Potting Media for 'Atriplex' Production Under Greenhouse Conditions

摘要

A potting medium composed of 50 percent sphagnum moss peat, 30 percent arcillite aggregate, and 20 percent vermiculite is recommended for growing Bonneville saltbush (Atriplex bonnevillensis) in containers. This medium may be satisfactory for other plant species native to alkaline soils of semiarid areas. Of 39 potting medium evaluated, no single formulation was clearly superior. Media containing sphagnum moss peat, vermiculite, and arcillite, however, were judged more suitable from the standpoint of plant and water retention than media composed of sphagnum moss peat, vermiculite, and perlite.