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PureHarvest · March 11, 2016

What were you paying for 3.8 cuft HP?

It costs me about 5.75 to fill a 5-gal bag.

BigVan, it's all relative i guess to other costs and your yields and selling price. But it is a my highest input cost per plant other than labor.
I am talking to a couple big greenhouse guys I know and am looking into bulk delivery options of media. I just love HP, so it's hard to get an apples to apples comparison on product , irrespective of price.
I could get peat, perlite and limestone and make my own, but I don't want to mess with setting up a mixing rig and breathe the dust etc. That will probably change in the future when I have time to plan and do, as I imagine that will save some good $$$. Or the bulk deliver comes through and is cheaper than I can make it...

March 11, 2016	#12
PureHarvest Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Mid-Atlantic right on the line of Zone 7a and 7b Posts: 1,369	What were you paying for 3.8 cuft HP? It costs me about 5.75 to fill a 5-gal bag. BigVan, it's all relative i guess to other costs and your yields and selling price. But it is a my highest input cost per plant other than labor. I am talking to a couple big greenhouse guys I know and am looking into bulk delivery options of media. I just love HP, so it's hard to get an apples to apples comparison on product , irrespective of price. I could get peat, perlite and limestone and make my own, but I don't want to mess with setting up a mixing rig and breathe the dust etc. That will probably change in the future when I have time to plan and do, as I imagine that will save some good $$$. Or the bulk deliver comes through and is cheaper than I can make it... Last edited by PureHarvest; March 11, 2016 at 12:50 PM.