, you haven't looked around much, have you?
We post the formula fairly often, especially at the Citrus Forum.

Josh
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