To much Perlite?

There is a multitude of issues that I think may rear their ugly head.

1) not enough soft medium for the roots to take hold of
2) would dry out very fast, thus could harm, or at least stunt the plant's growth.
3) May introduce too many nutrients to the soil, or not enough... take your pick

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Re: To much Perlite?#57681

By heathenpriest -  Sat Jun 05, 2010 3:04 pm
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- Sat Jun 05, 2010 3:04 pm #57681

I've just used straight peat moss for years, and have had no problems. I could see how a thin layer of perlite on top might reflect sunlight and help prevent overheating in really hot locations, though.

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worm in substrate?

Does this seem like a good setup for outdoors?

Not what you would expect...

Mixing small amounts of miticide

Unkown sarracenia

Nepwnthes hamata help, potential fungus growth?

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