I love fluval stratum and ur right, it aint cheap lol. I also use qualisorb for my semi hydro house plants but thx for the tip, i will try with my pings also (fellow Canadian)
Welp that explains a lot. I got a brand new ping in the mail and killed in in like 3 days because my soil had way too much moss in it and therefore was way too wet. It rotted away super fast. I have perlite, sand, and peat moss and I did like equal parts each. However, california carnivores, the seller I got from, has their own soil mix. I'm debating on just buying that from them as well when I get a second ping to try.
Yes try it again! Pings can be forgiving so a LFS sphagnum mix 50:50 with pearlite can work. However I would recommend letting that mix dry slightly between watering. Sometimes after pings arrive in the mail it can be a good idea to rinse them with distilled water to get rid of any surface fungi or diet after shipping. May I ask what species you purchased? Often times some species are more diva's than others and even in a mineral mix melted quickly after shipment.
How dry does the substrate become at the surface before you know you need to water again? And do your pings have to sit in standing water to keep their mineral substrate moist or does the peat layer take care of moisture loss?
Generally let the tray dry out but not the soil, when in succulent phase you cut way back on the watering to letting the media dry out a bit before tray watering maybe a 1/4 inch of water
Hey great question! I am generally a lazy waterer so I do tend to let the post dry out a little between waterings. The peat in the bottom half does help prevent the full pot from going bone dry. However, in general on my watering schedule the top inch of the pot does dry out between waterings and that is where all of the ping roots are! Don't worry that's fine because in their native habitats they live in cliffs so it's completely normal that they would dry out between waterings in the wild. My advice is they are succulents so they are more hardy than you would think :) (expect emarginata and a few other homophyllus species they like being wet and humid all the time ahaha)
@@MrWsongwoe not an official list but emarginata, Montezumae and gigantea come to mind. Maybe generally the homophyllous pings that don't have a true succulent phase could be considered those?
Hey fellow canuk here, I was just curious where you get the pumice and fluvial stratum? And specifically what brand for the fluval stuff, I've come across is fluval stratum for shrimp at aquarium stores and wasn't sure if this is the one you're talking about.
Pumice from local garden stores, fluval from aquarium stores. I believe petland also sells bio stratum which should work just fine. If you can't find pumice I wouldn't worry you can use any other chunky organic rock. And YES! the stuff for shrimp is what I use lol
Hey I like your expertise I trust you I was wondering how you felt about growing pings outdoors I live in central Florida. Maybe any tips or should I work on an indoor set up soon?
@ yeah I’m planning to keep them outside there is a screen to block some light but I mean right now it’s 55ish at nite and 75in the day it gets as cold as 40s for winter and it gets probably 95 consistently for summer and always humid here. Thanks for the feedback! Hard to find good specific information.
@@bryanstrockis9581 probably okay to grow them outside in the summer 40F (4C) is likely too cold. In their natural habitat it can get down to those temps but I personally wouldn't feel comfortable with growing them in any temperatures below ~14C
Am I good to use the qualisorb, filter sand, and fluval stratum right out of the bag, or do I need to make sure I rinse these all out before mixing and putting my ping in it?
@@AndrewsStickyLeaves Also, thank you so much for shouting out that you can get all these materials at Canadian tire lol, made the acquisition process painless!
I am having a hard time taking care of Pinguiculas any tips to grow them here in Canada? Also does the chunky diatomaceous earth helps kill spider mites or any other pest? Can this kind of media be use as well for Venus Flytrap and Sundews?
chunky diatomacous earth would not kill pests. you would probably need the powder. I would not use this mix for anything other than pings. I would recommed a 1:1 peat and sand mix for VTFs and dews.
@@AndrewsStickyLeaves Okay thanks for this, I have a question if i will go for the cheap mix. What is the percentage of Peat? Currently my mix is just peat or perlite at the bottom and on top is pumice and perlite. I haven't tried lowering the light exposure as i want to see how they grow. Is it true that lower lights make pinguicula larger and higher lights tends to color up. Thanks
Hi Andrew, i would just like to ask you,have you tried using 20% peat (instead of fluval), perlite instead of pumice and oil dry and pool filter sand. Same parts on this video? And at the bottom is peat and perlite mix. Thanks
@@WilliamCharles-y5b I have moved away from oil dry because I can't find it. Replacing fluval with peat works great and that's essentially the mix I use to pot up all my sales plants :)
Here's The Biggest problem with all you Carnivorous youtubers, GIVE US LINKS!!! if you're going to give examples of what you're using, then how about you post links to materials and make things more understandable.
I love fluval stratum and ur right, it aint cheap lol. I also use qualisorb for my semi hydro house plants but thx for the tip, i will try with my pings also (fellow Canadian)
Cannot wait to try this mix for my pings!
Welp that explains a lot. I got a brand new ping in the mail and killed in in like 3 days because my soil had way too much moss in it and therefore was way too wet. It rotted away super fast. I have perlite, sand, and peat moss and I did like equal parts each. However, california carnivores, the seller I got from, has their own soil mix. I'm debating on just buying that from them as well when I get a second ping to try.
