soil

I live in Arkansas in zone 7b, which means with the exception of a few sedums and Sempervivum spp., I have to grow the succulents I like indoors. All the plant care stuff I've read says to decrease watering in the winter. I usually water my succulents every two weeks, and the soil is...

I know that Cephalotus can be grown in a variety of different ways and in different soil. I am thinking that my little guy is in need of a re-pot soon and I'm just curious to see what everyone is using as their soil blend these days. I was thinking about a mixture of sand and peat, maybe...

I saw something glistening on the top of my Heli's soil. It's a clearish jelly. This plant is kept in a terrarium, is this as a result of bad air circulation? thanks

Hello everyone, My name is Jeff. In college, CP's were my hobby. I still have a couple of Asian pitcher plants left on my window sill that are going great. But I left the rest of my collection to a friend after school. I think my last post on this forum was 2005! Now I am a homeowner and...

I've had it for about 4 months now. It's put out smaller new growth that later died off as you can see in the picture. I think it was the hot 90 degree summers. I recently moved it inside about a months ago. The green leaf you see aren't new. They've been there since I moved it inside. Which...

After speaking with several members here among other growers, I have realized that there are more misconceptions about successfully growing these plants than I had thought. I wrote the care sheet below last year for the NECPS members to use as a guide for their cultivation and I hope that it can...

SO I bought this little Rafflesiana a few weeks ago, but Im becoming increasingly worried about the plant. It has a few dead leaves On the lower portion of the stem. I noticed 3 or 4 small fungal growths on the dead leaves, but I decided to check the lower stem as well, just to make sure...

Last year I started a bog out of several containers and pool liner. Because of surrounding normal garden limy soil and possible contamination of the bog through heavy rain it is constructed now above normal level. That’s what it looked like today. And that far at the beginning. just to...

I noticed that most website recommend that you give nepenthes at least a 14-16 hours light cycle in order to grow them properly. With that information, I ponder if anyone has exposed nepenthes to a more intense light cycle ? Say 20-24 hours a day , with little to no night cycle ? I am currently...

I have some cp's that I do not have the room/time/supplies for. I would like to give them away to good homes who can take care or them. >---Rules---< -Be prepared - Some of these plants (1) are not in the best condition. Also, all of them are going into dormancy -I would like to send these...

Just repotted my first cephalotus, from Borneo exotics, and potted a few leaf pulls I was lucky enough to receive from RSS. Based on what I've read, I used a mixture about equal parts pumice, perlite and sand mixed about 50/50, and peat. Does anyone have any cautions or suggestions? I...

It really doesn't matter what media (in this case half silica sand and half coral sand) I use, it is always wet. That's because I keep my potted Mexican/equitorial Pinguicula in plastic trays, and I keep the water levels in the trays, near the top of the media levels in the pots. I do this...

I have been on planning on changing my mexican Pinguicula soil to a pure mineral base. I am currently using the sarracenia northwest mix which contains sand, peat and perlite. It just seems a little too wet. After reading as many posts I can on this forum on pure mineral mixes I am still...

Hey guys, I received a little ceph in the mail today, I've got some pictures and I was wondering if you had any input. The soil got shifted around, the plant and it's surrounding soil seem to have been moved up a little bit. You might be able to tell that there is a soil "void" and that it is...

So theoretically, given the right soil, one could potentially turn a persistently wet part of their yard into a bog by amending copious amounts of peat and planting a thick top dressing of sphagnum. Right? Or am I (probably) missing something.

Where do you guys get the peat moss, perlite, sphagnum moss, or sand that you use for your plants? I don’t want to end up buying the wrong stuff on accident.

I need to cut this one before winter sets in or it will completely overrun everything by spring so here is the deal. I will be cutting this Nep at the base of the plant were the soil line is. I have done this a few times and my potted Nep has always grown back, I have NEVER tried to root the...

I haven't been on here in years and I'm surprised to remember my password. Anyways I was eating some oranges and collected about 11 seeds in total. I removed their protective layer and placed them in a damp paper towel in a Ziploc bag and left them. A month passed by and I totally forgot about...

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I replanted one of my 4-5 month old flytraps from pure LFS where it sprouted into a 50:50 peat/perlite mix, no drainage holes in the pot(old hot sauce container) yet, but the soil was taken from the top of my mixing bowl. Should I put it back under the grow lights where it sprouted until it gets...