Micca302 said:
Hey has anyone managed to get Debco Organic mix from Bunnings?
I had a look and their website says they carry it for only $9.50 per 30lt bag! I have tried a few stores but have not found any.
Micca
I have seen a range of Debco at Bunnings in Midland. I was soil shopping the other day and could not remember which of their lines to buy. Which Debco product are you guys getting?
So I left with Richgro mushroom and Organic compost.
I ended up with this mix.
1 part Mushroom
1 part organic
1 part coco coir
1 part Perlite
So far my established plants seem to be enjoying their new digs. (Ie they have not carked it yet). They are planted into the 40L multicolour tubs Bunnings had on sale over the break. I went with grey ones because I figured it would be a good colour for minimal heat absorbtion. For less than $7 each and being bigger than a 50mm pot I thought they were great value. The handles are strong enough that you can easily shift the plants around. Details on them at the bottom.
I drilled a heap of holes in the tubs for drainage added a 2cm layer of expanded clay for increased drainage and filled them up with the above mix. Once they were planted, they got a 2" layer of the Lupin compost that is currently available. It looks to be a great product and has a rich caramel smell to it.
I have also since added to the above tubs a ring of the perforated soaking tube at the same size as the plants previous pot. They get watered for around 15minutes each night via a tap controlled 13mm feeder hose. The tap is opened around 15%.
Chiliville is still cranking along nicely with some 90+ seedlings growing. The original seedlings are contining to grow and I have a few out on the deck to harden off. I had some great and not so great germination from the seeds planted in the coco coir tray. Most types had a better than 50% germination rate. A few had all seeds germinate a couple had 2 or three anda couple had none. Which I do not think is too bad for my first effort. I will try to get some photo updates over the week end.
I have plenty of pods ripening at the moment.
The Heritage Burmese?? has ripened into a fire engine red colour after being two tone black and green. It is a smallish pod around 2" maximum size with quite a good seed load inside. Superdave you are more than welcome to a few pods. The pods are quite hot to eat with a fruity taste
The Golden Needle?? seemed to have skipped the golden part and has gone straight to red again this is a heavy seeder, with a mild lasting heat
Random chili which just looks like a coles variety "hot chili is doing quite well with plenty of pods ripening to red, taste is just your run of the mill chili and heat. I will have to post this one up for ID but I do not think
it is anything special.
My Serrano seems to be fighting black spot at the moment and is moved away from other plants. But is holding onto a couple of pods that were there when we bought it.
