Here's an apparently obscure comparison, but only insubject matter. the gnostic gospels of the first century and most the gardening books i see for sale today. and perhaps i was unclear earlier. my objection is to the implication that you somehow have a secret that has been acquired. the invocation of (whoever) is just a sales tool. and it's been used for at least two thousand years. Soils are by far the most complex component of growing plants. they are by far the least understood. too often we seem to focus on a dichotomous approach, that is to say, only organic or only modern synthetic agronomic inputs, when the truth is both have value, and depending on the specific problem you have, a combo approach may be best. think we could.feed ourselves without modern fertilizers? think you can't screw up your soil by only using organic methods?

Incredibly elaborated & very instructive discussion on a subject on which I clearly need constant enlightment. Al, thank you very much for sharing your knowledge & experience. Your way to approach the growing experience is really inspiring. I already did my very first 5.1.1 mix, a great experience. It felt like I was doing the right thing for my trees. The group overall is really great, people from so many different places coming together by their passion for plants:) I'm planning the 2017 spring bare-root up/repoting of all my plumerias and I plan having them all going into the GMX medium. Could you please help mewith some questions? 1) Turface = is unheard of here in Belgium/Brussels area. Can I replace turface with pumice at equal proportions? What do you think about mixing Pumice 4 + Bark 3 + Granite 2? 2) Crushed granite = also hard to find with the size required by the GMX. If I replace the granite with perlite the ingredient distribution in the GMX should also change? What do you think about mixing Pumice 4 + Bark 3 + Perlite 4? 3) Is the volcanic lava (3 mm size) a good replacement for the crushed granite in equal proportions? Thank you very much for your time. Regards, Michael

I am replying just to bump this down. I don't think that advertisements belong here.

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