[Market-farming] Sun Gro Organic mixes
Rosie Creek Farm
rosie-ck at mosquitonet.com
Tue Jan 29 14:31:13 EST 2008
Fellenz wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Anyone have experience with any of the Sun Gro OMRI approved mixes for
> starting plants in the greenhouse? It looks like pricing will be better
> on the peat based mix from Sun Gro compared to a compost mix from
> Vermont Compost, I am curious as to how well they perform for vegetable
> starts. If it matters, I am located in Central/Western NY.
>
> Andy
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We've used the Sun-gro organic mixes for the last 4 years. I think
they're just fine and they are cost-effective for us to ship - way up
here in Alaska. We usually have to order them by the pallet (30 bales)
and a number of growers up here go in on an order together. The major
greenhouse suppliers all order from sungro so piggybacking another item
on their lists isn't too bad. It ends up costing us ~$32 per bale after
shipping. I've looked into other mixes that might be better but, in the
end, I can't afford them. A couple of our growers thought they had
problems with diseases in one or 2 bales, but I've never had a problem.
Mike Emers
Rosie Creek Farm
Certified Organic
Ester, Alaska
Zone 1
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