Chapter 9

HORT 431
IX. Media Systems
Reading Assignment:

Page
1. Fonteno -- Common misconseptions about substrates 431
2. Let's get rid of soil 435
3. Onlinsky -- Sphagnum peat moss 436
4. Environmentalists Target Peat 437
5. Gartner -- Recommendations for the Use of Hardwood Bark as a Growth Medium 438
6. Soft and Hardwood Barks 439
7. Pargro Rockwool Systems 443
8. Dobbs -- Sugar Cane Residue 444
9. Space Age Supreabsorbent Polymers 446
10. Thomas -- Compost media mixes fight diseases 447
11. Tyler -- The promise of compost 449
12. Bruce's Inc. Bark, mulch and soil prices 450
13. Soil Testing Facilities at Texas A&M 451
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Aggie Horticulture

		Page
1.	Fonteno -- Common misconseptions about substrates	431
2.	Let's get rid of soil	435
3.	Onlinsky -- Sphagnum peat moss	436
4.	Environmentalists Target Peat	437
5.	Gartner -- Recommendations for the Use of Hardwood Bark as a Growth Medium	438
6.	Soft and Hardwood Barks	439
7.	Pargro Rockwool Systems	443
8.	Dobbs -- Sugar Cane Residue	444
9.	Space Age Supreabsorbent Polymers	446
10.	Thomas -- Compost media mixes fight diseases	447
11.	Tyler -- The promise of compost	449
12.	Bruce's Inc. Bark, mulch and soil prices	450
13.	Soil Testing Facilities at Texas A&M	451