Steuber
>> in Snohomish. I get a bag of redi-earth. It is just great to start seeds in. Then I go to HP for the seedlings.
Once I master the trick of screening out almost all of the pine bark FINES from mulch, there would be room in my soiless mix for some peat-based commercial mix. I'll try those two since I really hate the various other commercial mixes I've tried. Maybe a mix that had big FIBERS of sphagum peat instead of plain peat "powder" would be an improvement.
For some reason, I need MUCH faster-draining seed starting mix than most people, and prefer somewhat faster-draining potting mix.
But really, I don't want more than 10-15% "fines" in my seed-start mix until I get over my acute over-water-itis, and maybe not then.
Even in potting soil, $4 per cubic foot pine bark seems more desirable than, what, $6-10 per cubic foot peat mixes?
