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Old 11-15-2020, 09:50 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Default Re: Help! Some of my plants have died back to soil line!

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Originally Posted by edwmax View Post
I suspect your plants are staying tooo dry. But without seeing the corm & roots I'm guessing. The soil does need to hold some water. ... You should use a regular potting soil mixed 50%/50% with course sand or perlite in a pot with drain holes at the bottom.
Hey “Ed”! Thanks so much for all your help so far! Yeah I know so I have to guess that just using peat moss was not a good idea! Unfortunately, I can’t buy anymore soil this year! Tapped out! So what do you think?
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