The majority of plants native to the lands east of the Cascade Mountains are adapted to sites and soils that can get quite dry for much of the year. Other than the species found in the saturated soils near or in streams, rivers and ponds, most of our natives will struggle or die in soils […]
Coir – from Sri Lanka to Peshastin
All of our plants are grown in containers (as opposed to in the ground) so we need growing media (e.g. soilless substrate or potting mix) to grow them in. The properties of that media are crucial to the health and growth of our plants, whether new seedlings in 10 cubic inch tubes or eight-foot trees in 10-gallon pots. Most commercially […]