Soil mix---- grit.

From: "Clarence Hammer" chammer at cfl.rr.com> on 2002.04.03 at 16:38:28(8436) A note about the chicken grit. If you ask for this at the feed store, make sure it's granite. A cheaper product made from oyster shells is replacing granite grit here. Not sure the oyster shell would be good, perhaps too alkaline? I like the granite, altho I'm not convinced it's an exact substitute for pumice, as pumice has nooks and crannies that will retain some moisture, but the granite is smooth and only opens the mix. I only use this for succulents, never Aroids. Anyway, pumice isn't available too far from the west coast, and certainly not in Florida. So, chicky grit it is! Russ.

From: "George R Stilwell, Jr." grsjr at juno.com> on 2002.04.03 at 20:24:02(8447) >> I like the granite, altho I'm not convinced it's an exact >>substitute for pumice, as pumice has nooks and crannies that will retain +More >>some moisture, but the granite is smooth and only opens the mix. I only use >>this for succulents, never Aroids. We start ll our aroid seeds in this stuff because it doesn't hold too much moisture and it's easier to separate out the tuberlets when they go dormant. If your mix has lots of peat or pine bark, it'll hold too much moisture, thus the reason for using Granni-Grit instead of pumice. Ray GRSJr@worldnet.att.net ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.

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