Forum: Banana Plant Soil, Additives, and Fertilizer
11-20-2023, 01:12 PM
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Re: Potting pups in sand
Perlite is quite fragile and crumbles easily. Presumably under prolonged pressure it would eventually become a mass of fine particles.
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Forum: Banana Plant Soil, Additives, and Fertilizer
11-20-2023, 01:07 PM
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Re: Potting pups in sand
We have a lot of sand here too. It all seems so fine to me but now that I think about it, I haven't spent much time really examining it. I guess I should head to one of our beaches with a window...
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Forum: Banana Plant Soil, Additives, and Fertilizer
11-20-2023, 12:58 PM
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Re: Potting pups in sand
Good point - when you put it that way it seems clear to me the airspace, at least within the mixture as a whole and assuming the basketballs aren't clumped by themselves in one part of the mix, would...
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Forum: Banana Plant Soil, Additives, and Fertilizer
11-19-2023, 12:15 AM
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Re: Potting pups in sand
And.....I have lots of pool filter sand to match up with the few seeds I have left. I do believe I will give'er a go
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Forum: Banana Plant Soil, Additives, and Fertilizer
11-18-2023, 03:50 PM
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Forum: Banana Plant Soil, Additives, and Fertilizer
11-18-2023, 11:38 AM
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Forum: Banana Plant Soil, Additives, and Fertilizer
09-05-2023, 04:46 PM
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Re: Potting pups in sand
That makes sense if he started with straight filter sand but no longer uses it by itself. I definitely have a few products I can add to the mix to increase the average particle size
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Forum: Banana Plant Soil, Additives, and Fertilizer
09-05-2023, 10:19 AM
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Re: Potting pups in sand
Fair enough. This is something I will need to think about for sure. I have been keeping them in my garage, but it can get a bit chilly in there. I do have an area enclosed with reflective material on...
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Forum: Banana Plant Soil, Additives, and Fertilizer
09-04-2023, 04:36 PM
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Re: Potting pups in sand
The stuff I bought didn't look as course as the course sand in PR Giants' posts, but it is definitely courser than other sand I was able to find. It has been washed and strained to remove the fines,...
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Forum: Banana Plant Soil, Additives, and Fertilizer
09-04-2023, 02:00 PM
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Forum: Banana Plant Soil, Additives, and Fertilizer
09-04-2023, 12:30 PM
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Replies: 31
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Re: Potting pups in sand
Yes, that is true. They are definitely heavy even though the plants are small. I wouldn't do it with bigger plants, I ain't that young anymore :)
I am thinking if this works and I continue to use...
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Forum: Banana Plant Soil, Additives, and Fertilizer
09-04-2023, 11:39 AM
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Forum: Banana Plant Soil, Additives, and Fertilizer
09-03-2023, 12:16 PM
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Replies: 31
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Potting pups in sand
I am giving sand a try for freshly divided pups and have a few questions specific to using sand as a potting medium. I have been reading through various sources of information and am just looking for...
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