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Old 31st December 2010, 06:59 PM
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Default Is this airy enough?

Just wanna share a picture of the media i use to pot my neps....Is it airy enough? I use a mixture of Sphagnum moss,perlite,burnt earth and a little bit of charcoal...Do you guys add more chunky stuff(perlite/pumice) in your media to have better drainage?
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Old 31st December 2010, 07:41 PM
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Default Re: Is this airy enough?

for me, it more phorus,not airy enough.
use chocochip , chocofibre,or bigger charcoal if you want more airy media.

may i know what nepenthes will use this media?
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Its to repot my miranda....I know they won't mind even if its pure LFS but i use the same for all other neps...(i dont grow veitchii etc etc)
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Old 31st December 2010, 08:53 PM
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Default Re: Is this airy enough?

'Airyness' of media depends on frequency of watering and surrounding humidity. Miranda does not mind all sorts of media, so it is a good one to experiment with..
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As suggested by kepikimut, try to use "bigger" chuncks of media. That's will definately make it more airy.
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Old 31st December 2010, 10:25 PM
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Default Re: Is this airy enough?

is the sphagnum moss you use is the new zealand once that was sold at Ace Hardware(6litre or 12 litre)(15.50 or 21.00MYR) ??




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