Coir fibre as potting mix for roses

If you are inclined to grow your roses in pots rather than in the soil, it is IMPERATIVE that you use a very high quality potting mix in order to preserve moisture and supply adequate nutrients to enable you to enjoy the absolute beauty of the rose for the couple of years that it will be in the potting mix.

A recent email enquiry has led me to promote the use of coir fibre … interesting reading:

“Hi Diana, I’d just like to know if you have had any experience or opinion on the brunnings coir block that you add  water to and you end up with 15 litres of rose planting mix. My mother no longer drives and this is a product she can carry home on the bus. I love to hear your views. It looks very much like a mulch to me but states it is a potting /planting mix,
regards Debra”
and my response:
Hey Deb … give your Mum to OK to bring home the blocks of coir, soak them with a bit of liquid seaweed and she will grow the most amazing plants!  All our roses were potted in 75% coir and 25% bark last year … superior and don’t forget how hot it was last year!!! Cheers … Diana

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