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Thomas D. 'Tom' Landis, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
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Image Number: 0010050

growing media

Photographer:
Thomas D. 'Tom' Landis
Organization:
USDA Forest Service
Descriptor:
Feature(s)
Description:
Almost all container nurseries use some type of artificial growing media instead of native soil. An ideal media should be sterile, lightweight, porous, and consistent in quality. Several different brands are commercially available, and most are composed of sphagnum peat moss, vermiculite, and sometimes perlite.
Image type:
Field

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Node Affiliation:
Bugwood - UGA
Image uploaded:
Monday, January 1, 1990
Image last updated:
Saturday, January 23, 2016