A Proved Butterwort Soil Mix

Butterworts require different growing media than other commonly available carnivorous plants. In this video I share a recipe someone I met in a plant group uses for her butterworts to live long and happy lives.
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[@ladylove34]

Recipe:
- 4 parts peat moss
- 4 parts silica sand
- 3 parts horticultural pumice
- 2 parts perlite
- (optional) 1 part fluval stratum as fertilizer
Mix the ingredients above then add the following:
- less than 1 part (1/4thish?) houseplant soil with (3/4ish part) distilled water cover - test to ensure it is inert with TDS meter. Swirl with small amounts of water to get all the soil out and into your mix

[@Growing-Things-]

Thank you. Won't the houseplant soil in your recipe render the water no longer inert when testing with the TDS meter?

[@ladylove34]

​@@Growing-Things- no clue! I just typed out everything so it's easier for me when i come back to the video 😅

[@Growing-Things-]

Cool beans.

[@AbDullah-rx3lj]

Ty for the tips, I was just thinking on addin a couple of butterworts workers for my cannabis garden

[@Growing-Things-]

Cool beans.

[@jouirII]

What do you call 'peat moss'? Is it acidic pure peat moss, neutralized peat moss or neutralized and mineralized (npk) peat moss?

[@Growing-Things-]

Just regular Sphagnum Peat Moss.

[@JustPanss]

I do 1 part sphagnum moss and 1 part perlite. But mostly because I’m broke. 💚😂

[@user-tg1ro2et9j]

Do volcanic sand and white silica sand work?

[@Growing-Things-]

Sand is typically made up of silicate material. The volcanic sand I would imagine is more mafic in composition. However, since the pumice is volcanic, I don’t see why it wouldn’t. What if you tested them out to see.

[@fortnitekiddestroyer8818]

Did you use regular fluval stratum or bio fluval stratum?

[@Growing-Things-]

I used Fluval Plant and Shrimp Stratum.

[@DrakeAquatics]

Could you tell me what brand of sand you used please

[@Growing-Things-]

The brand is Mosser Lee.

[@slipknotpr]

What kind of sand??

[@Growing-Things-]

It says on the package desert sand and that it’s used for interior house plants.

[@slipknotpr]

@@Growing-Things- thank you!

[@paty501]

but this is a mix for european or north america? not mexican? because so much peat

[@Growing-Things-]

I have tropical butterworts currently growing in that medium and are happy. I hope to try the mix with a temperate variety soon.

[@paty501]

@@Growing-Things- okay because I have Mexican ones and searching for good soil mix, and every source say other mixes... So I will try my own mix 😂😅

[@Growing-Things-]

I hope yours works out well.