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Post by billsbuggyplants on Jun 15, 2013 19:47:37 GMT
This is my first post in this forum. I am from Florida, and now that it is nearly Summer the humidity has really gone up. My plants are loving it! About a month and a half ago I received a small Cephalotus from an online nursery. It came in a 3" square pot. The pitchers at that time were only about the size of my little pinky. But since then it has really taken off growing. I now have one pitcher as big as my thumb, and two more on their way to getting that big as well. I want to plant it in a 7" pot with equal parts of sphagnum peat, perlite, and silica sand. But I have heard that many times their growth is set back by transplanting. By the photo I have posted it is obvious that it is getting to large for the pot it's in. I was planning to cut the pot and just move everything to the new pot with out disturbing the soil and roots any more than necessary! I would like to see the plant have plenty of room to grow before it reaches the edge of the pot. Would this be wise to transplant now, or just wait till it slows down in the fall to transplant it? I also understand that Cephalotus likes cool nights of 70 degrees F or less. Nights in Florida in the Summer, don’t get much less than 80 degrees, unless we just had a rain! Any one else in Florida have success with Cephalotus? Any suggestions would be helpful! Thanks! Happy Growing!
BillsBuggyPlants
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Post by 31drew31 on Jun 15, 2013 22:07:50 GMT
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Post by billsbuggyplants on Jun 15, 2013 23:04:24 GMT
Thanks for the info! I might wait till fall, or early Spring next year. Appreciated!
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fredg
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Post by fredg on Jun 16, 2013 11:13:07 GMT
If you continue with your first idea and transplant the medium block intact, you could do it at any time and the plant will not even know it has been moved. It's also the safest method.
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