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Elizabeth

2005-07-30, 9:21 am

What proportion of Perlite to Compost should one use for planting
cuttings/seeds ?

Thank you!
Elizabeth in Renfrewshire, Scotland.
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Emrys Davies

2005-07-30, 10:21 am

"Elizabeth" <rathgael2001@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> What proportion of Perlite to Compost should one use for planting
> cuttings/seeds ?
>
> Thank you!
> Elizabeth in Renfrewshire, Scotland.
> Removex to reply


Following taken from bag of J Arthur Bowers Silvaperl Perlite.

For soft stem and leaf cuttings use a mixture of equal parts perlite and
spagmun moss peat such as Hortus Garden Peat.

For harder cuttings and for fragile plants increase to 2 parts Perlite
to 1 part peat.

Regards,
Emrys Davies


Elizabeth

2005-07-30, 10:21 am

On Sat, 30 Jul 2005 13:48:26 +0100, "Emrys Davies" <me@privacy.net>
wrote:

>"Elizabeth" <rathgael2001@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:6arme192fv2kfhf1srll9s17c2k13l30f2@4ax.com...
>
>Following taken from bag of J Arthur Bowers Silvaperl Perlite.
>
>For soft stem and leaf cuttings use a mixture of equal parts perlite and
>spagmun moss peat such as Hortus Garden Peat.
>
>For harder cuttings and for fragile plants increase to 2 parts Perlite
>to 1 part peat.
>
>Regards,
>Emrys Davies
>

Thanks Emrys,
My bag of Perlite had no instructions!
Elizabeth in Renfrewshire, Scotland.
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[H]omer

2005-07-30, 6:21 pm

Elizabeth wrote:
> What proportion of Perlite to Compost should one use for planting
> cuttings/seeds ?


I prefer Vermiculite for propagating, and move on to Perlite for more
established plants. YMMV.

http://www.rhs.org.uk/Learning/publ...propagating.asp

> Thank you!
> Elizabeth in Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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