Burnt earth as media

[Cindy]

Great growing Isaac!

I have got very good success with LFS/perlite for N. campanulata but I find that during less than ideal conditions i.e. hot and dry season, the species doesn't do as well as when it is potted in burnt earth. The minerals available does give the species an edge over grown in LFS.

This is the largest pitcher I got from N. campanulata in LFS/perlite.

[harlem2347]

Wow…ur N. campanulatas really look very happy and green…
Unimagined that burnt earth also can use in plant neps…
We mostly use burnt earth to plant desert roses…

Originally Posted by Tarence

thx for sharing cindy...i have extra n.northiana to try. heheh. but our m`sian burnt earth looks a lil` different from yours. ours is of a finer texture i.e. smaller size but i` m game to try.

wish i had extra n.campunalata to try. rite now, as a single plant, it`s too precious. i echo hongrui`s sentiments......yours look fab.

yeah.. malaysian burnt earth is finer. i use burnt earth on my bonsai...

anyway, its sad to say that i dont have any campanulata to try on..

cindy, when's the next campanulata order?!

please tell me im keen on buying some =)

Originally Posted by Cindy

Great growing Isaac!

I have got very good success with LFS/perlite for N. campanulata but I find that during less than ideal conditions i.e. hot and dry season, the species doesn't do as well as when it is potted in burnt earth. The minerals available does give the species an edge over grown in LFS.

This is the largest pitcher I got from N. campanulata in LFS/perlite.

wow cindy! its awesome that you can grow these campanulata pitcher more than the average length of 5cm..

do u mist it daily?

Originally Posted by isaacgoh

Thanks to Cindy, since reading about Cindy's success with red earth, I have replaced my only remaining campanulata with red earth and it has enjoyed a growth spurt since. First pitcher is coming up soon.

I have bad experience of growing campanulata in sphagnum because another plant grown in pure sphagnum died while this plant grown in a mixture of sphagnum + perlite survived but I found it likes the red earth much more.

i think it grows pretty well because in the wild, campanulata i only found on tall cliffs that are not too moist but the substrate of those cliffs are similar to that of burnt earth.

[NepNut]

Originally Posted by malowie

yeah.. malaysian burnt earth is finer. i use burnt earth on my bonsai...

I sieved the burn earth to get the desirable size that I wanted. Most of the burnt earth is too fine/powdery, it might get compacted after some time.

[Robert]

Originally Posted by cpnut

I sieved the burn earth to get the desirable size that I wanted. Most of the burnt earth is too fine/powdery, it might get compacted after some time.

How do they pack in KL and elsewhere? in Kuching they packed differently - a fine one and coarse one. I choose the later though i still sieve out the unwanted finer particles.

[Cindy]

Malowie, how do I include you for the BE mass order...you being in M'sia?

I don't sieve 'cos I am lazy. So far, the plants are not unhappy with the finer particles. It probably works because I am careful with my watering...if outdoors, the soil tends to compact with heavy top watering or rain. In fact, some of the pieces of burnt earth is so big (2" across) that I have to use a hammer to break them up.

[isaacgoh]

Robert, I don't bother about the finer particles, using natural mountain red soil, my campanulata just produced the first pitcher at my home few days ago. Size about 3cm, being the first pitcher, I'm very happy. 2nd pitcher is coming up really fast, let's see how big this is.

Originally Posted by Cindy

Malowie, how do I include you for the BE mass order...you being in M'sia?

i thought u were in malaysia.. but theres something called mail service right..