SoLongFairWell Posted July 15, 2016 Report Share Posted July 15, 2016 Has anyone tried growing Mexican Pings in pure Seramis as an entirely aggregate media? Or a mix of it and something else? Seramis is expanded clay granules used in orchid and hydroponic cultivation. I currently use a mix of equal parts sand, peat, perlite and dust-free cat litter but am concerned it may be too wet as my die-off rates are too high for my liking. I just feel that Seramis would be more open, less compact and better draining. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincent Posted July 15, 2016 Report Share Posted July 15, 2016 I just tried a mix with Seramis. But it's really recent, so I can't tell much about the results (ok so far, though). 1 perlite, 1 pumice, 1 pouzzolane, 1 Seramis, 1 calcareous sand + calcareous sand surfacing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoLongFairWell Posted July 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2016 Thanks Vincent. I can't get hold of pumice or calcareous sand or pouzzolane so there's no point me trying that mix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bux Posted July 15, 2016 Report Share Posted July 15, 2016 pouzzolane Hi Richard, I could provide this to you, but the trouble is that it's really heavy so you'll pay more for the shipping... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoLongFairWell Posted July 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2016 pouzzolane Hi Richard, I could provide this to you, but the trouble is that it's really heavy so you'll pay more for the shipping... Thanks for the offer but the cost of the shipping is the problem. It's not essential to growing Pings so I'll pass this time. Thanks though. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argo88 Posted July 15, 2016 Report Share Posted July 15, 2016 In my experience pings grows well in an unicum mineral media... I know that some growers cultivate plants (p. hirtiflora, mexican pings) in pure seramis... I use only river sand for all mexicans, p. poldinii, p. corsica, p. hirtiflora, p. grandiflora... they grows well... here in Italy many pinguiculas growers cultivate them in pure "lapillo" (solid vulcanic lava) that is used for bonsai cultivation.. the only problem is to crush it if the pieces are too big, but all are happy of this media... and it isn't expensive I hope this message can help You... good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manders Posted July 15, 2016 Report Share Posted July 15, 2016 Perlite/vermiculite 50/50 works well for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoLongFairWell Posted July 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2016 Thanks for the input. I'll try some spares in Seramis and cat litter mix and also look into moving the rest into perlite and vermiculite. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Anderson Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 (edited) Thanks Vincent. I can't get hold of pumice or calcareous sand or pouzzolane so there's no point me trying that mix. Hi Richard, You can get calcareous sand from pett shops like pets at home, it's used for reptiles Mark Edited July 23, 2016 by carni grower Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoLongFairWell Posted July 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 Of course, why didn't I think of that. Coral sand from a pet shop aquatics section. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yunzi Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 I'd be very interested to know how it goes Richard I'm interested in trying Seramis. I've got mine currently (x Tina, x Sethos, Agnata and Esserina) in a mix of perlite (about 70-80%) and aquarium sand and peat (about 10% each). They all seem fine. Just added a moctezumae as well so I'll see how that goes as it recovers from in EU wide journey. I'm tempted to add eggshell to the top layer as well to increase the pH slightly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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