soil

I have come across threads in other forums and one old thread in this one with people claiming they use osmocote pellets for their pinguicula plants. Has anyone else had any experience with this? I went ahead and put some with my Pinguicula Moranensis var. Caudata plant since it was once...

I can only write about what works for me in my particular conditions in the Pacific Northwest, results may vary for someone else. They are outside in full direct sun 8-10 hours a day throughout the growing season, from about April/May to October/November depending on outside temps. Outside they...

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I did not have high hopes for this piece of rhizome when it broke off from its parent plant. It was ripped out of the soil three times by some creature (probably a squirrel) and was looking a little worse for wear. It has surprised me by putting up a series of beautiful pitchers and even started...

Super happy about those square pots but couldn't resist. I mean I was gonna get charged 10 bucks for shipping I might as well buy some plants. Been buying a lot of bare root plants and I realized today that there's something really awesome about having them pre-potted. I can just plop them...

Heres my Nepenthes Ventricosa after 3 weeks in my care :) I just bought some Sphagnum Moss off Ebay, so thats one of the main new things. I actually need some help with the moss. It was harvested off of the sellers land, and it came with a boatload of other vegetation including dead leaves, dead...

Hello, Here is another offering from a friend here. Fresh seed collected a couple of days ago. Relatively uncommon around here, originally from a nurseryman who specialized in unusual offerings. The parent is growing in a chalky alkaline soil, though it may tolerate others...

I have a bottle of Dyna-Gro Foliage Pro 9-3-6 Fertilizer that I use for "regular" plants potted in inorganic potting mixes. I was thinking that it would be a good candidate for fertilizing my Heliamphora, both in terms of soil drenching and foliar spray. Foliage Pro is lauded in some plant...

This is def common knowledge but I want to share my joy because my friends don't care about Cps ^_^ Bought this Ventrata 2 months ago and it had two plants in one pot. So I divided them into two pots and placed them in two different environment. The first one hangs under my roof near my front...

**I will preface this by saying I am not an expert, I have only been growing CPs for 5 years (but only really got into them in the last year) and there are many people here with vastly more experience. This is a summary of my experience and what I've learned about these horrid creatures. If you...

I figured I'd post a pic of some of the "pretty weeds" that flourish in my bogs, the containers and the in-ground. The red one in the center came as a hitchhiker with a Sarr from Meadowview a few years back. It gets small 5 petal yellow flowers in the summer and turns scarlet in the fall. The...

Soooooo, I made the mistake to choose my Pings based on looks. I read in Savage Garden that Esseriana is a tropical ping. Pirouette is a hybrid and I couldn't find Tina anywhere. It also says temperate shouldn't go on a windowsill. So, I just want to make sure this three pings are compatible...

I have been the recipient of a number of giveaways here on TF ... and it is time to give a little back. I am going to offer four small established Sarracenia for postage shipped bare root, nothing fancy but good strong growers. you may enter all four, but you can only win one. You know the...

WOOT WOOT new Nepenthes just in! (New photos update) Sorry for the bad quality photos, I was going to school when I received the package and hastily repotted and photographed them. I love the fact that the seller included LFS and pots in the package. I also got a free bonus plant. Plus I...

Anyone else get this notice? When up and running you can get labels (to print out) in minutes. Could be a welcome change. Now if they would just ashcan the fees for phyto certs, or eliminate them altogether. They are going to inspect anyway. I do not understand the purpose of costly...

Her enclosure had a secret colony of red ants residing on the substrate so i had to clean it asap. She wasn't obviously happy about the idea It only took me 17 minutes to dump the soil, wipe the glass and put everything back in haha Yes, she is grumpy indeed! Happy Monday to you...

I'm sure lots of us are at university right now, and still growing some very nice plants. I just moved in, so I was wondering if you could share some of your setups. In particular where do you keep soil and repot without getting bits of sphagnum everywhere? Also, does anyone have a terrarium...

Is it wishful thinking to believe the seeds would just drop into the soil and I'd get new spatulatas?

The average humidity during the day is around 50-60% and 70%-80% at night. I've also attached weather forecast for the next two weeks. I use a soil thermometer and it reads around 85degrees under direct sun with no shade. I'll have to remeasure once the temperature hits the 70's is that okay? I...

Hello everyone, I've read a bit about adding Trichoderma to planting medium to aid in root mass and function. I was at a local hydroponics store (here in Canada), and picked up a product called "Piranha" by Advanced Nutrients. It contains certain beneficial fungi, and it's supposed to be...