Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 16:03:34 +0100 From: "Stefan P. Wolf" <wolf@medinfo.uni-kiel.de> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg88$foo@default> Subject: Re: Cocofiber Pots
Hi Joe!
> I was in search of some hanging baskets for my Nepenthes x coccinea,
> and came across some nice ones lined with Cocofiber, which claimes
> to come from coconuts. I have no idea if this will help my digestive
> system as regular fiber, but thats no concern... Does anyone have
> experience with cocofiber & Carnivorous Plants?
Yes, very bad experience!
I got one of these cocofiber bricks you can put into 10 liters of
water and get a bucket of peat substitute for garden soil. As it
has no additives and a perfect structure it was said to promise
good suitability for CP after it already was a hot tip amongst orchid
growers for some time.
To cut a long story short: I killed some CP and I blame it on using
cocofiber as peat replacement on these plants. It killed even
D. capensis! Later I heard rumour that these coco palm trees store
high amounts of salt in the fiber as they grow near the sea. I will
not use it again --neither on CP nor in the garden.
Best regards, Stefan.
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