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ajv73

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Posted 1403133058	Reply with quote #1

I'm just getting into growing figs in containers. Does anyone have a recommendation for a potting mix? Either a store bought one or a recipe I'd mix myself. Any insight would be appreciated. Thanks __________________ Tony V. - Western PA, Zone 6a

greenfig

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Posted 1403134289	Reply with quote #2

It depends on your location. What is it? And welcome to the forum! __________________ wish list: Violeta, Calderona. USDA z 10a, SoCal

newnandawg

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Posted 1403135177	Reply with quote #3

Welcome to the forum. I don't know what you can find in the Pittsburgh area. A couple of good ones are Fertilome Ultimate Potting Mix and Fafard B3 but there are many others also. ProMix is also good but for me it drains to fast for my larger plants here in the deep south. The two I mentioned hold more moisture.

RichinNJ

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Posted 1403135652	Reply with quote #4

MG potting mix and perlite is a good place to start IMHO

leon_edmond

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Posted 1403139803	Reply with quote #5

4 parts peat to 1 part perlite and dust with some lime.

Hershell

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Posted 1403140000	Reply with quote #6

Welcome to the forum. Keep it simple. __________________ Hershell Zone 8. Ray City, Ga.

FiggyFrank

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Posted 1403142120	Reply with quote #7

I'm using Pro-Mix BX with good results. __________________ Frank zone 7a - VA

Tonycm

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Posted 1403144374	Reply with quote #8

I'm about 25 to 30 miles northeast of the city. At first I was mixing my own soil but now I use Pro Mix with Bio-fungicide. Buying a ready to use mix saves you time from mixing your own and is light weight which comes into play when you up-pot to large containers. It's a back killer trying to move a 20 gallon pot of moist Miracle Grow with a tree growing in it. Pro Mix helps to alleviate that problem. __________________ Zone 6a Sarver, PA Wish list; Rafed's Genovese Nero

eboone

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Posted 1403145802	Reply with quote #9

Welcome to the forum I'm a first yr grower so not a lot of experience here. I have a few two yr old trees in 5g pots and about 25 that I have rooted and potted in #1 size pots this year. I'm using a 5:1:1:1 mix of pine bark mulch, peat(or std Miracle Grow potting mix in recent efforts), perlite, and Oil Absorb from Tractor Supply, with 1 cup of both dolomitic limestone and Espoma Plant-Tone in 5g of the mix. There are a lot of options-this was recommended to me by people with some experience. Do a search on the forum for potting mix, for 5:1:1 mix and you should find lots of advice and opinions Good luck! There are a few of us from the area here on this forum __________________ Ed Zone 6A - Southwest PA --------------------------- Short wish list: CDDG, LSU Red, Dark Greek (Navid), Col Littman's Black Cross. And any cold hardy early fig.

Dave

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Posted 1403147891	Reply with quote #10

http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/show_single_post?pid=1278563825&postcount=16 __________________ Connecticut - Zone 6B Wish List - Bordissot negra rimada

ajv73

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Posted 1403151607	Reply with quote #11

Thanks for all the great suggestions. __________________ Tony V. - Western PA, Zone 6a

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