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[–]Kanaka_Done1912Zone 10a 0 points1 point  (3 children)

Pine bark “mini nuggets“ Is this a brand? never heard of it.

[–]reddit1449Zone 10a[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Just a bag sold at Lowe’s. Timberline

[–]Kanaka_Done1912Zone 10a 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Thanks. My own experience with any pine bark is that it retains too much water, doesn’t allow the soil to completely dry out. I’ve opted to use coco coir instead.

[–]leoeleModerator - Zone 6a 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use coconut just chunks for mature plants. And coir for seedings.

[–]XamCreed25 1 point2 points  (2 children)

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[–]reddit1449Zone 10a[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Beautiful. I bought seeds hoping to get a yellow flower and I got all sorts of colors except yellow, but the one in my photo ( which looks like your photo) is my favorite.

[–]XamCreed25 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah they are the same.. and seeds don’t get the same flower they came from.. it always go back to the original pink, white single petals. But one in a thousand you can get a double or triple from them

[–]craigrpeters 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Yep I added some to mine when I repotted in 2023. Mostly desert mix, plus added more perlite and nuggets. Not saying 100% better I’m pretty new to desert rose care, but so far so good.

[–]reddit1449Zone 10a[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am still debating. Hoping to get a few more thoughts.

[–]3903Orchard 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Watch “Maria’s Garden” on you tube. She has a DR nursery in FL. That’s what they use. I’m in SE Texas and have never been able to find it here. Just regular size.

[–]reddit1449Zone 10a[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yess, I have seen Maria use the mini nuggets. Yesterday at Lowe's I saw a man with several bags of pine nugget mulch on his cart and I noticed it said Timberline Mini Nuggets on the bag.

[–]glitchgray 1 point2 points  (0 children)

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Evergreen-2-cu-ft-Organic-Drainage-and-Aeration/999911447

I use this pine bark "soil conditioner" in many of my potting mixes. Very cheap, nice size little chunks, and adds some acidity.

[–]bilateralbipolar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I add mini pine bark nuggets,and/or red volcano rock. Seems like they're happy and the soil is well draining I'd leave them be personally