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Soil Mix#323678

By Amount_Paid -  Wed Oct 10, 2018 2:25 am
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- Wed Oct 10, 2018 2:25 am #323678

Hey guys I was wondering what would be a good soil mix for Nepenthes Ampullaria, I currently only have Sphagnum Peat Moss and Perlite.

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Re: Soil Mix#323688

By -twillyranger- -  Wed Oct 10, 2018 11:54 am
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- Wed Oct 10, 2018 11:54 am #323688

That should be good, but I like to use long fibered sphagnum moss for my nepenthes. I have heard that Nepenthes ampullaria like boggier conditions and the peat moss might retain more water the lfsm, just something to think about.

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By Fieldofscreams -  Wed Oct 10, 2018 12:25 pm
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- Wed Oct 10, 2018 12:25 pm #323693

When I repotted mine I used peat and perlite for the first half of the pot and then NZLFSM for the top half of the pot. Worked great, it never slowed its growth and continued pitchering as if I didn't repot it at all.

Next year I might just use straight NZLFSM and nothing else.

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Re: Soil Mix#323783

By tzestan -  Fri Oct 12, 2018 3:22 pm
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- Fri Oct 12, 2018 3:22 pm #323783

Ampullaria is not picky on growth medium. I used to grow them in LFS, peat, and perlite mix. The trouble being that LFS and peat start to decompose after a few years. Now, I use red clay soil topped with live sphagnum. All work well.

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Re: Soil Mix#323784

By Amount_Paid -  Fri Oct 12, 2018 3:23 pm
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- Fri Oct 12, 2018 3:23 pm #323784

tzestan wrote:Ampullaria is not picky on growth medium. I used to grow them in LFS, peat, and perlite mix. The trouble being that LFS and peat start to decompose after a few years. Now, I use red clay soil topped with live sphagnum. All work well.

okay nice I have some LFSM and Peat and Perlite

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