- Sat Mar 09, 2019 7:58 am
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My first ever CP, a S.Purpurea needed repotting and in taking her up I discovered she had propagated five daughter plants. I didn't recognize the black soil from the pot so I brought most of it to the plant/garden store that gifted me the plant to buy planting material like the one that has been so successful.
The plant people didn't recognize the soil but said that it had decayed completely. The friendly buyer for the store telephoned the grower and learned that he raises his pitcher plants in Pine Bark. She said the pine bark sold by her garden store was meant as mulch and dressing above ground and would be too coarse. I would need something much finer.
Has anyone used pine bark as soil for sarracenias? I'm trying to learn more about effective soils.
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The plant people didn't recognize the soil but said that it had decayed completely. The friendly buyer for the store telephoned the grower and learned that he raises his pitcher plants in Pine Bark. She said the pine bark sold by her garden store was meant as mulch and dressing above ground and would be too coarse. I would need something much finer.
Has anyone used pine bark as soil for sarracenias? I'm trying to learn more about effective soils.
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