Growing medium

clayton3120 clayton3120 clayton3120@cablespeed.com
Tue, 10 Jul 2012 09:18:17 PDT
David,
I also live in a winter rainy climate, and my mix is
1 part compost
1 part cocopeat
2 parts pumice.

Drainage is most important. I NEVER use sand.    In a dark, wet
climate, sand traps moisture in the mix.  I learned this from a well
know Alpine Nursery grower, and it seems to work.
Rick

On 7/10/12, Hans Huizing <hanshuizing@home.nl> wrote:
> Hi David,
>
>
> I use a mix of course sand (used by bricklayers), pumice (1-5 mm)
> stonechippings (1-5 mm) and cocopeat.
> And my results are good.
>
> 2 parts course sand
> 2 parts pumice
> 2 parts stone chippings
> 1 part coco peat
>
> For the more sensitive species I leave the coco peat out.
> I never use peat or peat based soil.
>
> At least make sure the soil is well drained.
>
> For Cyrtanthus and similar species I use the floating method with very
> good results.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Hans Huizing
> Holland
>
>
>
> Op 10-7-2012 10:15, David Retief schreef:
>> Hi Guys,
>>
>> I'd like to ask everyone what they think is the best medium to germinate
>> and grow cape bulb seedlings?  I know this probably differs a lot from
>> person to person, and possibly from species to species, but I'm looking
>> for a good mix to use for all my seeds that germinate outside in the cape
>> winter weather (cold and rainy.)  I've been using a mixture of 1:1:1
>> peat:///perlite:sand/ with a thin layer of coarse grit (5mm) on top which has
>> been pretty successful, but I am sure there is a wealth of experience and
>> knowledge on this topic, which is why I posted this.
>>
>> Thanks all,
>> David.
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