Ever since I moved to a house with a garden, I fell in love with Nature. I mean, before that, I also loved nature but did not really appreciate it, I think. But once I had some extra space, I figured I can do so many things with it –…
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Best practices in helping the hedgehogs in your garden
dead hedgehogHey guys, so as someone working as a volunteer in a hedgehog rescue center, I wanted to write a post here that would help you attract hedgehogs to your garden, but also help you to recognize when there may be a problem with a hedgehog and you should act…
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Utricularia (Bladderwort) care guide
Basic care tips Water: rainwater, distilled, or reverse-osmosis water How to water: bottom/tray method (add water in the saucer of the pot rather than top-water). Do not keep the roots constantly in water Soil mixture: peat + quartz sand or peat + perlite Feeding: not required Grows best in: high-moisture…
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Macbook setup for development
Status: WIP Every time i change a job or somehow get a new laptop it;s the same drill all over again – setting up my environment in order to make dev work faster, easier and more intuitive. My main tools are the terminal and an IDE, most of the time.…
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Carnivorous plants care guide (general information)
A quick-glance at the main requirements General guidance Use nutritionLESS soil, e.g. peat moss and/or live sphagnum moss + aeration additives such as quartz sand or perlite (well rinsed wwith rainwater) Soil needs to be moistened first Never water with tap water, only rainwater, distilled, or reverse osmosis water If you’re…
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Nepenthes (Tropical Pitcher plants) care guide
Basic care tips Water: rainwater, distilled, or reverse-osmosis water How to water: bottom/tray method (add water in the saucer of the pot rather than top-water) Soil mixture: peat + quartz sand or peat + perlite Feeding: not required. But these plants love flies. You can also gently mist according to…
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Cephalotus Follicularis (Australian pitcher plant) care guide
Basic care tips Water: rainwater, distilled, or reverse-osmosis water How to water: bottom/tray method (add water in the saucer of the pot rather than top-water). Do not keep the roots constantly in water Soil mixture: peat + quartz sand or peat + perlite Feeding: not required Grows best in: high-moisture…
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Darlingtonia (Cobra Lilly) care guide
Basic care tips Water: rainwater, distilled, or reverse-osmosis water How to water: bottom/tray method (add water in the saucer of the pot rather than top-water) Soil mixture: 100% live sphagnum moss, peat + quartz sand or peat + perlite Feeding: not required Grows best in: outdoors, in the shade, with…
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Heliamphora (Sun Pitchers) care guide
Basic care tips Water: rainwater, distilled, or reverse-osmosis water How to water: bottom/tray method (add water in the saucer of the pot rather than top-water) Soil mixture: peat + quartz sand or peat + perlite Feeding: not required. But these plants loves fruit flies anyway đŸ™‚ Grows best in: high-moisture…
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Drosera (Sundew) care guide
Basic care tips Water: rainwater, distilled, or reverse-osmosis water How to water: bottom/tray method (add water in the saucer of the pot rather than top-water) Soil mixture: peat + quartz sand or peat + perlite Feeding: not required. But these plants loves fruit flies anyway đŸ™‚ Grows best in: high-moisture…