Living SoilCarnivorous plants
Sun pitchers: best soil mix and feeding guide
Sun pitchers 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, mixes and where the sources differ, with a mix that suit it.
What the sun pitchers guide covers
Every item carries the reference behind it. Where references disagree, the guide shows both.
- Feeding3
- Spotting problems3
- Cautions5
- Mixes1
- Where the sources differ1
The count is how many sourced items each part of the guide holds.
Mixes that suit sun pitchers
One mix is made just for sun pitchers, inside its guide.
Feeds made for it
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: sun pitcher, heliamphora, marsh pitcher and tepui pitcher plant
Questions
What is the best soil for sun pitchers?
Living Soil lists 1 mix that suit sun pitchers, each from a published reference. One is made just for it. The app measures any of them for your batch, pots or bed.
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