Tropicals & Tender Perennials: First Buds, 1 by Kell

Kell wrote:
Laura, did you plant them in their pot? It makes it so easy to dig them up and the roots slip right out of the drainage holes so you do not cramp their style at all. They still get huge!

Oh Tony, this year I am breaking the bank. I bought lots of dirt at the hydroponics store. It is all so expensive I think because most of their customers have a cash crop they are using it for. LOL. Last year I had terrible time keeping my big pots watered. This year I am taking them all out of the ceramic pots and putting them in plastic. I hate the look but I want them to stay wet longer!

I am using different soils I found at the hydroponics store. All were over $10 for 2 cu ft, I can't remember how much exactly, but more than I wanted to spend. I had finally bought Pro Mix but after reading the label I won't use it for brugs. I am trying a coco blend that is supposed to hold water well. Carol gave a warning about the salt though in coconut husk soil so we shall see. I did notice Orchards has a cheaper coco blend. I may add some of that to Supersoil when I go broke. Supersoil is just too porous on its own.

Here is one that is so colorful, no doubts what they are selling it for. I sure hope it is good for brugs too! Happy Frog!