Curious what are others' opinions on both of these mixes. If you aren't familiar here are the recipes:
5-1-1:
5 parts pine bark fines
1 part sphagnum peat
1-2 parts perlite
garden lime
controlled release fertilizer (not really necessary)
a micro-nutrient source (seaweed emulsion, Earthjuice, Micro-max, STEM, etc,)
The gritty mix:
1 part uncomposted screened pine or fir bark (1/8-1/4")
1 part screened Turface
1 part crushed Gran-I-Grit (grower size) or #2 cherrystone
1 Tbsp gypsum per gallon of soil (eliminate if your fertilizer has Ca)
CRF (if desired)
I am thinking about using the 5-1-1 for some peppers, blueberries (minus the lime) and maybe 1 tomato plant. I understand it that the gritty mix is for longer term, like past 3 years. I came across a thread on a pepper forum where people were talking about the 5-1-1 and had negative results. What do you think? Also where might I find bark fines and turface? Thx