Re:Nepenthes medium

From: Richard Brown (esoft@ix.netcom.com)
Date: Wed Jun 17 1998 - 07:46:02 PDT


Date: Wed, 17 Jun 1998 10:46:02 -0400
From: "Richard Brown" <esoft@ix.netcom.com>
To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com
Message-Id: <aabcdefg2072$foo@default>
Subject: Re:Nepenthes medium

Hi Johannes and Ross and others,

>I have bad experiences with volcanic scoria! That's because the
>substrate is basic and not acid! And Nepenthes don't like it.

Interesting. So far, for me, it seems to help with the drainage, and have no
effect otherwise. This "scoria" comes from many locations, and maybe what I
have is more neutral in PH. My mix is constantly being improved, and lately
I am using less peat and more "coir", or coconut fiber peat. I mix it with
bark, tree fern fiber, coconut fiber, clay balls (small grade) and pumice
(almost neutral PH, very slightly acid). I am making my mix more "rocky"
than I used to, and would love to try adding pulverized granite to the mix,
but cannot find a supplier. I am trying to make a mix that will mot break
down quickly, and will make it through several seasons of our hot, wet
summers.

I will now look at the scoria with more suspicion. Thank you for the input.

Until later,

Trent Meeks
Pompano Beach, Florida



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