perlite

So a few months ago, TF member Dexenthes (Filipino journey here!) was generous enough to distribute quite a lot of Nepenthes seed from the Philippines. I received seeds of N. attenboroughii (119!) and N. nov. spec. Mingan (55) in March. This was my first success with Nepenthes seed, after about...

I grow three neotropical blueberries: macleania pentaptera, macleania glabra, and disterigma rimbachii. For the past few months, the m. glabra's leaves have been looking a little chlorotic. New growth looks healthy, flushed with pink, but soon begins to yellow. Otherwise, it grows steadily. Like...

Hey, I doubt any of you remember me. I was Flytrapshop's very first repeat customer :p been awhile since I signed in. I was in a traumatic car accident years ago and lost my entire plant collection I was bringing to a show. Covered in radiator fluid, I was just sobbing at the thousands of...

Hello, this is my first post here. I have received these Heliamphora on 21st April 2014, as I made a terrarium for them on that night. They look so healthy when I received, with bunch of roots and pitchers. Which I soak them with Trichoderma for 2 hrs 30 mins before potting. Here, I will post...

So I just filled up my pot with 50/50 Peat, perlite and I think that I found the spot it will go. However I don't know if the spot is good enough... Its on the south western side of my house partially shaded from the screen fence. I tried to put the pot out in full sun completely exposed but...

Hey guys I want to get u. Alpina u. Quelchii u. Jitka and u. Nudlinger flair. I want to know what soils you use. I have access to a very limited range of soils unfortunately these are peat, washed river sand, fine orchid bark and vermiculite. There is perlite too but its almost powder fine and...

so this is my plan, let me know if any of it is a bad idea going to use chopped dead lfs in a clay pot which will be sitting in water similar to this http://www.sarracenia.com/faq/faq3190.html but with water around the pot rather than soil so the clay will soak up the water like a self...

so this is my plan, let me know if any of it is a bad idea going to use chopped dead lfs in a clay pot which will be sitting in water similar to this http://www.sarracenia.com/faq/faq3190.html but with water around the pot rather than soil so the clay will soak up the water like a self...

These have got to be the healthiest size small plants I have ever ordered from any nursery hands down. I FINALLY got one of the N Robcantleyi clones and it's sweeeet! Seriously look how healthy some of this stuff is. Please forgive the pic of them outside, a couple plants got a little cold...

I'v purchased a young cephalotus about 5 months ago from a well trusted shop iv been buying from for about 2-3 years. When I got it home I immediately re-planted it into a mixture of 1/3 peat, 1/3 perlite and 1/3 silica quartz where it's been ever since. For the 1st three months it was doing...

I planted my first carnivorous plant (flytrap) seeds today and thought I would check with the forum to see if there are any changes I should make to my setup before too much time passes. I am using an old seed sprouting tray with some 3"-ish starter pots inside, filled with 50/50 peat moss and...

whats a good soil mix for mexican pings I was told rocky, pumice, lava rock with a little bit of peat. When I tried that the rhizomes started to dry up and die, maybe I mixed it wrong or didnt use enough peat or something. what I have on hand is perlite, silica play sand, red lava rock and...

Alright, group, I have a question. I am going to experiment with planting a Darlingtonia or two in a polystyrene cooler. It is a quality, 2-inch-thick-walled box used to ship temperature sensitive medicine. Just guessing, it has a potting space of 8" by 10" by 6". My logic says this will keep...

Anybody use lfs with perlite for potting mix I been reading alot of pros and cons but not much opinions from actual people and their results. I guess I ask this in regards to sarracenia ,fly traps, and temperate drosera rotundifolia and intermedia

These two are the only Mexican Pings I have left, using pure perlite and sphagnum as media. The recent cool (70s) and bright weather got them to colour up. :-O P. x 'Sethos' - I've known this hybrid to turn pink in my conditions but it's been a long time since they managed to get the correct...

I've had quite a few moranensis develop really pale green leaves and not sure exactly why. Quick back story, the original plant suffered a small amount of crown damage and decided to develop schizophrenia (early November). In the beginning stages of this I thought some the leaves had...

Axelrod's CPs Ok new thread, and I'm going to try to confine my questions and stuff to here now that I feel like I might be starting to get the hang of things...a little. Previous threads: http://www.terraforums.com/forums/showthread.php/135461-How-am-I-doing-so-far...

I purchased a Drosophyllum in a peat pot a few weeks ago and I plan to transplant it into a two feet diameter terra-cotta pot in the next few days. I just have a few questions before I put the plant into its permanent home. The previous inhabitant of the pot was a cactus (Hylocereus to be...

Hello everybody! I have three different nepenthes in an eastern facing window that had been pretty happy all year. I noticed some old leaves and stem starting to brown on a single plant 6 weeks ago. I left town for about three weeks and had a friend water them while I was away. On my return I...

So I'm working on expanding my collection of CPs. I actually have quite a few questions I guess so try to bare with me. My thread for my first two CPs can be found here. The D. Capensis and the Nep both seem to be doing ok although I do have a question about each. The Capensis first, it...