Carnivorous plant soil recommendations

I bought 100 lb from this place a number of years ago. They just shipped it on Purolator.

I just looked online for the local representative and phone them and said I wanted 2 bags of turface. When I told the guy it was for plant use, he said he'd heard it was used for that but had never come across a request. He said anybody that I knew who wanted some was supposed to give them a call because they were happy to sell it. And I think I just phoned into their head office and talk to accounting and gave my credit card number and that was that.

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Turface MVP - BrettYoung

Absorbs excess water to prevent muddy, torn-up turf Conditions the soil to resist compaction Adds permanent water and air-holding space to help strengthen turf grass plants and aid in turf recovery
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[EDIT @Stini beat me to it!] For those in the GTA - Kim's Nature sells most of the minerals needed for ping mixes - Calcinated Clay, pumice (coarse and fine), akadama, diatomaceous earth, kanuma, kiryuzuna, perlite, zeolite, vermiculite, etc.... they also have cheap sphagnum moss. For those in downtown Toronto, go to Grow It All for lava, zeolite and perlite. They have larger amounts for less $$.

I use a mix of 3 parts pumice to 1 part perlite, vermiculite, calcinated clay, akadama, lava rock and 1/2 part silica sand and zeolite. It's a complicated mix, roughly based on what Alex (Carnivorous Carnival on Instagram) uses. Been using it for about 6 months now and so far so good.
[another edit] I use this mix as top dressing now, with sphagnum moss on the bottom to wick up water. Got too expensive to fill the whole pot.
 
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