Potted Plant's Soil?

Potted Plant's Soil?#41308

By BurntSnow -  Mon Jan 25, 2010 6:33 am
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- Mon Jan 25, 2010 6:33 am #41308

I ordered a potted Big Jaws (medium, but who cares?). I just wanted to know if I should buy some peat moss & perlite. Also, what type of soil is provided in the pot with my VFT?

Re: Potted Plant's Soil?#41310

By Matt -  Mon Jan 25, 2010 6:35 am
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- Mon Jan 25, 2010 6:35 am #41310

It will be potted in the soil I use for all of my VFTs: 50% peat, 30% silica sand and 20% perlite.

You won't need to buy any soil for a while as the soil is fresh. You should plan on repotting next spring or in two years, depending on how broken down the soil looks and how the plant is doing.

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Re: Potted Plant's Soil?#41312

By BurntSnow -  Mon Jan 25, 2010 6:37 am
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- Mon Jan 25, 2010 6:37 am #41312

Ok. Thanks. How do I determine when it's time to repot it? Is there is any info guide on how to repot it?

Re: Potted Plant's Soil?#41314

By Matt -  Mon Jan 25, 2010 6:38 am
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- Mon Jan 25, 2010 6:38 am #41314

BurntSnow wrote:Ok. Thanks. How do I determine when it's time to repot it? Is there is any info guide on how to repot it?

The main site has basically all the information you need:
http://www.flytrapcare.com/media-soil-f ... traps.html

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Re: Potted Plant's Soil?#41322

By BurntSnow -  Mon Jan 25, 2010 6:41 am
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- Mon Jan 25, 2010 6:41 am #41322

Thanks.

Re: Potted Plant's Soil?#41411

By Lawndude84 -  Mon Jan 25, 2010 7:46 pm
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- Mon Jan 25, 2010 7:46 pm #41411

yeah, you'll definitely notice when it is time to change the soil. instead of looking like soil it will look more like a mud brick

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Re: Potted Plant's Soil?#41426

By BurntSnow -  Mon Jan 25, 2010 10:03 pm
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- Mon Jan 25, 2010 10:03 pm #41426

Ew. When do you think I should buy myself some soil?

Re: Potted Plant's Soil?#41429

By Lawndude84 -  Mon Jan 25, 2010 10:09 pm
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- Mon Jan 25, 2010 10:09 pm #41429

Considering Matt is potting it for you, about a year and a half to two years.

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Re: Potted Plant's Soil?#41431

By BurntSnow -  Mon Jan 25, 2010 10:10 pm
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- Mon Jan 25, 2010 10:10 pm #41431

Ok, thanks. By what it sounds like, the extra $2.50 for potted is definitely worth it.

Re: Potted Plant's Soil?#41566

By 95slvrZ28 -  Tue Jan 26, 2010 1:40 am
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- Tue Jan 26, 2010 1:40 am #41566

Depends, potting medium is pretty cheap if you can find it locally (which you should be able to).

Re: Potted Plant's Soil?#41569

By Matt -  Tue Jan 26, 2010 1:43 am
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- Tue Jan 26, 2010 1:43 am #41569

BurntSnow wrote:Ok, thanks. By what it sounds like, the extra $2.50 for potted is definitely worth it.

Yeah, you're definitely going to save money if you buy the potting medium locally. The main problem is that it usually comes in extremely large quantities that some people can't or don't want to deal with, so that's why I offer potted plants and media for sale in the store in small quantities.

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Re: Potted Plant's Soil?#41600

By BurntSnow -  Tue Jan 26, 2010 5:04 am
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- Tue Jan 26, 2010 5:04 am #41600

What comes in extremely large quantities? Sorry, I didn't really understand what you posted. I'm really a n00b at this.

Re: Potted Plant's Soil?#41605

By kittyklaws -  Tue Jan 26, 2010 5:13 am
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- Tue Jan 26, 2010 5:13 am #41605

the ingredients to making carnivorous plant soil mix, like peat and perlite and silica sand

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Re: Potted Plant's Soil?#41609

By BurntSnow -  Tue Jan 26, 2010 5:16 am
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- Tue Jan 26, 2010 5:16 am #41609

Oh. I get it

now.

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