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kevyn chan

26th January 2010 12:32 AM

Potting mix

anyone tried to use dried turf grass clippings as potting media mixes? it had been sun dried to crisp...:confused:
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NepNut

26th January 2010 01:24 AM

Re: Potting mix

Never tried but I forsee you will get lots of weed problems in a very short time... *biggrin2**biggrin2**biggrin2*

kevyn chan

26th January 2010 01:26 AM

Re: Potting mix

they are more to grass.....golf course grasses...plan to place them at the most bottom of the pot.

NepNut

26th January 2010 01:36 AM

Re: Potting mix

I C.... just make sure they don't have any extra fertilizer... bottom of the pot should be ok but it'll probably breakdown in a while...

marvin1997

26th January 2010 05:18 PM

Re: Potting mix

And turn very smelly!*biggrin2*

paphioboy

27th January 2010 01:23 PM

Re: Potting mix

IMHO, grass clippings do not retain much moisture when used by itself...

kevyn chan

27th January 2010 05:31 PM

Re: Potting mix

Quote:

Originally Posted by paphioboy (Post 25801)

IMHO, grass clippings do not retain much moisture when used by itself...

thats one of the reasons why i am trying to test out....some of the pots tht i have are stuffed wt coco fibers at the bottom just to make sure that excess water can be drained out and the moss cannot escape via the draining holes. next one might gonna try shredded papers.......

NepNut

27th January 2010 06:55 PM

Re: Potting mix

Never try, never know... Please update us on your findings.. thanks.

paphioboy

30th January 2010 08:48 PM

Re: Potting mix

Beware that fungus will grow on wet paper...

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