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>dirt growing forum

>asking about promix

 

promix ingredients:

Canadian Sphagnum peat moss (75-85% by volume)

Perlite.

Vermiculite.

Dolomitic & Calcitic limestone (pH adjuster)

Wetting agent.

Mycorrhizae.

Biofungicide.

 

no, doesnt look like "dirt" to me ;)

 

wow thats pretty high in peat moss.

(sorry, i can add nothing to this discussion, but i like any mycorhyzza amendments in grow materials...)

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when i used it an the same thing happened to me, on more than 1 occasion.... I found the bx stayed moist longer and i was prone to over water it, but hp (high porosity) btw, with more airflow tended to dry a bit faster and less prone to water log up, That's all i can add.. you could add a bit more perlite to it.. or similar and you get HP.. maybe i got that backwards.. lol ok i checked it out..I was right the first time perlite is the choice...

 

Perlite and vermiculite are both good at retaining water, but vermiculite acts more like a sponge, holding much more water than perlite and offering less aeration for the plant roots. Perlite retains water because of its large surface area with nooks and crannies available for water storage. Because it is porous it allows excess water to drain more readily than vermiculite and improves soil aeration.

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I thought the only difference was the bx has a biofunguside mixed in

Its quite possible that is also a difference.. I never read the labels.. lol  But I used it for years and prefered the hp when i asked the difference from supplier they told me it was how much of the perlite mixture vs vermiculite.. then again they coulda just told me what they thought and didn't know either.. but two diffenent places gave me that "difference" but i never asked about funguscide... 

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>dirt growing forum

>asking about promix

 

promix ingredients:

Canadian Sphagnum peat moss (75-85% by volume)

Perlite.

Vermiculite.

Dolomitic & Calcitic limestone (pH adjuster)

Wetting agent.

Mycorrhizae.

Biofungicide.

 

no, doesnt look like "dirt" to me ;)

 

wow thats pretty high in peat moss.

(sorry, i can add nothing to this discussion, but i like any mycorhyzza amendments in grow materials...)

you must have missed the mycorrhizae in the ingredients list? In fact, this is considered "dirt" widely by indoor cannabis growers, nursery growers and the like

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BX is for when you need a little more moisture management. Like when you want to go away on vacation. It will hold moisture longer than HP.

sorry, but this is not what they say at the website, or at least not what I saw. BX is "Pro-Mix BX Biofungicide + Mycorrhizae is a general-purpose growing medium that is great for a wide variety of plants as well as for transplanting applications. ... Contains Mycorrhizae: Mycorrhizal inoculum (Glomus intraradices). Peat-based growing medium with perlite and vermiculite.

 

While "HP" is

"PRO-MIX HP MYCORRHIZAE™ is a high porosity peat-based growing medium ideal for water sensitive crops, rooting cutting and/or low-light growing conditions that contains a beneficial mycorrhizal inoculum (Glomus intraradices)."

 

I thought the only difference was the bx has a biofunguside mixed in

ding ding ding!

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So I went and checked it out and found;

 

i have purchased the HP, called the info line after reading a thread that it was the BX i was suppose to get, the info line said that the HP drys up quicker, has more pearlite in it instead of fermaculite (or however u say/spell that) so again, it drys up quick becuz there is more air space or "high porosity"
 
 
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sorry, but this is not what they say at the website, or at least not what I saw. BX is "Pro-Mix BX Biofungicide + Mycorrhizae is a general-purpose growing medium that is great for a wide variety of plants as well as for transplanting applications. ... Contains Mycorrhizae: Mycorrhizal inoculum (Glomus intraradices). Peat-based growing medium with perlite and vermiculite.

 

While "HP" is

"PRO-MIX HP MYCORRHIZAE™ is a high porosity peat-based growing medium ideal for water sensitive crops, rooting cutting and/or low-light growing conditions that contains a beneficial mycorrhizal inoculum (Glomus intraradices)."

 

ding ding ding!

This is the first bag of bx I have used out of about 25 bales of the stuff and I can not tell the difference at all. Same amount of perlite holds ph the same.

 

Only difference is the biofunguside.

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In fact, this is considered "dirt" widely by indoor cannabis growers, nursery growers and the like

no, promix is not dirt. just like coco isnt dirt.

 

80% peat moss is not dirt. its peat moss.

 

Mosses are small flowerless plants that typically grow in dense green clumps or mats, often in damp or shady locations.

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no, promix is not dirt. just like coco isnt dirt.

 

80% peat moss is not dirt. its peat moss.

 

Mosses are small flowerless plants that typically grow in dense green clumps or mats, often in damp or shady locat

I get it. but what happens to dirt when organic material is removed?  like the mosses and dead stuff. not sure how much of that is in dirt. could be 80% sand? or rocks?  dunno

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why would you ask if you already know the answer,, just to fuk with peoples opinions.?

not at all willy. I was asking for preferences. I know BX smells different than HP, but I'm guessing thats not why they sell the BX.

the website says fungicide addition is the difference. I wanted to know if anyone preferred biofungicide in their pro mix and why.

The biofungicide does more than hold water.

 

I've seen spots of yellow flora in pots of BX and wondered if anyone else saw this too? makes little sense to me to kill flora in our soil web, or pro mix web. Someone here knows the science and maybe has some real life exp with biofungicides?  why is it ok to grow in them but applying them to your plants is bad I wondered too.

 

resto trolls me, is very upset with all of what I post. I would like to see him stop trolling me. He 's supported here as he flips every thread into garbage with his spew, didnt want this one flipped over too. too late aye.

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I posted what I know about it from my personal experience. You can't twist that into anything sinister. It's how it works with grow advice. 

 

My advice was for a real grower that might venture onto the thread. 

 

I've been using BX for about 7 years now. I use it to manage the moisture better when I use the auto watering system I invented out of necessity. 

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no, promix is not dirt. just like coco isnt dirt.

 

80% peat moss is not dirt. its peat moss.

 

Mosses are small flowerless plants that typically grow in dense green clumps or mats, often in damp or shady locations.

So let me ask you this, since promix is not dirt should we be following a more hydro based nutrients and ph schedule?

 

I always wondered this, cause most of the stuff I have used isn't specifically for hydro.

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