Yes try it again! Pings can be forgiving so a LFS sphagnum mix 50:50 with pearlite can work. However I would recommend letting that mix dry slightly between watering. Sometimes after pings arrive in the mail it can be a good idea to rinse them with distilled water to get rid of any surface fungi or diet after shipping. May I ask what species you purchased? Often times some species are more diva's than others and even in a mineral mix melted quickly after shipment.
How dry does the substrate become at the surface before you know you need to water again? And do your pings have to sit in standing water to keep their mineral substrate moist or does the peat layer take care of moisture loss?
Generally let the tray dry out but not the soil, when in succulent phase you cut way back on the watering to letting the media dry out a bit before tray watering maybe a 1/4 inch of water
Hey great question! I am generally a lazy waterer so I do tend to let the post dry out a little between waterings. The peat in the bottom half does help prevent the full pot from going bone dry. However, in general on my watering schedule the top inch of the pot does dry out between waterings and that is where all of the ping roots are! Don't worry that's fine because in their native habitats they live in cliffs so it's completely normal that they would dry out between waterings in the wild. My advice is they are succulents so they are more hardy than you would think :) (expect emarginata and a few other homophyllus species they like being wet and humid all the time ahaha)
@@AndrewsStickyLeaves For the wet and humid varieties is there any list of pinguicula for this?
@@MrWsongwoe not an official list but emarginata, Montezumae and gigantea come to mind. Maybe generally the homophyllous pings that don't have a true succulent phase could be considered those?
Hey fellow canuk here, I was just curious where you get the pumice and fluvial stratum? And specifically what brand for the fluval stuff, I've come across is fluval stratum for shrimp at aquarium stores and wasn't sure if this is the one you're talking about.
Pumice from local garden stores, fluval from aquarium stores. I believe petland also sells bio stratum which should work just fine. If you can't find pumice I wouldn't worry you can use any other chunky organic rock. And YES! the stuff for shrimp is what I use lol
Does the fluval stratum accelerate the ping growth? Increase flowering? Does it degrade rapidly?
yes, the added minerals do accereralte growth. no it does not break down since it is inorganic
@@AndrewsStickyLeaves I’ve noticed that it’s easily crushed into a powder
Hey I like your expertise I trust you I was wondering how you felt about growing pings outdoors I live in central Florida. Maybe any tips or should I work on an indoor set up soon?
It depends. Are you planning on keeping them outside in the winter too? What are your summer high temps (and humidity) and you winter nighttime temps?
@ yeah I’m planning to keep them outside there is a screen to block some light but I mean right now it’s 55ish at nite and 75in the day it gets as cold as 40s for winter and it gets probably 95 consistently for summer and always humid here. Thanks for the feedback! Hard to find good specific information.
@@bryanstrockis9581 probably okay to grow them outside in the summer 40F (4C) is likely too cold. In their natural habitat it can get down to those temps but I personally wouldn't feel comfortable with growing them in any temperatures below ~14C
@@AndrewsStickyLeaves I appreciate all your help from so far away lol. Would love to see more videos I like learning about them. Have a good one.
Have any Mexican Butterwort experts used LECA (expanded clay aggregate) in their potting media?
I have seen some people use pure LECA, but most people I know prefer akadama over LECA
Will this mix also work well for the pinguicula primuliflora variety?
No, primulifora is a temperate ping. I would recommend 50/50 peat and sand or peat and pearlite
Am I good to use the qualisorb, filter sand, and fluval stratum right out of the bag, or do I need to make sure I rinse these all out before mixing and putting my ping in it?
good idea to rinse it, but I personally dont :3
@@AndrewsStickyLeaves Also, thank you so much for shouting out that you can get all these materials at Canadian tire lol, made the acquisition process painless!
@@quotient9974 no problem (:
What temperature do you sterilize it at
I use boiling water for regular media
for tissue culture media 121C ~20psi for 20min in a pressure cooker
I am having a hard time taking care of Pinguiculas any tips to grow them here in Canada? Also does the chunky diatomaceous earth helps kill spider mites or any other pest? Can this kind of media be use as well for Venus Flytrap and Sundews?
chunky diatomacous earth would not kill pests. you would probably need the powder. I would not use this mix for anything other than pings. I would recommed a 1:1 peat and sand mix for VTFs and dews.
@@AndrewsStickyLeaves Okay thanks for this, I have a question if i will go for the cheap mix. What is the percentage of Peat? Currently my mix is just peat or perlite at the bottom and on top is pumice and perlite. I haven't tried lowering the light exposure as i want to see how they grow. Is it true that lower lights make pinguicula larger and higher lights tends to color up. Thanks
@@MrWsongwoe less than 20%
Hi Andrew, i would just like to ask you,have you tried using 20% peat (instead of fluval), perlite instead of pumice and oil dry and pool filter sand. Same parts on this video? And at the bottom is peat and perlite mix. Thanks
@@WilliamCharles-y5b I have moved away from oil dry because I can't find it. Replacing fluval with peat works great and that's essentially the mix I use to pot up all my sales plants :)
Here's The Biggest problem with all you Carnivorous youtubers, GIVE US LINKS!!! if you're going to give examples of what you're using, then how about you post links to materials and make things more understandable.
Links would help, however I usually Google Search the product. That seems to work well. Blessings to you from Texas.