Re: Want: extra potting media
Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 7:53 pm
where do you think they get their stuff from!!! silica id EASY to find. pool filter sand. or just use play its fine, half my plants are in it(50 peat/50sand)
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marianne wrote:silica id EASY to find.That's not true. Many people have trouble finding it.
marianne wrote:or just use play its fineThat's not entirely true either. If the play sand is silica sand, then it's OK to use but not all play sand is silica sand. If you don't know what type of rock the sand is composed of, you could be sentencing your plant to death by using bad sand.
Matt wrote:Matt is correct. Some places, silica sand is extremely difficult to find.marianne wrote:silica id EASY to find.That's not true. Many people have trouble finding it.marianne wrote:or just use play its fineThat's not entirely true either. If the play sand is silica sand, then it's OK to use but not all play sand is silica sand. If you don't know what type of rock the sand is composed of, you could be sentencing your plant to death by using bad sand.
marianne wrote:all sand will drain, no matter how coarse or thin it is...I've read numerous posts by VFT experts like Steve, Veronis, etc.
carnivorous wrote:That's correct carnivorous.marianne wrote:all sand will drain, no matter how coarse or thin it is...I've read numerous posts by VFT experts like Steve, Veronis, etc.
And were advised by them to use coarse silica sand, because it
provides better consistency and aeration.
marianne wrote:it is ALWAYS clean. quirkete, and the bag in green letters is good.If you're going to specify a particular brand name that you know to be OK to use, that's one thing. But making a blanket statement the all play sand is OK to use is not correct.
marianne wrote:i guess some people just dont know how to use google.I'm not sure who that was directed towards, but there's no need to be insulting.
marianne wrote:all sand will drain, no matter how coarse or thin it is...Actually sand with a smaller grain has a tendency to stick to other medium it is mixed with, especially when wet. hence people wanting a course and angular sand that is less likely to make contact across its smooth surface.
I didn't insult
go take care of those nearly dead plants you have