> By the way, I m just remembering that Joachim who s also on the list is
> currently experimenting with a peat substitute made from coconut which
> seems to work excellent for Nepenthes....
I've been using Coia (sp?) peat substitute for a couple of years for
some of my plants ( Drosera, Sarracenia and Dionaea. ) Seems fine.
It mixes better than regular peat ( fewer hard lumps, ) and has a
nice fibrous consistency. I would be careful introducing new species
to it, but I hope to get there in the end - it's a bit friendlier
to the environment than peat. Probably carries fewer spore/seed
contaminants too - it hasn't been sitting in a bog gathering them for
centuries.
Good growing,
Peter Cole | carnivor@bunyip.demon.co.uk | Give it a try - you might
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