RE: sphagnum moss

John Phillips (phillips@library.ucsf.edu)
Tue, 26 Mar 96 14:24:31 CST

In Message Tue, 26 Mar 1996 13:10:17 -0800,
Steve Lanham <slanham@bridge.com> writes:

>As I expecting a shipment of new plants I have purchased a bale of
>hydronics Canadian sphagnum peat moss from K mart and a bag of pure
>silica sandblasting sand is this what I need to pot my new plants? I read
>the label and the only thing listed was the peat no additives. Thanks for
>any replies Steve Lanham .
These media are fine, but you may want to add some perlite if you're potting
up Sarracenia. I use a mix of 50% sand to 50% peat for VFTs and most
sundews. I guess I should ask, "Just what kinds of plants did you order?"
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