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Originally Posted by Amelie.Poulain
I realize that this two are just water lover!
If I'm not mistaken, while they do grow in full sunlight in the wild, it's always in a marshland, so I figure a water tray would actually be good for them.
Shawn, what media do you use? I read in Neofarm, part of the their prefered media for nepenthes is peanut skin! And they actually sell a special media just for viking (the 'recipe' is of course a mystery)! You ever bought them?
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Yep, I agree that they seem to be swamp-lovers! The pictures I've seen of Vikings in the wild never look to be in 'wet' conditions but I have had success growing them hydroponically. I've been using mostly cocofiber cubes and perlite but that's mainly because I have not transplanted any large ones in a while now. Now days everything is getting a mix of; coco cubes, pumice, charcoal, a little sphagnum, and a handfull of earthworm castings (
) just to liven things up a bit! I missed the part about the peanut shells but suppose it would work well. I never bought any media from them except for what came in the pots! They are both very helpful people and you should plan to visit them if you're ever in BNK. Just e-mail ahead as they are not always at the nursery.
