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americanfiglover

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Posted 1384123100	Reply with quote #1

Can adding to much perlite to a soil mixture be bad? I'm trying to make a faster draining soil with what I have. The only thing I have to play with now is Promix HP and a bag of Perlite and vermiculite. I received a fig from a member here but it isn't doing so good. I went back to the email i got about the fig awhile ago that stated they grow the tree in a fast draining mix and water every day. The fig is a Ficus Afghanistanica which I guess from it's background doesn't like moist soil too often. So I would like to know if it possible to make a soil like that from what I have or do I have to add something else to the mix. Will using Miracle Grow Cactus soil hurt the tree? That's should be a fast draining soil right? __________________ Jarrett Spokane, WA ZONE 6A Proudly Serving in the United States Armed Forces, 2009-Present Everyone should have a green thumb Figs: Nero600m

omotm

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Posted 1384128381	Reply with quote #2

Jarrett, HP is High Porosity, already a fast draining mix. http://www.pthorticulture.com/en/pro-mix-hp-mycorrhizae-growing-medium/ __________________ Steve Houston, TX Zone 8b Wish List: Zingarella

Dieseler

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Posted 1384128531	Reply with quote #3

Ditto what above poster said.

Tylt33

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Posted 1384150427	Reply with quote #4

Adding perlite to a soil isn't bad, it's just wasteful. I'd start fresh and make a batch of soil with perlite,bark fines, gravel, whatever else you have with decent size.

americanfiglover

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Posted 1384151981	Reply with quote #5

I think I added too much vermiculite when I made this batch. It seems to be holding too much moisture, I didn't see as much mycorrhizal on the roots as my pineapple plant. The roots on it seems fuzzy and hairy. Since the mycorrhizal is a fungus it should do better in a more aerated soil. __________________ Jarrett Spokane, WA ZONE 6A Proudly Serving in the United States Armed Forces, 2009-Present Everyone should have a green thumb Figs: Nero600m

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