I used pro mix potting and seeding mix last year and bought the same this year. There are tons of big pieces of wood in and and I wondered if I missed it last year or what? Some pieces were like driftwood.
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Tons of big wood in promix
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what type of Promix (HP, BX or one of their other container brands?
I am thinking of buying HP but am waiting for it to come on sale.
I am thinking of buying HP but am waiting for it to come on sale.
I have the potting and seeding mix as well as the BX and HP. I haven't found any twigs in any of them. Seems strange, but it'll happen. It's the soils where there are tonnes of twigs that aren't the greatest to deal with.
I have seen piece of wood like that before in Pro-Mix BX, not to worried just a few pieces. Only worried when I am starting seed in the mix, not when it goes outside in containers.
It was the potting and seeding mix. Good thing it's for my pots and not to start seeds.
Was it a dry compressed bale or small pre-moistened bag?
thats much better then the 8 inch piece of lumber with a nail in it and the broken glass I found in the wal-mart "expert gardener" mix lol
I mixed my pro-mix BX by hand with compost and found no chunks of anything in my bale.
I mixed my pro-mix BX by hand with compost and found no chunks of anything in my bale.
It was dry but it was an 85L bag
Seems like the walmart employees may have been drinking a little too much hooch at work and got a little out of hand.
I'm confused by this. There should be no garden/ground junk in ProMix. It's basically peat + vermiculite + perlite - not dirt such as you'd find in a bag of garden soil from Home Depot. I've used about 8 or 9 3.8 cu. ft. bales of ProMix and have never seen a twig, stick or anything like that.
I'm using the stuff that comes in the white bags. Are you referring to the stuff that comes in the black bag?
I've bought two bales and they both had chunks of wood in them. A couple were as wide and thick as a carpenters pencil. Most were about two inches in length and about as big around as this guy:
I would estimate between 200 and 250 of them per bale.
I've bought two bales and they both had chunks of wood in them. A couple were as wide and thick as a carpenters pencil. Most were about two inches in length and about as big around as this guy:
I would estimate between 200 and 250 of them per bale.
Ive been though 2 Bales of promix BX and rarely found small pieces of wood. Really was nothing to complain about in my case.
The one bale I tried had a few small peat twigs (probably a dozen) in it but nothing major and I was satisfied. For the premium price they charge though, if I had major wood in the mix I'd return it and maybe they would improve quality control if enough returns occurred.
Yeah screen out all the small stuff and there wouldn't be anything left. I keep what most people throw away. More airflow aye?Why not grow in bark and wood chips?
Why not grow in bark and wood chips?
My potting mix is over 50% bark, but when I buy bags of bark, that's what I expect and when I buy Pro Mix at a premium price I expect a professional quality controlled mix that doesn't require screening.