Pots - Cultivating Carnivorous Plants (2015)

Cultivating Carnivorous Plants (2015)

Pots

Pots are an easy topic for

carnivorous plants. Essentially, any

pot will work for most carnivorous

plants, as long as it does not leach

harmful chemicals into the soil. That

said, many growers who grow

Nepenthes,

Heliamphora,

highland

tropical

Drosera,

and

epiphytic

Utricularia prefer to use net pots for

their plants. These pots have holes in

their sides, allowing easy passage of air

and water into the soil. Nepenthes

growers often use orchid baskets as

well. In my experience, net pots are

good for environments where the soil

will not dry quickly, i.e. in greenhouses

and terrariums.

Recently, I’ve seen growers expand

their collections into non-traditional

pots, such as old bathtubs, hanging

Netpots are characterized by their net-like structure which allows

glass ornaments, and freaky doll

significantly more airflow or waterflow through the root system,

heads. I’m certain that many more

which increases oxygenization.

items could be used as well, as long as

they held soil.

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