Sure, Jeremy. Like I said before, almost everyone is by now familiar with the little bricks of coir (coconut fiber) available at their local pet supply store. But that's just one guise coir comes in - that particular material has its limitations (small particle size, very dusty) and the price is not great (up to $5 a brick).



What I'm talking about is a way bigger brick (a 5kg "bale", that's cheaper and has far better "tech specs" - heterogeneous particle size, no dust, washed & aged).



Here are some links:



http://www.pondepot.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=2746



http://www.sea-of-green.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=40



http://www.americanagritech.com/product/product_detail.asp?ID=15&pro_id_pk=21



http://www.plantitearth.com/store/product.asp?pid=515&catid=62



http://www.bestbuyhydroponics.com/catalog/index.php/cPath/33?osCsid=2fd0f60156b08a85b9ad8d39db324a85



http://www.texashydroponics.com/shop/Soilless-Mix-p-1-c-138.html



Note the price range - I've seen it from $10.50 to $30.00; it appears MSRP is about $14 a bale.



These vendors sell other things we use, particularly for naturalistic enclosures - hydroton, timers, lights, etc. Sometimes shipping is free if you spend enough (that can really save you some $ if you have storage space and are buying heavy, bulky substrate). Shop around, as always.



Finally, I hope buying supplies (online, credit card) from these outfits doesn't get us on any kind of drug enforcement database...yeah, I think like that. Doubt I'm the only one. But I have nothing to hide...just growing legal snakes, not weed. Or tomatoes (riiiight, ha ha). I guess if you were weirded-out enough, you could walk in and pay cash...



cheers,

Jimi

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