August
Chumono
Hey folks;
Just got my first bag of 100% pumice and looking forward to mixing my own soil for once. Last time I did this I was working with turface, and can say now that I hate turface. Also, my stupid giant bag that I got is almost entirely less than a 1/16".
I live in Colorado, really dry most of the year and really awful hot summers that dry a pot out in half a day. The information from our club suggests a mix of pumice, scoria, turface, and a bit of compost. Even though I still have probably 20 pounds of turface I'm reluctant to use any more. I have a lot of a product called Soil Pep which is basically a small size composted bark amendment that I've used in most of my mixes.
My question is if I could I use a 1:1:1 pumice, scoria, bark mix to any success. I'm not exactly sure that the cation exchange needs would be met in this mix, or if I would be better off using shitty small turface in the mix after all. I also have perlite available, but the climate is so dry that I'm not sure if I need to add any more drainage.
Thoughts?
(P.S. using exclusively on deciduous and tropicals)
Just got my first bag of 100% pumice and looking forward to mixing my own soil for once. Last time I did this I was working with turface, and can say now that I hate turface. Also, my stupid giant bag that I got is almost entirely less than a 1/16".
I live in Colorado, really dry most of the year and really awful hot summers that dry a pot out in half a day. The information from our club suggests a mix of pumice, scoria, turface, and a bit of compost. Even though I still have probably 20 pounds of turface I'm reluctant to use any more. I have a lot of a product called Soil Pep which is basically a small size composted bark amendment that I've used in most of my mixes.
My question is if I could I use a 1:1:1 pumice, scoria, bark mix to any success. I'm not exactly sure that the cation exchange needs would be met in this mix, or if I would be better off using shitty small turface in the mix after all. I also have perlite available, but the climate is so dry that I'm not sure if I need to add any more drainage.
Thoughts?
(P.S. using exclusively on deciduous and tropicals)