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Ah, I was wondering about the coir, because I don't really like peat that much as an invert substrate I've discovered, and then I'd be able to multi-purpose. But I already have a bunch of peat to use up lol.
Would they do well in a terrarium? I keep finding people saying terraria are bad, but I'm not sure why. :/
It feels odd being a newb at something again, lol.
Yes Nepenthes ampullaria can be grown in terrarium. The 3 forms I have are growing in one terrarium but it needs to be a big terrarium. I have them in a 40 gallon and they could actually go into something even bigger because in only one year they have outgrown it and need to be chopped. N. ampullaria seems a little more forgiving than other species as far as wet roots go so they're good in a warm terrarium.
In a terrarium where things are planted in the "ground" you need to have drainage beneath the soil layer to be successful. I use Hydroton clay balls they soak up water and transfer it to the lowest part of the soil level without allowing the soil to sit sopping wet all the time. I install a "siphon pipe" in my terrariums that goes from above the soil to the bottom of the drainage layer so I can stick a hand pump siphon hose in and pull out excess water if it starts to build up.
My "forest" terrarium soil mix is:
1 part each
peat
shredded dried long fiber sphagnum
charcoal
shredded cypress mulch
crushed oak leaves
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