Specialty Gardening: Container Soils - Water Movement and Retention III , 1 by kevcarr59

kevcarr59 wrote:
I sifted 5 bags Saturday and there wasn't a LOT of difference except the end of the last bag it had a lot more chunks. The fibers didn't seem to be a big problem as most of them were less than 1/2" wide or thick & about 1" long. Even before I mixed everything, when you would grab a handful of the fines, the big pieces and fibers would rise to the top. I know this mix is very fast & I might add a little more peat component to slow it down just a little bit...

I was thinking I may have added a bit too much perlite into the mix, as you can see how white it looks. Will make a little test batch, a few containers worth just to see if it's any better. Got some red, yellow, and green Wonder peppers tonight, along with some Big Bertha's, and a couple Sun Sugar Tomato that need to go into containers tomorrow.

Never a dull moment....