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["victoria l. caron" <vicaron@gis.net>]

Thanks Tom,
I haven't started anything yet this year so I guess I would have been in for 
a surprise. What is
supposed to be the benefit of the BX?  ........vic

Tom Olenio wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I use Pro-Mix myself, but this Pro-Mix BX series is something new.  At $32 
> a bag you would have
> noticed.  Well, at least it would take my breath away if I picked one up by 
> mistake.
>
> The bag is different too.
>
> Regards,
> Tom
>
> "victoria l. caron" wrote:
>
> > I've been using Pro-Mix commercially for over 15 years. Is the 'BX' new 
> > or is this the way it has
> > always been. I don't mean to sound dense, but for so long Pro-Mix was the 
> > only mix that filled the
> > bill so I didn't read the label. I can tell you about Pro-Mix, but unless 
> > the BX has always been
> > in it... ??? .......vic
> >
> > Tom Olenio wrote:
> >
> > > Hello all,
> > >
> > > Has anyone tried PRO-MIX BX made by Premier?  It is a
> > > rooting/seed medium that is innoculated with mycorrhizal
> > > fungi.
> > >
> > > http://www.premierhort.com/website/products/aproducts/aprodprof/aprodmycorise/amycorisebx.html
> > >
> > > Seems rather pricy at $32 for 3.8 square feet, and I would
> > > like other peoples input before buying it.
> > >
> > > I also thought that mycorrhizal fungi needed living roots to
> > > survive.  How would it survive in sterile rooting medium?
> > >
> > > Thanks for any opinions.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Tom
> > >
> > > --
> > > Thomas Olenio
> > > Ontario, Canada
> > > Hardiness Zone 6a
> > >
> >
>
> --
> Thomas Olenio
> Ontario, Canada
> Hardiness Zone 6a
>


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