Comments on: Substrate comparision so far…

By: Ghazanfar

Ghazanfar — Fri, 16 May 2008 11:04:00 +0000

Leaf compost is basically decomposed leaf litter. High in organics, its powdery, black and composed of 100% decomposed leaves. In MD, VA you should be able to find it under the commerical name ‘LeafGro’ at our local nursery. A large bag will be $5 or so.

By: Corey

Corey — Fri, 02 May 2008 18:29:00 +0000

Ok, so can you define “leaf compost” for me? Is it the obvious, or do you have a recomended way of getting the right leaf compost?

The new crypts are doing well, and I’d like to keep them that way!

By: Ghazanfar

Ghazanfar — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:21:00 +0000

Its definitly all about the soil for some species. The easier ones, like wendtii, parva etc, grow well in rockwool too. The local aquatic nurseries tissue culture these common crypts and grow them out to nice large sizes in rockwool medium. I’ll try and dig some pictures out from one of my visits. Crypts regularly flower there and even have fruit.

By: Xema

Xema — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:29:00 +0000

Hey man, you are a lucky one, in my first year I lost the most of my collection… Only after few years spending and spending money to get new plants I started to get some success.

The fact is soil is the secret…