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Old 08-04-2014, 09:14 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Emery Davis[_3_] Emery Davis[_3_] is offline
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Default Leaf mould alternative?

On Tue, 08 Apr 2014 18:19:18 +0100, stuart noble wrote:

How about coconut fibre? Seems to work well as a soil conditioner,
though dries out a little quicker than peat.




It's a thought. Would bulb fibre be similar?


Dunno, I haven't used it. The nice thing about coconut though is it's
neutral (if you get a good one), pretty cheap and drains extremely well.



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