What is the importance of putting a thin layer of coarse grit? I see that im many of the photos posted. Thanks, Sujit Houston, Texas On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 3:15 AM, David Retief <dretief@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hi Guys, > > I'd like to ask everyone what they think is the best medium to germinate > and grow cape bulb seedlings? I know this probably differs a lot from > person to person, and possibly from species to species, but I'm looking for > a good mix to use for all my seeds that germinate outside in the cape > winter weather (cold and rainy.) I've been using a mixture of 1:1:1 > peat:///perlite:sand/ with a thin layer of coarse grit (5mm) on top which has > been pretty successful, but I am sure there is a wealth of experience and > knowledge on this topic, which is why I posted this. > > Thanks all, > David. > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >