I saw this excellent video recently from the guys at Sarracenia Northwest looking at different ratios of perlite in their potting mix.
Like a lot of carnivorous plant growers, these guys use use a mix of peat moss and pelite. But what should the mix ration be? The common mix is 50% of each but is that the best?
Take a look at their other videos on the Sarracenia Northwest YouTube channel.
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