gardenofeden Posted August 20, 2013 Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 Inspired by some recent experiments by others I repotted my Drosera binata dichotoma "giant" into pure granite grit/sand a few months ago. It's been a real success and the plant has thrived. I have also done some root cuttings into the same medium and they are doing well too. Drosera binata dichotoma giant 2 by gardenofeden67, on Flickr Drosera binata dichotoma giant 1 by gardenofeden67, on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattynatureboy44 Posted August 20, 2013 Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 Good results there, which type of sand did you use and where did you obtain the pure Granite/Grit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobile Posted August 20, 2013 Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 I'll have to try it with some of the local red granite. There is a quarry nearby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenofeden Posted August 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 Hi. It was the Aldi stuff that Fred put me onto http://www.cpukforum.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=49172&view=&hl=&fromsearch=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian_P Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 I've been using the same stuff from Aldi, but only for top dressing. Never considered using it as a growing medium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted December 8, 2013 Report Share Posted December 8, 2013 How deep do you have the water in the trays to stop it drying out too much? I'd worry with this medium that it would dry out real quick on sunny days. I saw the other posts on it and nobody has really given a definitive answer about how much you have to water compared to peat etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adelae Posted December 9, 2013 Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 This does make sense, many Aust drosera and utrics live in straight sand and granite, D.burmanni and Indica are predominantly found in sand in QLD, and U.Bifida thrives in pure sand, as does U.Nivea and Limosa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenofeden Posted December 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 It just stand my lagoon with the rest of the Sarracenia, permanently in water. There is a mixture of sizes of particles in this, some quite fine, which means it holds water better than large particle grit. I would not want to use it for seedlings or small plants in such a tall pot, but in a shorter pot of tray they may be ok. I will be trying some Drosera regia next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manders Posted December 9, 2013 Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 This does make sense, many Aust drosera and utrics live in straight sand and granite, D.burmanni and Indica are predominantly found in sand in QLD, and U.Bifida thrives in pure sand, as does U.Nivea and Limosa Yep, seen the same thing in thailand with burmannii, indica and several utrics, sandstone mountain terrain and pure wet sand substrate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted December 9, 2013 Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 Hmm I'm thinking of trying it with Dionaea in the new year then when Aldi get the new stock in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Nijman Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 Well lots of carnivorous plants in the wild grow on sand, sandstone, sandy loam or granit. More then on pure peat! Usely in an area you look at the geology and you may get an idear whats on the local menue. Alexander Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nélio Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 very interesting!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecpman Posted January 24, 2014 Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 I tried this with a D. Filiformis ssp filiformis and it slowly dwindled over 5-6 years getting smaller every year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenofeden Posted March 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 I've potted some Drosera regia into this now to see how they perform Drosera regia planted into granite grit by gardenofeden67, on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corky Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 very interested to see your results over the summer,that's a very impressive dichotoma "giant" too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike King Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 Hi Stephen, I will have a look at these plants on your open day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenofeden Posted April 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2014 Regias doing well so far.... Drosera regia in granite- update by gardenofeden67, on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corky Posted April 27, 2014 Report Share Posted April 27, 2014 looks good so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CephFan Posted April 27, 2014 Report Share Posted April 27, 2014 Stephen, Have you seen any more of this in Aldi recently? I've been keeping my eye out for it but no luck yet. Cheers, Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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