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Pumice for flytraps?

By Adrien
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Joined:  Mon Oct 10, 2016 11:13 pm
-  Fri Nov 20, 2020 6:08 pm #369169
Could I use a a layer of pumice on top of the media just under the leaves of the flytraps?

Re: Pumice for flytraps?

By hungry carnivores
-  Fri Nov 20, 2020 6:55 pm #369171
Nah. I prefer to use gravel or nothing. Pumice is a real PIA when you water it and it floats and goes everywhere.
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Re: Pumice for flytraps?

By Adrien
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-  Sat Nov 21, 2020 6:24 pm #369222
I use pumice in plenty other plants and they do not float
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