By michijake -
Location: Northern Virginia, USA (Zone 7b)
Posts: 140
Joined: Mon May 17, 2021 1:36 am
Location: Northern Virginia, USA (Zone 7b)
Posts: 140
Joined: Mon May 17, 2021 1:36 am
- Thu Jun 24, 2021 4:31 pm
#383762
Washed play sand is one of those things I’ve read very conflicting things about. The Savage Garden says it works fine in soil mixes. This page https://www.carnivorousplants.org/grow ... ight/CPmix of the ICPS website says NOT to use it. This other page https://www.carnivorousplants.org/grow ... aceniaSeed of the ICPS site says “washed play sand can work.”
Personally, I bought a bag of washed play sand years ago that I used in a lot of mixes for Mexican butterworts, all of which have grown well in it. But I also see people on forums often warning against it.
Any ideas on where the discrepancy comes from? Is it the size of the grains that people worry about or the fact that it may contain minerals? And when you warn people against using it, is that from personal experience of more of a general wisdom thing? Let’s get to the bottom of this!
Personally, I bought a bag of washed play sand years ago that I used in a lot of mixes for Mexican butterworts, all of which have grown well in it. But I also see people on forums often warning against it.
Any ideas on where the discrepancy comes from? Is it the size of the grains that people worry about or the fact that it may contain minerals? And when you warn people against using it, is that from personal experience of more of a general wisdom thing? Let’s get to the bottom of this!