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Hyponex Soil Warning!!!!
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Posted by fadi 6MI (My Page) on Thu, Oct 11, 07 at 3:49
| Hyponex soil is the cheaper brand of potting soil you can find at most Walmart's, Dollar Tree's(seasonally) etc etc, by far this "potting soil" was the worst soil I have ever worked with, it was denser than dirt, it did a horrible job absorbing any water (the water sat on top of the soil for hours), the small amount of perlite in the mix all rose to the top and to make matters worse their were tiny rocks and pieces of un-decomposed organic material, as the saying goes "You get what you've payed for"
--Fadi
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RE: Hyponex Soil Warning!!!!
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| Fadi, you are restating almost exactly what Colorado State University researchers found out with Hyponex. The titled it "Consumers Beware Potting Mix Choices": "Hyponex All Purpose Potting Soil and Green Charm resulted in poor plant growth. Both of these media contain sedge peat, a fine particle material that tests to a low porosity. There simply isn't enough space within these media for the water and air that plant roots need to grow successfully." Steve |
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