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Post by coldcoffee on Apr 19, 2012 5:21:09 GMT
Thanks for the link. It seems im going from one problem to the next. ;D We had some rain a few days ago. Rain with big fat raindrops and tons of it. It fell in the pot and some soil splattered on the little guy. Should I remove it? If I should how would I do this? Remove the soil from off the leaves? Personally I would either just brush it off with my hand or spray it off with a spray bottle. Something like that. As long as you are not super rough with it, it should be fine.
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Post by bobtheglob on Apr 23, 2012 0:13:33 GMT
Still wont come off I might be getting a Flava var. Cuprea later. I had some soil in a big pot for some seeds but I then I learned I did something wrong with them. Can the soil be used again for the Flava? Seems like such a stupid question to me but I want to make sure. Also im going to start making my own soil soon since I buying prepared bags online is expensive. I have the sphagnum peat but cannot find perlite. Is the Miracle-Gro perlite treated with fertilizer? Or should I buy this? www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1v/R-202187623/h_d2/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10053&langId=-1&keyword=perlite&storeId=10051
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Post by Alexis on May 5, 2012 14:02:21 GMT
Yes you can reuse it, but make sure you never use anything with fertilizer in it.
It will simply kill your plants as they are designed to live in nutrient poor soil (which is why they catch insects).
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Post by paulbarden on May 5, 2012 14:31:50 GMT
Still wont come off I might be getting a Flava var. Cuprea later. I had some soil in a big pot for some seeds but I then I learned I did something wrong with them. Can the soil be used again for the Flava? Seems like such a stupid question to me but I want to make sure. Also im going to start making my own soil soon since I buying prepared bags online is expensive. I have the sphagnum peat but cannot find perlite. Is the Miracle-Gro perlite treated with fertilizer? Or should I buy this? www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1v/R-202187623/h_d2/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10053&langId=-1&keyword=perlite&storeId=10051Anything made by Miracle-Gro should never come within a mile of any carnivorous plant. It is the crack c*caine of soils, and only suitable for the most nutrient addicted of species. In other words, you can't trust that brand to NOT add nutrients to ANY of the soil products they make.
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Post by Aidan on May 8, 2012 15:07:16 GMT
...but cannot find perlite. Despite the apparent belief that it is an essential component, perlite is not a requirement for carnivorous plant media. Lime-free horticultural sands and grits are ideal alternatives.
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