Phallies & potting mix

[Ron]

Originally Posted by pikkumyy

ooh cool, i actually have some of that for the chooks,
except my stuff is called shell grit, is it the same?
or should i ask the local produce store?

Shell grit is often the crushed shells of oysters left over after they shuck the oysters
It may contain a lot of salt?

[Ron]

Originally Posted by orchidlover55

Ron can I have the website to order me some coco nuggets? How often and what fertilizer do you use? Do you water them before the coco nuggets completely dry or do you let them dry out before watering ?

Hi Phil gave the USA address, I m in Australia and a long way to send them

In spring summer I fertilize mine about every 2 to 3 waterings, winter I do not bother as growth has slowed down a lot.
A little bit now and agin in winter would not hurt.
I water mine Phallies when nearly dryied out but sometimes they dry out, does not matter just water them
Best of luck

[berkeleysgr8]

There is a seller on eBay who is selling coco chips in 1/2 and full bales for $40 and $60 respectively (that includes shipping in the US). She's currently out of the medium chips and only has the small size. A search for "coco chips bale" will get you to her auctions. I spent a small fortune getting coco chips at a local grow shop (marijuana cultivation is very big business where I live).

[Ron]

Originally Posted by pikkumyy

ooh cool, i actually have some of that for the chooks,
except my stuff is called shell grit, is it the same?
or should i ask the local produce store?

Hi the common grit called shell grit is often the crushed oyster shells left over from the oyster indrustry.
I suspect the would contain a lot of salt, good for the chooks but not so good for the plants.

[pikkumyy]

thanks ron, sorry for not responding before, i saw the post but i was just running out the door for school, and i had a heap of homework so i forgot to come back

thanks for the help. i'll ask at the produce if they have any of the other stuff