I’ll have to see what I can find, I’ve never heard of hydroponics stores before. Also hadn’t heard of the Vile bloc stuff, I’ll definitely check that out thanks
“Getting screwed” implies you were taken advantage of, and paid more for your components than they are worth, or than others would reasonably expect to pay. It is unfortunate if this happened. If you are experiencing some sticker shock because many components are simply expensive when shipped to your front door, there isn’t much most people will do for you. I once worked with a contractor who used to say, “cheap, right, or fast; you can pick two.”
Yeah I suppose it’s more of a “I screwed myself” type situation due to only needing a relatively small quantity combined with the materials themselves are expensive. Nonetheless, trying to make it not so bad this time if I can
I bought a big bag there last summer and they had a stack of them outside the front door. BB Barnes also sells it but I think they only have the small bags.
I would be careful with their mix, they use acadama. I have one planting that I did there as part of a workshop and the acadama is already turning to mush making watering difficult to judge. I plan to replace the soil as soon as possible.
I’ve also noticed akadama does NOT hold up even a year or two here, but I assumed it was simply because I bought the wrong brand that wasn’t fired.
I certainly know it does and should, but not at the rate I experienced. Granted, I think it was OK when mixed, but when solely akadama was used The trees didn’t perform well and the soil was pretty bad at that point. I have pictures somewhere, I’ll have to see if I can find them.
Unfortunately that’s a little too far, perhaps if I had a reason to be down that way it would work But I don’t foresee that. Good luck, though, hope you can find people to split it with
