Earthtainer mixture help
Good morning, I am trying to renew / add additional mixture to my mother's earthtainer. It currently has Metro mix 360 in it now but it has been in there for at least 3 years. I would like to renew it but I have found that I am having issues finding product. I am currently on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and have a very few private nurseries but mostly big box stores.
Can someone help me with a mixture from items that I can locally-source? Thank you in advance |
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The 3-2-1 combo mix is comprised of 3 parts ProMix HP; 2 parts mini Bark Chips; and 1 part Perlite. Lowes carries all 3:
[URL]https://www.lowes.com/pd/PRO-MIX-Growing-Medium-2-2-cu-ft-Peat-Moss-Moisture-Control/3745337[/URL] [URL]https://www.lowes.com/pd/Garden-Time-2-cu-ft-Brown-Garden-Bark/3731889[/URL] [URL]https://www.lowes.com/pd/Sta-Green-8-Quart-Organic-Perlite-Improves-Soil-Structure/1000329705[/URL] Mix all 3 together in a wheelbarrow then thoroughly wet the Mix before placing in the EarthTainer. Be sure to blend 3 cups Dolomite Lime in as well as adding the fertilizer strip as per the EarthTainer written instructions below. Raybo:D |
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Go to the home page and select the appropriate forum. Scroll towards the end and select [B]new topic.
[/B] edit, also a [B]new topic[/B] box towards the top left. [QUOTE=tryno12;756086]I apologize but: this isn't the right place but: How do i post a new topic??? i am thick and can't figure it out???[/QUOTE] |
I have found Pro-Mix products difficult to source in different areas. I've never personally seen it in a big box store, so I'm guessing it's carried regionally.
My suggestion is to find a local hardware store that can order it for you from their supplier. Mine is happy to order for me and gets it within a few days whenever they receive their next regular supply truck. You might also have better luck with a place that caters more to commercial growers. Sent from my ONEPLUS A5000 using Tapatalk |
Hydroponic stores will also carry Pro-Mix.
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Thank you guys for your replies.
Just contacted our Lowe's and they don't have the promix or the ground bark but they do have the Perlite. :( |
Okay just got off the phone with customer service desk. I gave them all of the item numbers off their Lowe's website and they don't carry any of these items on the Gulf Coast.
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[QUOTE=shatbox;756130]Hydroponic stores will also carry Pro-Mix.[/QUOTE]
[SIZE=4][FONT=Garamond][B]I agree![/B][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][FONT=Garamond][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][FONT=Garamond][B]For the regular users (not greenhouse operators), a hydro store is the best option. Those stores are the most likely to carry it and have the best price on the bales as Pro-Mix is highly popular with 'indoor growers'. ;)[/B][/FONT][/SIZE] |
Yes, I forgot that. I did get Pro-Mix from a hydroponic store once. If they don't have it in stock, they can almost certainly order it for you from their supplier.
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Unfortunately, most hydro stores charge a lot of money for Promix. So do some comparison shopping.
Walmart is carrying a homeowner Promix line in a red or yellow (organic) compressed package which makes 2 cubic feet for $12.88. You could add a little more perlite for a higher porosity. And the pine bark if you can find it to put together Raybo’s 3-2-1 mix. I don’t know how the quality compares to their professional line of potting mixes like Promix BX (Popular with EarthBox users) or Promix HP (more perlite for higher porosity). I use metro mix products (and some Promix as well). MM 360 is for filling small seed cells. Particle size is fine so the drainage is low and water retention high. |
Okay seriously discouraged here. :(
I found this[URL="http://https://www.walmart.com/ip/PRO-MIX-Moisture-Potting-Mix-2CF-Compressed-Soil/325675412"]http://https://www.walmart.com/ip/PRO-MIX-Moisture-Potting-Mix-2CF-Compressed-Soil/325675412[/URL] |
[QUOTE=MsCowpea;756206]Unfortunately, most hydro stores charge a lot of money for Promix. So do some comparison shopping.
Walmart is carrying a homeowner Promix line in a red or yellow (organic) compressed package which makes 2 cubic feet for $12.88. You could add a little more perlite for a higher porosity. And the pine bark if you can find it to put together Raybo’s 3-2-1 mix. I don’t know how the quality compares to their professional line of potting mixes like Promix BX (Popular with EarthBox users) or Promix HP (more perlite for higher porosity). I use metro mix products (and some Promix as well). MM 360 is for filling small seed cells. Particle size is fine so the drainage is low and water retention high.[/QUOTE] Thank you so much! I missed this post. On my way to get some of this from Walmart. Haven't had any luck finding bark fines |
Sounds like you probably feel you are on a "Snipe Hunt"!:))
Check local Nurseries for "decorative ground cover bark" and use the bark which has the smallest particle size (nuggets). Use only Bark product - not the hardwood stuff that is artificially colored brown, etc. You can alternatively use Orchid Bark if you only need enough to make the 3-2-1 Mix for a few EarthTainers. (Can be expensive). Raybo:) |
[url]https://www.promixgardening.com/en-us/product/detail/promix-premium-moisture-potting-mix[/url]
This was the product at Walmart. Unfortunately, goes out of stock quickly when they get it in. Ingredients: (heavy on the peat) Sphagnum peat moss (80-90% by volume) Coir Perlite Ground Limestone (for pH adjustment) Wetting agent Mycorrhizae Andrea, hope you were able to find it or a substitute. Sometimes bark is called composted soil conditioner. |
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