Comments on: Potting Mix or Potting Soil? Peat Moss or Coconut Coir?

By: Mike Lieberman

Mike Lieberman — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 10:06:03 +0000

For the upcoming season, I'm planning on making a boatload of my own compost and getting mad seaweed and horse manure. Hoping all that will help as well.

By: jim w

jim w — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 06:08:13 +0000

Ya I've been trying to figure out what potting soils the best and I still have Iot. I tryed everyone and I stll think MG with moisture performs the besr providing you mix it up good before you put it in the pot and don't pack it . Leave it nice and fluffy. I have tryed 8 diffrent kinds of P.S. and sometime I still can;t make up my mind.

By: Mike Lieberman

Mike Lieberman — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 02:06:03 +0000

For the upcoming season, I'm planning on making a boatload of my own compost and getting mad seaweed and horse manure. Hoping all that will help as well.

By: jim w

jim w — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:08:13 +0000

By: Mike Lieberman

Mike Lieberman — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:27:51 +0000

Thanks. The local mix that I was using had the coir and everything all mixed together. Made at my local ecology center.

By: Name

Name — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:59:52 +0000

Coir is simply a by product whereas peat moss is the direct result of habitat destruction. Plus u, Coir doesn't have that chemically thing like peat moss, its a neutral. Just make sure to flush it with water a few times, it tens to have an initial alkalinity.

By: Mike Lieberman

Mike Lieberman — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:54:29 +0000

Thanks Ken. Will do. Likely going to come in the next few weeks.

By: Ken McRae

Ken McRae — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 04:47:18 +0000

Nice experiment. Can you link me to the page where you've updated this info and posted the results of this test? Please e-mail me the link. I'd like to see what you found out. Thanks.

Ken McRae