Sid the Seedkiller Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 40 minutes ago, Satchitananda said: They have "Tropic All Mix" on the site now and "Tropic Light Mix", with no mention of Coco...they are out of stock atm. Go to the coco section, its there mate. Not in the same category on the website as soil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satchitananda Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 @Sid the Seedkiller that's just coco and Perlite? No Peat. The stuff I used last year was 40% coco and 60% peat (like the batmix but without the bat). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid the Seedkiller Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 @Satchitananda Yeah it does seem to appear that they have changed the formula somewhat. Adding perlite for instance, shame. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MySoulIsMine Posted October 6, 2023 Author Share Posted October 6, 2023 Won't be using it if it contains perlite I hate the stuff, used bio bizz out of desperation and it gives good results but can't stand bits of perlite everywhere 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid the Seedkiller Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 If anyone is interested the new and improved (?) Tropic Mix line is back in stock at Grow Well. I'm going to make my own 40/60 as they no longer seem to have coco in their soils. Ive bought a bag of Canna Plus coco as its pre washed and buffered, and doesn't contain perlite, I'll be mixing it with the new Bat Mix. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid the Seedkiller Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 So basically the three things that made this stuff great, ie the 60/40 peat/coco ratio, the lack of perlite and the plain bags with removable labels, have all gone. And they call it improved?... Righto!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishBob97 Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 (edited) I think i just used the last bag of the OG tropic mix for my first ever grow .. Had it stored in my loft since 2021 Using it currently.. On day 8 of 12/12 Seems like good stuff (though can't compare it to anything else) , shame they discontinued it Day 6 of 12/12 IrishBob97 Edited November 6, 2023 by IrishBob97 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUFUS HOUND Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 Interested in this as currently use clover mpc my water is classed as moderately hard with lots of calcium carb and not much mg - ratio is about 10:1 ca:mg, so needs magnesium of some form adding, if the feed does have any. think about trying coco as the peat ban looms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KC Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 On 25/11/2023 at 6:33 PM, RUFUS HOUND said: think about trying coco as the peat ban looms That was my thought but the growshops still sell the usual stuff like Canna and playgron. I have found some composts that look promising from the garden centre too, I'm trying out a seaweed based one. I've not flowered anything in it yet but so far so good in veg. Seedlings were fine in it too. I think it's called Gromore traditional seaweed compost. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shumroom Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 Our ‘professional’ composts are exempt from the peat ban for the moment, but that will likely change in a year or so. Atb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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