They changed my water source so it was around 15ppm but now at 100ppm.
It usually rains constantly in Portland, Oregon from October – May (though this is a dryer year) how would you guys say my future Sarracenia survival rate would be if I am willing to repot yearly. I have quite a bit of plants so buying water is out of the question, and so is RO system.
Side story. I've been growing these for 15+ years and repot them. Maybe once every 3-5 years. I usually don't flush my trays out due to laziness and relying on the rain…
by NatJi
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100ppm is the upper limit for long term watering but this looks like its outdoors in the open so it will flush out anyways. 100ppm a non issue and sarracenia arent as sensitive to dissolved solids like VFTs or droseras.
if you water to excess and let drain, then any extra minerals will wash out with each watering.
The danger of using high PPM water is mostly from the cycle of evaporation that slowly raises the mineral content of the soil with each watering. You’d have to have pretty wildly hard water to cause immediate harm from a single watering