coconut

Hi Cpers, I just want to know why you all use perlite instead of Vercumculite, the brown coloured light solid which looks like coconut bark, only a deeper colour. I have seen the great effects of perlite and properties of perlite, however doesn't Vercumculite have similar properties, so why...

It's taking longer than I had hoped to get my notes organized into some sort of ledgible format (I didn't know I could be so long winded, why didn't you guys tell me lol!. ) So Here is a breif recap of what happened. I took 7 cuttings from 2 adult N. x 'coccinea' and rooted them. when the time...

Does anyone have there Nepenthes in a hanging basket and using coconut fiber mats for the liner? I would like to plant mine in a hanging basket with a coconut fiber mat, but I thought I read somewhere, where someone said something about salts in the mat. What do you people think, would the mat...

...So I've had about 12 small tissue culture N. ampullaria x rafflesiana for approximately eight months now.  They've been under 80 watts of flourescents (about 5500K) in a partially sealed enclosure.  They've grown a little over the past eight months, but seem to pitcher perfectly fine.  The...

How do I make a coconut basket for my terrarium?

Heyo everyone Here are a few pics of my pergola and some of my plants. I'll be fixing it up a bit when summer starts, like adding a shelf on the back and installing a sprinkler system. I'm also gonna try to make the surroundings more "gardeny." enjoy! Joel Heliconia guyana Heliconia...

I am really sickend right now. I never looked in here befor I and I wish I never had, but maybe I can help. Their are a ton of post in here about animals people have gotten from the wild. STOP IT! Wild animals are NOT pets, yes they are cool/cute but you can not steel them like this. For...

Hello everyone! I recently got the idea for getting a big pot (like the ones used for small trees) and putting a few neps in there. I'm thinking of putting a mirabilis, a ampullaria, a bicalcarata, and maybe a gracilis or rafflesiana in there, but I'm not sure what type of soil mix I should...

Hi All: We've had lots of requests for coconut fiber to use with various nepenthes. So.. what I'm curious about.. is if we're looking for it out there through distribution... is there a preferred brand? Is it the core fiber that people use with Nepenthes? Shredded or longer fibers? What's it...