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Perlite Proportions
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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 ?
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> Thank you!
> Elizabeth in Renfrewshire, Scotland.
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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
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| 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...
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>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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