Re: RE: Clay instead of perlite
dave evans (T442119@RUTADMIN.RUTGERS.EDU)
Fri, 09 Aug 96 16:00 EDT
> From: "Phil Semanchuk" <semanchuk~pj@GLAXO.COM>
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> > I wanted to know if anyone has ever used clay instead of perlite.
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> IMO I don't think acid-loving CPs would like being planted in clay too
> much; it would raise the pH.
Well, Pinguicula will not mind the higher pH. Also, if you have
enough peatmoss, the clay might not make much difference.
Infact I found S.luecophylla and S.rubra wherryi grow in sandy
clay. (Tom, was there any Sphagnum at that site?)
Dave Evans