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Coconut fiber potting mix

If you have been wanting to try rooting your cuttings in coconut coir, you might want to get some Burpee's Eco-Friendly Seed Starting Mix.  It's 95% coconut fiber and 5% Perlite with a small amount of organic fertilizer.  I bought a couple of 10-qt bags today (for $3.59 each) at K-Mart.  The color and coarseness of the mix reminds me of coffee grounds--except it's really light and airy--and I can see why it would promote aeration of the roots.  I used the mix to cup up a few cuttings tonight and I'm hoping to be able to post a positive review in a few weeks.

It should work , tried it some years back when i was rooting and messing around with different ways.

Martin, how would you use the Burpee's mix?  I used it out of the bag for my cuttings, but now I'm wondering if I should have mixed it with my normal potting mix.  Any advice?

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