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Old 03-24-2023, 02:06 PM
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Hello all,

Hope you're all well.

I want to repot some phals that I have, and I have access to large quantities of pine cone scales (pinus pinea genus)
and also cypress pine cones.

Has anyone used/experimented with them?

Thank you in advance.



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The main concern would be the amount of resin, preferably you would compost the scales using the same methods as how they compost the bark.
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Old 03-24-2023, 04:57 PM
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I don't think they would last very long. Cones fall apart faster than does fallen bark.
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