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Post by SundeWCitY on Mar 11, 2009 1:23:13 GMT
Just got my first cephalotus today, and i potted it up and put it in my hiughland tank, is it better to water from the bottom? or top? its amazing that the pitchers look adult even tho they are almost 3-4 mm tall, i cant wait for it to get huge! they looks soo alein! is there anything special i should do extra to it ? i left a clear dome ov the plant for high humidity and i will take it off slowly over a few weeks sorry the photo is large i cant make it smaller
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Post by loakesy on Mar 11, 2009 18:25:02 GMT
I might be completely wrong here, but that doesn't look like Sphagnum moss to me.
I'm sure I heard somewhere that using the wrong type of moss can actually harm the plant!
Anybody?
Lovely healthy looking plant though!!
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Post by SundeWCitY on Mar 12, 2009 22:01:29 GMT
oh really!? i had no idea lol how does the moss harm the plant? i will change to somethin else , ?
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Post by sarracenialover on Mar 13, 2009 2:36:14 GMT
yes, I believe that those aren't LFS. If you do not now what kind of moss it is, you should change it. I grow my plant in soil that has good drainage, but also good water retention.
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Post by loakesy on Mar 14, 2009 14:55:47 GMT
Not entirely sure. Perhaps something to do with the fact Sphagnum grows, much like CPs, in a nutrient poor environment. Thus a moss that grows in a nutrient rich soil, like a lot of other mosses, perhaps including the one are using, can't be good for CPs.
Maybe someone a little more experienced could throw some light...
By the way, the "something else" must be either Sphagnum moss, Spagnum moss peat, or some other suitable nutrient free, acidic soil.
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Post by SundeWCitY on Mar 14, 2009 19:59:29 GMT
Okay yaah no that really makes sense now that i think of it. I swithed it over to spagnum , and i placed some hydroton in the bottom of a large pot so that the pot drains easily , i hope it grows okay now, im still trying to keep it in high humidity to help it root then i will lower it slowly
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Post by taz6122 on Mar 15, 2009 8:24:31 GMT
From all the posts I've read it needs high humidity so dont lower it unless you get some advise from someone with experience with this plant. From what I've read it needs 60% or better. And if you unpotted it to place the hydrotron then leave it alone for a while because shock will kill it.
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Post by loakesy on Mar 17, 2009 18:13:01 GMT
I'm by no means an expert with Cephalotus (or any CP for that matter!), but I've never been concerned about the humidity I keep my plants in.
My plants spend 9months in the greenhouse with my Sarracenia, and for the past few years they have spent the other 3 (over winter) in the bathroom. I intend to keep them in the greenhouse all year round from this year onwards seeing as my seedlings are doing so well having spent this winter in minus temperatures in the greenhouse.
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Post by arvaymarci on Sept 23, 2009 22:50:10 GMT
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Post by arvaymarci on Sept 23, 2009 22:54:05 GMT
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Post by sundewman on Sept 24, 2009 22:00:52 GMT
I'm pretty sure that moss is a species of sphagnum. Though it looks a bit different than typical sphagnum moss I've seen. Here's a link to Butch's sphagnum article that I'm hosting now since geocities is going down next month: www.growsundews.com/plant_articles/Growing_Sphagnum_Moss.htmHonestly, I think it's actually the soil media that makes a difference. Many growers don't use live sphagnum at all in their pots and their plants look incredible. Sphagnum moss can be purchased online, or you can trade/buy a grower who has some. These growers typically live near a bog, or in nutrient-poor areas where this moss grows.
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