Can any carnivorous plant grow on coconut husk and sand

Can any carnivorous plant grow on coconut husk and sand #260275

By sibupradhan -  Thu Apr 14, 2016 5:08 am
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- Thu Apr 14, 2016 5:08 am #260275

Plz tell

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Re: Can any carnivorous plant grow on coconut husk and sand#260298

By nimbulan -  Thu Apr 14, 2016 3:35 pm
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- Thu Apr 14, 2016 3:35 pm #260298

Coir is difficult to use as substrate because most coconuts are grown near the ocean, resulting in high levels of mineral salts in the material that are difficult to remove. I have read that at least one Nepenthes nursery in southeast Asia grows all their plants in it, though they are able to source cleaner coir. Others have experimented with it and it seems that most people are put off by the amount of work involved - though there are cleaner coir products coming on the market now.

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Re: Can any carnivorous plant grow on coconut husk and sand#260469

By cat768 -  Sat Apr 16, 2016 8:15 am
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- Sat Apr 16, 2016 8:15 am #260469

nimbulan wrote:Coir is difficult to use as substrate because most coconuts are grown near the ocean, resulting in high levels of mineral salts in the material that are difficult to remove. I have read that at least one Nepenthes nursery in southeast Asia grows all their plants in it, though they are able to source cleaner coir. Others have experimented with it and it seems that most people are put off by the amount of work involved - though there are cleaner coir products coming on the market now.

Yes, Robert Cantley (Borneo Exotics) grows his nepenthes mostly in Coconut coir, but they are collected far inland.

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