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Old 27th December 2008, 10:39 PM
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Perlite is not necessary for Northiana but it will be useful.

So far, people who used coarse red earth has great success with it. Sphagnum is not desirable for Northiana.
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Old 27th December 2008, 11:25 PM
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Well so is peat moss....Sphag and peat will stunt growth of N northiana.

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Old 28th December 2008, 09:11 AM
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A top-dressing of sphagnum works well for my small N. northiana, but my mix is composed entirely of aggregates (charcoal, arcillite, and bark). The sphagnum top-dressing encourages pitcher inflation and increases humidity, but I would not recommend sphagnum in the soil mix.
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Old 4th January 2009, 04:39 PM
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there's nothing wrong with spaghnum.... im using it but my north still grows normally... except for the pitchers which is a humidity problem...




tendrils that dont land on spaghnum dont inflat or may become deformed.
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