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What kind of potting soil should I use? - Bonsai
... and the dust sifted out. *Inorganic filler such as coarse sand (swimming pool filter sand), chicken grit, turface, perlite or small, uncoated aquarium gravel. *Water holding material, such as compost, peat moss ...
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Cacti and Succulents Forum - GardenWeb
... -ups, last one posted on Tue, Sep 12, 06 at 15:49 Making soil with chicken grit Posted by: pianodoctor CA 23/24 on Sat, Sep 9, 06 at 17:23 6 ...
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HortNews- January 2005
... seed diameter, with a mixture of 50% finely ground sphagnum peat moss and 50% starter chicken grit by placing the mixture in a sieve and shaking it gently over the planting container ...
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Questions On Roses
... some chicken grit and perlite. Can I use one of those instead? Also, is now an OK time to trim some lilac branches or is early spring better? (Dickinson, N.D.) A: Chicken grit ...
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Growing Cacti and Other Succulents
... , both of which are porous and of volcanic origin, or granite chips, such as poultry grit. Chicken grit can be used in place of sand. Pumice and granite release minerals. Don't use ... potting mixtures are available commercially. These are often useable with the addition of grit. Try half mix, half chicken grit. Containers Unglazed red clay pots are the traditional choice for cacti and succulents ...
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December, 1998
... mulched with an inch of white crushed granite, bought at a feed store as coarse chicken grit. In addition to being very attractive, this will help drainage at the base of the ...
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October, 1998
... with a high quality soil and topped off with two inches of coarse gravel or chicken grit. Vines Several vines are becoming quite striking as the summer comes to a close. The ...
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MSHS - Planting & Caring
... conditions tend to slow growth and maturity. Hostas love compost, well-rotted manure and coarse grit, which helps drainage. Avoid too much sand. Sandy soils help hostas develop good root ... ward off these pests. Other deterrents around hostas are a barrier of flour, sharp shells, chicken grit, diatomaceous earth and copper strips, which electrocute the slippery gastropods. Slug pubs (beer-filled pans ...
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Rob's plants - gardening in the Lehigh Valley
... can be hard to find. It took me years to find a good source of chicken grit (finally found an out-of-the-way feed store a few years ago), and getting ...
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Newsletter March 2000
... 50% rinsed chicken grit ( the pieces varied from !/8 to 3/16 inches in size). After potting, he places the pots in clear glass jars that contain about one inch chicken grit at the bottom and water to just below the surface level of the grit. The pots are placed in the jar and ...
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