Ina, can you tell us what the contents are for mix A and mix B? that should go a long way towards helping us understand how/why the results are different. Nan in California On May 27, 2012, at 11:49 AM, C.J. Teevan wrote: > Can I learn the names of these A and B mixes? Any theory why the results varied? > > > > ________________________________ > From: Ina <klazina@orcon.net.nz> > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2012 2:08 AM > Subject: [pbs] re potting mixes > > A few months ago in March, I decided to try out 2 brand name potting > mixes. Half of a lot of seedlings were planted in mix A, the rest in > mix B. > > Soon it was obvious the ones in mix B were growing faster, developing a > second leaf when the first lot was not doing so. Mix B seedlings were > sturdier too. > > Today I planted them out in the garden. And was amazed at how big the > tiny bulbs had grown in mix B, compared with the ones in mix A. > > And tonight we have a nice lot of rain to give them a good start. > > I wonder why I never thought of doing that before.... > > -- > Ina Crossley > Auckland New Zealand Zone 10 > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >