I've watched a couple YouTube videos about 511 potting mix which is 5 parts pine bark, 1 part perlite, and 1 part peat or soil. I may have been directed to those videos from a post on this forum. I don't remember.
Has anyone tried the 5-1-1 mix? What did you use it for, and what were the results?
Does anyone know if any type bark would work for this mix? I'd rather use local materials than pay for pine bark in a plastic bag. There's lots of elm bark available around here, and I have a chipper to grind it up. Any opinions about whether that would be as good or better than the pine product?
