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casing substitute (have no verm or coir....)
    #5659496 - 05/22/06 09:16 AM (17 years, 8 months ago)

So just wondering if there is anything else one can use to case with. Believe it or not, even if I wanted to (and I do) I cannot vermiculite where I live. None of the nurseries or garden centers here have it strangely enough... (I live in Switzerland). Also the coir I used to have for my weed, but I finished that big bag and bought something else the next time. So if I wanted to get coir I'd have to go get it in a 50liter bag, which is kinda overkill consdering how much of it I actually need.

So what I was wondering is if there are any substitutes for this stuff? I have a bag of what is basically just potting soil, which consists of 70% peat and the rest is probably regular soil. Would this work at all? Maybe if I mixed it with a bit of long fibred sphagnum moss to make it a bit airier?

Otherwise I'm gonna have to go with no casing layer which is technically an option cause I'm doing a monotub and I hear they work quite well un-cased. Nonetheless though, I'd really like to add a casing layer for the extra mositure content...


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Re: casing substitute (have no verm or coir....) [Re: iamyour_messiah]
    #5659660 - 05/22/06 10:47 AM (17 years, 8 months ago)

Just go to the nursery and buy the fluffiest potting soil you can find. Most have a lot of peat, and either vermiculite or perlite for looseness. It will work nearly as well. Be sure to pasteurize.
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Re: casing substitute (have no verm or coir....) [Re: RogerRabbit]
    #5659794 - 05/22/06 11:28 AM (17 years, 8 months ago)

Jiffy Mix works also. Most soilless mixes work alright just make sure there's no added fertilizer.


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