Beginner Gardening: Did Lowe's play me fo' a sucka with this Bromeliad?, 0 by Plants4myPots

Plants4myPots wrote:
Thanks for the replies, y'all... I feel a little better about Brad the Bromeliad now! I don't usually name houseplants or other (relatively) inanimate things - but since I'm cheering it on, I guess he needed a name.

He looks a lot happier in the new pot. Hope it's not too big jlisewski! I gave his leaves a little trim too so at least they'd be symmetrically brown-edged instead of all torn looking.

I filled the pot with a 50/50 mix of MG Moisture Control and BocaBob Coir. I've found that the MG mix still gets a little too compacted by itself, and I don't know about how "airy" the coir seems by itself (at least for some plants). The combination of the two seems to work really well for "regular" houseplants.

Here's a pic of Brad in his new home...