perlite with peat moss?

perlite with peat moss?#198088

By carnivoregirl2356 -  Mon Mar 17, 2014 11:18 pm
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- Mon Mar 17, 2014 11:18 pm #198088

hey carnivoregirl2356 here um I was wondering for my purple pitcher plant would it be better to mix some perlite in with my sphagnum peat moss to repot it and my cape sundew , vft, and cape sundew seeds? pls reply

Re: perlite with peat moss?#198090

By LAKJP -  Mon Mar 17, 2014 11:24 pm
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- Mon Mar 17, 2014 11:24 pm #198090

The sphagnum peat moss and perlite is the standard CP medium, but I don't know if it's the best mix for pitcher plants, sorry. It's still good, though, even for cape sundew, VFT's and capensis seeds.

Re: perlite with peat moss?#198143

By parker679 -  Tue Mar 18, 2014 2:03 pm
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- Tue Mar 18, 2014 2:03 pm #198143

Purps like it a bit wetter and do well in either just peat or a peat perlite mix. 50/50 peat/sand or peat/perlite is a good mix for all sarrs, vft's, and most drosera.

If you make a perlite/peat mix all the plants you listed will be happy.

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Re: perlite with peat moss?#198188

By Kevonicus -  Wed Mar 19, 2014 3:39 am
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- Wed Mar 19, 2014 3:39 am #198188

Id do what parker said and go 50:50 if your looking to plant them all in one pot. Purps like it wet pretty much all the time, sarrs and drosera would be fine anywhere from 25-50% perlite, and flytraps id stick with 50%. In general the less light and air movement your growing conditions, the more airy your mix should be and visa versa.

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