It looks a lot like what I grow my amorphophallus in. I add a little compost to it.
You amaze me with all those bulbs indoors.
Tally HO!

Jodik, thank you for listing the ingredients for your potting mixture. I've looked in my area for the pine bark fines and haven't been able to locate anything by that name; however, I will check out the pet store and look for the reptile bedding. I'm getting ready to bring all of my pots into the greenhouse and repotting them in a free-draining mixture will be a project for me to tackle. All my hippis have loved being outside this summer.
Welcome back - - - it's good to hear from you again!

I can tell you right now, no one will know what you mean by pine bark fines. Most retail personnel barely know what they have in stock, and you'll get a lot of blank stares at the mention of pine bark fines, or turface... it's not what they're used to selling as medium ingredients.

I actually found the pine bark in the pet section of Meijer's, which is kind of like WalMart or Target. It's labeled ReptiBark reptile bedding. It's roughly $5 for 4 dry quarts.

An alternative is soil conditioner, which it turns out is pine bark, though it may need to be screened for dust and size... I've heard they sell it at Lowe's, but haven't found it there.

The granite chips were located at Rural King, which is kind of like Blain's Farm & Fleet, a large farm oriented store. It's actually labeled Manna Pro Poultry Grit, granite chips, and it's in a blue and yellow bag.

Perlite is available almost everywhere garden stuff is sold.

There's some really great information on where to locate all the ingredients to make this medium over at the Container Gardening Forum. If you can't find posts about what you're looking for, just ask... those guys are great, and they definitely have the knowledge.

Hey, I like your jungle, Jodik, it looks like a great place to spend a few hours, just admiring.

Thanks also for a good look at your potting mix.

Thank you... and, my pleasure! I'm always happy to share what I've learned, and what works for me. Some of the ideas may need to be changed a bit to suit your growing conditions, because everyone's differ a little... but I think the basics are solid.

My jungle sits in an east facing window alcove, and some mornings I just stand in front of it all... and wonder how I managed to cram all those plants in that tiny space!

Seriously, though... it take some maneuvering to get in there when I'm watering! And when I need to remove dead leaves and do some grooming... forget about it! I have to disassemble half the jungle!

It is amazing, though. I do love it!

jodik,

Thank you for your timely post I have have several bulbs that need potting up and these photos will definetly help with motivation.
I could not help but notice,
is that tall purple flower a hippie ? I have never seen any Amaryllis that color before.

Those scapes look like they are 2 feet or more.

Very nice.

Thank you! The flowers in the photo were red when they were blooming. Right now, they look dark and purplish because they're dried and dead. I just haven't snipped them off. I'm waiting for the seed pods to ripen before I cut them.

The scapes are fairly tall... close to 2 feet, I'd say. Some varieties are genetically shorter, some taller... and there are other variables involved, like amount of light they get while growing, and all that.

If you're getting ready to do some potting, there are a couple of links with great information on mediums and other issues in the other thread about Mediums. I invite you to check them out!

Happy Gardening!

Thanks for the pics and ingredient list Jodik!

Beachplant, I started growing Amorphophallus last spring! LOVE them! Konjacs actually. They're now inside and cleaned off for the winter. I have one that was a 4 pounder this spring that is now 13 pounds! FUN plants!
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This season, I am using altogether a different medium: coarse sand, composted sugarcane bagasse, cow manure, handful of bone meal and hoof & horn. I am using 8 inch pots and the bulb are virtually standing on its basal plate. The immediate problem I faced, was that due to the weight of the leaves, the bulbs tilted towards one side. Now, how do they fare after the dormancy, will be reported in this forum. I am using two prcent solution of hydrogen peroxide to sterlize the medium and promote good growth.

What the heck does one do with a 13 pound corm?! Wow! That's huge! I do suppose they would keep well over winter, though... having so much size, they probably don't dry out too much. How do you store them?

Very interesting!

As for using organic ingredients for container growing... I try to stay away from ingredients that decompose quickly.

I love amorphs! None of mine made it through Ike though. I thought some of the bigger ones did but they didn't.

Jodi-you just set them up on a shelf. When they start to sprout you pot them up. Or you can just let them bloom and then pot them up.
Tally HO!

Very interesting... I was just reading about Cycnoches and Catasetum orchids, and they're sort of the same... you wait until they root and begin to grow before you pot them up. I'm going to look into the amorphs further!