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i finally ordered#246469

By briea -  Sat Oct 03, 2015 9:25 pm
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- Sat Oct 03, 2015 9:25 pm #246469

Ok so i ordered a Drosera Capensis, D. Burmannii, and Nepenthes Ventricosa. What is the best potting mixture and lighting (not sunlight because im in IN and its cold and gloomy)? Thanks

Re: i finally ordered#246470

By Anymal911 -  Sat Oct 03, 2015 9:30 pm
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- Sat Oct 03, 2015 9:30 pm #246470

I always recommend using 100% LFS for everything you can... I grow all my plants in it and it works great. As for lighting, and fluorescent lights with a color temperature of 6500k will suffice... You could get a desk lamp and put a 13W 6500k CFL bulb in it, or get a T8 to cover a larger area... Or get an LED if you feel like investing in that, but I personally don't like them because it makes the plant look weird when they are under it...

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Re: i finally ordered#246471

By Anymal911 -  Sat Oct 03, 2015 9:30 pm
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- Sat Oct 03, 2015 9:30 pm #246471

BTW I also grow N. ventricosa and D. capensis under the conditions I told you above...

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Re: i finally ordered#246473

By SerMuncherIV -  Sat Oct 03, 2015 9:38 pm
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- Sat Oct 03, 2015 9:38 pm #246473

Don't use LFS with D. burmannii, a 50/50 peat:sand mix is better.

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Re: i finally ordered#246475

By briea -  Sat Oct 03, 2015 9:46 pm
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- Sat Oct 03, 2015 9:46 pm #246475

Thanks guys. Also i just found out i live in Zone 6a. Is that good or bad? What light do i use for the D.Burmannii?

Re: i finally ordered#246477

By Mufasa -  Sat Oct 03, 2015 9:55 pm
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- Sat Oct 03, 2015 9:55 pm #246477

for nepenthes, you want to have a more airy mixture.. lfs+peat and coco chunks (i think pine bark is ok too?)
add perlite too if you have it.

Re: i finally ordered#246611

By Grey -  Mon Oct 05, 2015 8:49 am
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- Mon Oct 05, 2015 8:49 am #246611

Just a note to say I popped this in the "FlytrapStore.com -- Public Discussions" sub-forum.

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Re: i finally ordered#246620

By briea -  Mon Oct 05, 2015 12:52 pm
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- Mon Oct 05, 2015 12:52 pm #246620

Ok thanks. I bought a bag of better gro special orchid potting mix. Do i need to add anything else to it?

Re: i finally ordered#246622

By Morpheus -  Mon Oct 05, 2015 1:39 pm
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- Mon Oct 05, 2015 1:39 pm #246622

Mufasa wrote:for nepenthes, you want to have a more airy mixture.. lfs+peat and coco chunks (i think pine bark is ok too?)
add perlite too if you have it.

I use LFS with 1/4-1/2 inch orchiata bark and #3 sponge rock (large perlite) from Kelly's Korner orchid supplies in my nep mix. I had a ventrata limp along for over a year in 100% sphag but with this mix it's pitchering like there's no tomorrow. I also mix in small pumice chunks in some of the smaller pots. It doesn't seem to particularly help or hurt them though

I mix my normal nep mix with a ratio of 2:1:1 LFS-orchiata-sponge rock and add extra LFS is the mix looks too "dry"

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