Rice hulls as planting media?

From: "Bryant, Susan L." <SLBryant at scj.com> on 2004.07.12 at 18:48:59(11740) Hello, I bought some rice hulls or husks to use as a soil top dressing, but I really don't care for the look of it. Has anyone ever used the hulls as part of their soil mix? Just curious... Thanks, Susan

From: "hanson, skip" <hanson_skip at emc.com> on 2004.07.12 at 19:01:36(11741) > I bought some rice hulls or husks to use as a soil top > dressing, but I really don't care for the look of it. Has > anyone ever used the hulls as part of their soil mix? Just curious... I agree with you on the look of rice hulls. Not to mention they blow around in the wind easily. However, I have mixed them with compost as a top dressing and +More the look reminds me of very small wood chips. Granted it is an extra step but I liked the look and the drainage was great.

From: ken at spatulacity.com on 2004.07.12 at 19:11:44(11742) I'd be afraid of how fast the rice hulls would rot. I've never seen them but some years ago I used cocoa hulls as mulch. Smelled great but got slimy and moldy - ugh. I wouldn't want that down in my soil mix. -Ken +More ----- Original Message ----- To: Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 2:48 PM Subject: [aroid-l] Rice hulls as planting media? > Hello, > I bought some rice hulls or husks to use as a soil top dressing, but I > really don't care for the look of it. Has anyone ever used the hulls as > part of their soil mix? Just curious... > > Thanks, > Susan

From: Judith Viégas <juviegas at brturbo.com> on 2004.07.13 at 14:11:42(11747) We used the carbonized rice hulls in micropropagated african violets, with very good results. See annex, the abstract of our article. Judith +More ----- Original Message ----- To: Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 4:11 PM Subject: Re: [aroid-l] Rice hulls as planting media? > I'd be afraid of how fast the rice hulls would rot. I've never seen them > but some years ago I used cocoa hulls as mulch. Smelled great but got slimy > and moldy - ugh. I wouldn't want that down in my soil mix. > > -Ken > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bryant, Susan L." > To: > Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 2:48 PM > Subject: [aroid-l] Rice hulls as planting media? > > > > Hello, > > I bought some rice hulls or husks to use as a soil top dressing, but I > > really don't care for the look of it. Has anyone ever used the hulls as > > part of their soil mix? Just curious... > > > > Thanks, > > Susan > >

From: "Michael Marcotrigiano" <mmarcotr at email.smith.edu> on 2004.07.13 at 14:33:57(11748) Buckwheat hulls are the best top mulch for containers. Nice looking, effective, no fungus. Finding them is tough sometimes since they are used to stuff toys, pillows, etc. +More _______________________________ Michael Marcotrigiano, Ph.D Director of the Botanic Garden and Professor of Biological Sciences Smith College Lyman Conservatory, 15 College Lane Northampton, MA 01063 email: mmarcotr@smith.edu voice: 413-585-2741; fax: 413-585-2744 www.smith.edu/garden www.science.smith.edu/~mmarcotr ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Art is the unceasing effort to compete with the beauty of flowers and never succeeding." Marc Chagall >>> juviegas@brturbo.com 07/13/04 10:11AM >>> We used the carbonized rice hulls in micropropagated african violets, with very good results. See annex, the abstract of our article. Judith ----- Original Message ----- To: Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 4:11 PM Subject: Re: [aroid-l] Rice hulls as planting media? > I'd be afraid of how fast the rice hulls would rot. I've never seen them > but some years ago I used cocoa hulls as mulch. Smelled great but got slimy > and moldy - ugh. I wouldn't want that down in my soil mix. > > -Ken > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bryant, Susan L." > To: > Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 2:48 PM > Subject: [aroid-l] Rice hulls as planting media? > > > > Hello, > > I bought some rice hulls or husks to use as a soil top dressing, but I > > really don't care for the look of it. Has anyone ever used the hulls as > > part of their soil mix? Just curious... > > > > Thanks, > > Susan > >

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