Topping with pine needles?

Topping with pine needles?#336795

By Lukebart02 -  Wed May 29, 2019 4:10 pm
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- Wed May 29, 2019 4:10 pm #336795

I’ve heard that sarracenia grow naturally with pine needles surrounding them, if I collected some from near my house and washed them off with distilled water, could I use them as a pot topper?

Re: Topping with pine needles?#336797

By Fieldofscreams -  Wed May 29, 2019 4:29 pm
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- Wed May 29, 2019 4:29 pm #336797

Sure

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Re: Topping with pine needles?#336799

By Lukebart02 -  Wed May 29, 2019 4:35 pm
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- Wed May 29, 2019 4:35 pm #336799

Fieldofscreams wrote:Sure

Ok cool! So I shouldn’t be worried about them leaching any harmful minerals into the peat?

Re: Topping with pine needles?#336809

By mouthstofeed -  Wed May 29, 2019 6:40 pm
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- Wed May 29, 2019 6:40 pm #336809

Germinating seeds with pine needles for drainage works really well. Topping with them should be great too.

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