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| About the Author Tigerbalm Peak Hill 8th May 2009 7:07pm #UserID: 2302 Posts: 2 View All Tigerbalm's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author aneh perth 8th May 2009 9:24pm #UserID: 1937 Posts: 23 View All aneh's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Brad says... bump. I'm surprised (bulk) potting mix recipes don't seem to be on this forum (according to my search anyway) I've got new pots galore (pots r us como closing down sale) but it will cost me quite a lot to buy retail potting mix to fill them. I'm sure you can change the recipes for different plants, but does anyone get their (bulk) potting mix more affordably (without digging up river beds)? Brad PS I've got 4x40cm pots, 2x30cm pots, 2x even bigger concrete pots, so I need around a half a cubic metre or 500L or 16-20 bags | About the Author Brad2 Perth 6th October 2009 12:44pm #UserID: 2323 Posts: 762 View All Brad2's Edible Fruit Trees |
Ellen says... Why don't you get some at the Good Soil , I am sure there is a franchise near you. a cubic m3 is only 38 bucks of good garden mixed soil(got composts, fertilizer,great top soil, & peat and vermiculites and a bit of sand) Don't need to go and dig up some river bed, hehehehe. Or any of those bagged potting mixed. | About the Author Ellen Smithfield 6th October 2009 1:28pm #UserID: 1339 Posts: 309 View All Ellen's Edible Fruit Trees |
Tiggerbow says... Hi Tigerbalm, I find that Debco organic potting mix is the best. It is a bit pricey at about $13.00 for a 25Lt bag but the stuff is wonderful. I buy mine from Bunnings If you actually take a good look at it, it looks quite different from the cheapo potting mixes that you can buy. I think your fruit trees will reward you for buying a good mix and will perform much better. Remember that you have to change potting mix every 2 years (I think it's 2 years). Happy growing ! | About the Author Jodie Perth WA 6th October 2009 4:42pm #UserID: 2578 Posts: 28 View All Jodie's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author Brad2 Perth 7th October 2009 12:19pm #UserID: 2323 Posts: 762 View All Brad2's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Brad says... for reference for those that go looking - in Perth a m^3 of bulk unfertilized potting mix can be picked up for between $93-$100 depending on supplier. This works out to about $3 per 30L bag. (The cheapest bags of decent mix I could find were $5) The one I got seems a finer than the bagged stuff (maybe more coarse sand less large woodchips) | About the Author Brad2 Como, Perth 31st December 2009 1:22am #UserID: 2323 Posts: 762 View All Brad2's Edible Fruit Trees |
Norma679 says... I prefer Miracle grow potting mix for my vegetable farming. I always bought from https://www.bestbloombooster.com/is-miracle-grow-potting-soil-safe-for-vegetables/ It is also best for fruits and seeds. It has three major contains nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorous. It all had valuable features like it keeps your plant leaves the green, gives nutrients, maintain straightness of roots. | About the Author Norma679 plant 4th April 2019 7:26pm #UserID: 17697 Posts: 4 View All Norma679's Edible Fruit Trees |
denise1 says... If you are using a potting mix with lots of organic material such as bark, peat, soil, compost they will eventually break down and the result is poor drainage. So if the plant is going to stay in the pot for a long time, or if it cant tolerate wet roots, then you need to mix in some coarse pumice that is about 4 to 7mm particle size. Also a similar grade of perlite may be useful. They will help with aerating the mix. For my tropicals I use it all the time and it makes a huge difference in plant health and survival. I guess using about 10% of the pumice but havent actually measure , I just use my eyechrometer. | About the Author denise1 auckland NZ 10th April 2019 9:22am #UserID: 6832 Posts: 688 View All denise1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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jakfruit etiquette says... Hi Brad, there is a textbook re potting mixes, Growing Media for Ornamental Plants and Turf by Kevin Handreck and Neil Black. It will answer most if not all your questions. https://books.google.com.au/books/about/Growing_Media_for_Ornamental_Plants_and.html?id=d1v5pAmhYXEC&printsec=frontcover&source=kp_read_button&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false | About the Author jakfruit etiquette vic 13th April 2019 8:44pm #UserID: 5133 Posts: 915 View All jakfruit etiquette's Edible Fruit Trees |
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