Coir

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Sun, 18 Aug 1996 10:09:43 +0800

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Here in Sarawak coco-peat is, unfortunately, one of the only
commercial medias available (we have no peat, sphagnum, etc.).
It generally tests out to be slightly alkaline with a pH of about
7.5 (perhaps why it killed Russell's D. binata). Supposedly it
also has very high amounts of potassium but I'm not sure if this
would necessarily prove detrimental to CP health.

So far (5 months) coir seems to work fairly well for some
lowland nepenthes (in a mix with sand), but I'm admittedly a bit
worried about long-term effects. Has anyone had any experience
using this stuff with nepenthes (or other CP genera)?

Ch'ien

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