Does anyone use as a soil amendment a clay fired kitty litter that is similar to Akadama in their potting medium that is available in the USA? If so, what is the brand name of the product that you use? I've read the review of this growing medium/soil amendment on the PBS wiki that Mary Sue referenced in her email below. I think it would be a good choice as a substitute for pumice, large perlite, or granite grit here where I live in coastal Virginia. Thanks for your help and suggestions. Regards, Bern USDA zone 7b -----Original Message----- From: pbs [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net] On Behalf Of Mary Sue Ittner Sent: Saturday, November 16, 2019 7:05 PM To: pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net Subject: [pbs] Coir We've discussed this on the list a number of times. It needs to be washed a number of times to get rid of the salts. I didn't look in the archives, but I may have posted this in the past. On one of our trips to South Africa we were helping Rod and Rachel Saunders with some pots. These were blooming size bulbs, not seed, but to my surprise they were potting them in a pure coir mix. Rod explained that bulbs grew really well in this mix, but you did need to be sure that the coir had been prewashed to rid it of salts and you needed to fertilize as there wouldn't be in nutrients in the mix. I've never tried it, but thought it interesting. By the way, when Gastil was helping us with the wiki she created some wonderful wiki pages including this one: https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/… Mary Sue _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…