
David Ahrens
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Is this suitable for nepenthes?
David Ahrens replied to Purpurea360's topic in General Carnivorous Plant Discussion
It's quite a healthy looking plant. I wouldn't leave Neps standing in water, they don't particularly like it. I wouldn't keep spraying the soil. Just don't let it dry out. I like to use a bottom feeding fish food in the pitchers, just a little , not too much. -
COIR experiment on lockdown
David Ahrens replied to Poppy's topic in Sustainable and Peat-free Cultivation
This salt thing has always tended to be a problem with coir. If you're lucky, you can get the bricks from someone who rinses it well before sending it out. I use bricks from Garden Direct and, in the past, this has seemed OK. I have used it as a mix with VFT's and it has been fine. Recently, it has not been fine and I have lost my VFT's, albeit slowly. I still use the same coir for houseplants and it works OK. Cheeseplants, Aechmia, Aspidistra, Streptocarpus, all good in 100 % coir. I know that Rob Cantley uses coir for their Nepenthes, they just can't get peat. He tests each batch when it turns up and has been known to refuse a lorryload of coir when he has found it to have salt in it., -
I should imagine that a made up mix would store quite well. Just a case of suck it and see. I used a quarter strength mix of Phostrogen to foliar feed my Pinguicula moranensis. Phostrogen is an inorganic fertilizer so there is no reason why it should not store mixed up. Is Maxsea a seaweed mix, I am not sure. If the nitrogen part is organic, it may not keep stable. Not that you need the nitrogen for your CP's anyway. I am not quite sure why you are quite so enthusiastic about feeding you plants. Most CP's just don't need it, and you are only causing yourself troubles.
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I don't know what you're moaning about Stephen, you never go anyway. We try holding these events up north and nobody turns up. The EEE was held at Chester a few years ago and nobody went. On a side note, it's a pity you can't make it as it will probably be quite lively.
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First Floor Windowbox
David Ahrens replied to Netjer's topic in General Carnivorous Plant Discussion
Do be careful. If the plants fall on somebody's bonce, you could be liable. -
I think that I am going to get myself on Facebook, I think I am missing out.
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I was just wondering how long it take for someone to respond to my comment. I had better be careful in case I get thrown off the forum (again).
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It does happen.
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VFT seed is very distinctive, the seeds are small, black and shiney. They are also pear shaped. The seedlings just don't look like Sarracenia at all.
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Dunc, are you saying that you just bashed one out ?
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Uknown Green house pest
David Ahrens replied to roberto morgado's topic in General Carnivorous Plant Discussion
Spelling fine, at least I think so. -
Potassium permanganate, if you didn't quite catch that..You can get it at the local chemists.
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can I take my plants outside?
David Ahrens replied to Hayley5's topic in General Carnivorous Plant Discussion
Hi Hayley, I was just wondering what you do about your water supply. I live in a flat and I use a distiller.You can pick one up for about £70 from Amazon. -
Just leave them alone, they're fine.
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Just had a word with Keith on the phone. The unit that he has bought is the Life Water Distillery and it is 79.99.