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Old 09-25-2008, 12:01 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Default Re: What is the best soil mix for my basjoo?? HELP!

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Originally Posted by lava lounge View Post
Im not sure if I screwed up but I bought musa basjoo plants off ebay. They looked good and I waited a week or so then transplanted them into regular potting soild they all looked good but one ( I had 4 total). I then read that a 1/3 mix of sand, peat moss, garden or yard dirt is the proper mixture. I take my plants do this mix and now they all are looking bad, leaves are wilted bad and I think Im going to loose them, any ideas for me?? Thanks.
For potted plants:

1/3 horticultural or rinsed stucco sand (not playground sand, it contains herbicides and pesticides)
1/3 ground coir or peat
1/3 hard pumice (preferred) or perlite (o.k.)

The whole reason for using a pot is to keep it out of the local soil.

The place to check the soil is at a hole in the bottom of the pot. Stick your finger in there. If it is moist, it is not time to water yet. If the pot is sitting in a tray, make sure no water is standing in the tray.

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