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Carnivorous plants

Carnivorous plant terrarium: best soil mix and feeding guide

Carnivorous plant terrarium is in Living Soil's Carnivorous plants group. Plants that catch their own food, and are killed by ordinary compost and feed. Its guide gathers what published references say about feeding, spotting problems, cautions and mixes, with 2 mixes that suit it.

What the carnivorous plant terrarium guide covers

Every item carries the reference behind it. Where references disagree, the guide shows both.

  • Feeding1
  • Spotting problems2
  • Cautions1
  • Mixes1

The count is how many sourced items each part of the guide holds.

Mixes that suit carnivorous plant terrarium

The classic carnivorous mix

The classic carnivorous plant mix, kept free of any feed, since everyday potting mix and fertilizer kill these plants. The standard pick for plants that feed themselves.

One mix is made just for carnivorous plant terrarium, inside its guide.

Each mix comes with the reference behind every figure, measured for your batch, pots or bed.

Good to know

  • The mistake to avoid: Mineral rich tap water, and any fertilizer at all. Use rain, distilled or reverse osmosis water.
  • Also known as: terrarium, carnivorous terrarium, bog terrarium and sundew terrarium

Questions

What is the best soil for carnivorous plant terrarium?

Living Soil lists 2 mixes that suit carnivorous plant terrarium, each from a published reference. One is The classic carnivorous mix. One is made just for it. The app measures any of them for your batch, pots or bed.

Is the carnivorous plant terrarium guide free?

Its overview is free: what the guide covers and which mixes suit it. Opening the full guide takes credits, and the app shows the price before you confirm. Credits never expire.

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