Easy, Yet Effective Soil Mix?

[Wallace Grover]

Got any recipes? I honestly would do ABG but I would prefer to use something which I don't need to buy tree fern fiber...

[mantisdragon91]

3 parts coconut husk, 1 part play sand, 1 part peat

[Pumilo]

Is it because you can't find a good source or because you are against the use of non-sustainable harvest Tree Fern fiber?

[Wallace Grover]

No good source...

(I would rather not have to ship things like that anyways)

[phender]

This has worked pretty well for me, but I am not a horticulturist.

3 part fine fir bark
1 part coconut coir
1 part New Zealand long fiber sphagnum moss (broken up a little)
1 part "Flourite" aquarium gravel

The measurements are not exact. I usually use a "handful" as my measuring unit.

[frogface]

Easy substrate. From Lowe's, Home Depot, Walmart etc:

Natural charcoal (crunch it up)
Orchid bark
Sphagnum moss (I chop it up a bit)
Coco fiber (sometimes can find it at the above stores. Otherwise from pet store)

I also toss in some leaves from the yard.
Sometimes I add some LECA if I have it lying around.

Mix it together and toss it in. I think this is similar to the ABG mix.

[Pumilo]

Originally Posted by Pumilo

Is it because you can't find a good source or because you are against the use of non-sustainable harvest Tree Fern fiber?

Originally Posted by Wallace Grover

No good source...

(I would rather not have to ship things like that anyways)

OK, try here. OFE International Web Page Here is the product you want. SKU: TFF 31-1
Every ingredient in ABG mix is available here.

[Wallace Grover]

Ahhh, ok then.

I do have one question, I have heard a few anecdotes of the coco beginning to rot and smell unpleasant... is this common?

[frogface]

Originally Posted by Wallace Grover

Ahhh, ok then.

I do have one question, I have heard a few anecdotes of the coco beginning to rot and smell unpleasant... is this common?

I have had that experience with coco chips but not with coco fiber.