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By Girlygirl1010
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#296324
I went looking for moss today at my local plant shop and this caught my attention. Everything there was miracle grow except for this. I didn't buy it, but I'm curious to what everyone thinks about it. ImageImageImage

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By thatonechick371
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#296325
No. It has compost and is made for fruits, veggies ans flowers. That means it has nitrogen and other elements that most plants need. Carnivorous plants die with those elements in their soil since they get nitrogen, etc from insects. Your best bet is a plain peat moss with no fertilizers or compost added to it.

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By thatonechick371
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#296326
I use a plain peat moss and plain perlite. Then i rinse both until my TDS meter is reading under 30 when i stick it into the water and "soil" mixture.

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By thatonechick371
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#296328
Girlygirl1010 wrote:That's what I thought. I'll have to go to a different store. Thanks

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No problem :)

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