|
Post by bobtheglob on Dec 8, 2011 2:14:11 GMT
Should I put it in an open cardboard box where the sides are higher than the plant to successfully do the flushing process?
|
|
|
Post by bouncingwatermelon on Dec 9, 2011 13:49:14 GMT
Cardboard might suffer badly depending on the kind of rain you often get.
I confess I simply forget to bring my plants in (normally situated on a tiny balcony with railing sufficient to block the plants from wind). The first time I did it, my Sarracenia looked like it was dead, and it did die. (I live in a very windy area, and on that occasion we had a typhoon). Tall plants may end up looking miserable, rosette plants like sundews and VFT's will survive well. Eventually my interests narrowed down to sundews and other small cps, so I don't have that problem. I have to repeat, this is not an optimal way to clean pots... but it is easy! Regular maintenance of your plants are probably a better way to go, unless you are a particularly busy person.
If you use aggregates (especially perlite), you will find your plants half uprooted. As I tend to under-water my plants, I use extremely 'heavy' media, including peat, kanuma (a kind of pumice in Japan that retains quite a lot of water), and clay, a very unorthodox mix in the world of CP cultivation, which by chance allowed my plants to survive extreme winds. Many people will rot their plants in such a mix.
Consider your growing parameters, and think what may be your best ways of cultivation. Do not fear to lose your first couple of plants; experiment! It is somewhat inevitable. Eventually you will learn what methods work well for you, and which plants grow well. My methods are quite rough and it may not work for you.
Good luck!
|
|
|
Post by Aidan on Dec 9, 2011 14:35:53 GMT
Thread moved to General board.
|
|
coline
Full Member
Life's essence: patience
Posts: 484
|
Post by coline on Jan 3, 2013 1:05:26 GMT
Is the water used for car bateries, labeled as distilled water capable of been used on the plants?
|
|
|
Post by Aidan on Jan 3, 2013 19:02:42 GMT
Yes, though it is probably the most expensive method of obtaining suitable water.
|
|
coline
Full Member
Life's essence: patience
Posts: 484
|
Post by coline on Jan 3, 2013 22:25:29 GMT
Well since they never sell any distilled water at the terrible cheap copy of walmart that this country has (trust me it is a cheap copy since I've visited different countries walmarts) it is like the only you could buy, I get some at the lab I work, but my main source is rain (+4000mm/y) even though for things like leaf cuttings, TC, and misting bottles it is the ideal. So I was wondering since I had some packs of it at home also.
|
|