Decomposed granite?
Conophytum soil formula
- Tom in Tucson
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Re: Conophytum soil formula
Re: Conophytum soil formula
Craig's right It is like Milk holds the mix together but dries out quick compared to clay or whatever finer soils are made of. I've been growing mesembs since 2016 so still learning they are a little different than cactus. I actually bought many conophytums from Craig at C and D plants.
Decomposed granite = DG that's what one grower I visited uses he buys it. Its common as a landscape cover. My sand is from grimes canyon and is called sandstone in the below link to the area. Its Different grain sizes anything that sieves through a 1/4" screen. Its useful for small succulents that rot easy like Lithops, seedling cactus, etc.
https://socalgeology.com/2016/04/13/156/ grimes canyon burnt shale formation
Decomposed granite = DG that's what one grower I visited uses he buys it. Its common as a landscape cover. My sand is from grimes canyon and is called sandstone in the below link to the area. Its Different grain sizes anything that sieves through a 1/4" screen. Its useful for small succulents that rot easy like Lithops, seedling cactus, etc.
https://socalgeology.com/2016/04/13/156/ grimes canyon burnt shale formation
Re: Conophytum soil formula
Decomposed granite
My DG looked similar and turned silty that held water too long
My DG looked similar and turned silty that held water too long
- jerrytheplater
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Re: Conophytum soil formula
I did some searching for DG out here in the East and so far have not found it. I'm not going to ship it from California, that's for sure.
Jerry Smith
Bloomingdale, NJ
45 inches (114 cm) rain equivalent per year, approx. evenly spread per month
2012 USDA Hardiness Zone 6b: -5F to OF (-20C to -18C) min.
Bloomingdale, NJ
45 inches (114 cm) rain equivalent per year, approx. evenly spread per month
2012 USDA Hardiness Zone 6b: -5F to OF (-20C to -18C) min.