Humidity domes?

[h.h.]

Use a more absorbent medium.
PittMoss works extremely well for retaining moisture while maintaining airspace.
A bit expensive. The cost of laziness.

 

[dddaver]

PEAT moss. And another expert. Makes me sorry I ever asked anything and especially sorry I made that laziness joke. Learned something though. Never ask a question here. Thanks kids. Bye.

 

[RockinRobot]

PEAT moss. And another expert. Makes me sorry I ever asked anything and especially sorry I made that laziness joke. Learned something though. Never ask a question here. Thanks kids. Bye.

WOW what a douche...

 

[CrossBones]

PittMoss - https://pittmoss.com/

 

[Mr. J]

Why is anybody still trying to help this asshole?

 

[stinkyattic]

I guess because the discussion is here, so we might as well have it we all help each other in the end!
Ahh peat moss... I have a deep rooted (har har) fear of the stuff for acidity reasons but I will grudgingly run promix if i know the plant is going to outgrow its pot before the lime is consumed... it's sooooo cheap to buy a trunkfull of the stuff, kinda hard to resist ...

 

[h.h.]

PittMoss - https://pittmoss.com/

It actually works well.
I went from that to just using cardboard mixed with manure.
A bit of a process but it does cutback watering.

 

[BuzzBob56]

I love threads like this! I learn so much ( of what not to do, and why ). And how not to act, and why.

 

[Mr. J]

I ran out of everything a while ago except for a big bag of coco so I've been using that for everything. Seeds pop in it, cuttings root in it, and the plants seem to like growing in it. I like it better than peat or promix or rockwool. It seems to hold just the right amount of moisture for seedlings and cuttings. I keep cuts under a dome. I plant seeds right into whatever after an overnight soak and put the pots under a dome until they pop so that they don't dry out before they germinate. No dome after that.

 

[aridbud]

PEAT moss. And another expert. Makes me sorry I ever asked anything and especially sorry I made that laziness joke. Learned something though. Never ask a question here. Thanks kids. Bye.

PittMoss is made from upcycled natural cellulosic fibers, like newspaper, with added natural mineral ingredients. Various PittMoss products contain added nutrients and fertilizers for a complete potting/gardening mix.

 

[h.h.]

PittMoss is made from upcycled natural cellulosic fibers, like newspaper, with added natural mineral ingredients. Various PittMoss products contain added nutrients and fertilizers for a complete potting/gardening mix.

I’ve just used the amendment.
It holds a lot of water while still retaining air space. Best I’ve seen. It’s the cellulose. Lasts pretty good in the soil.
Just so dang expensive. The shipping gets you.
My last soil batch, I just used cardboard. Cut it up. Put it in a concrete mixer with manure and some water and rocks.
Mixed and mixed and mixed some more. Sat for about a year. Using it now.