Some plants growing in burnt earth as media
 

Hi fellow forumers,
I've repotted several neps with burnt earth as media.:smile:

Nep.Ventricosa
http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/q...Picture003.jpg
Nep.Bicalcarata
http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/q...Picture007.jpg
Nep.Ampullaria
http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/q...Picture002.jpg

and bellii,mirabilis var echinostoma,ventrata and veitchii without pics.:tongue:

Thanx for viewing!

Re: Some plants growing in burnt earth as media
 

Wah,Ali ur brave to change medium on many of ur plants.If me i will experiment on some cheap neps 1st.

Re: Some plants growing in burnt earth as media
 

logically it shouldn't be any problem for the plant coz burn earth is free from nutrien

if it really works on ur plants, i will change my plant to burn earth too later

haha

Re: Some plants growing in burnt earth as media
 

Different media will have different moisture retaining properties, you just have to adapt the watering frequency. Should be no problem.... I hope :laugh:. Burnt earth from different locality tends to be a bit different, some might contain excess minerals that certain neps can't handle. It's better if you can soak and rinse the burnt earth several times before using it. If not, you can always flush the media with plenty of water if you have alerady used the burnt earth.

Pls keep us updated on the growing process Ali. Thx for being brave enough to try. :1thumbup:

Re: Some plants growing in burnt earth as media
 

Nice plants. Agree with cpnut that you have got to adjust the watering to suit the new medium, depending on your sieve size and how uniform the soil is sifted to.

Re: Some plants growing in burnt earth as media
 

Nice CPs, Ali. It was brave of you to try the burnth earth soil on these valuable neps. I thought raffs would be more easier to adapt as a 1st try out. Anyways thanks for sharing the pictures with us and good luck in the results. It will be a great learning for everyone.:1thumbup:

Cheers