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Post by Chris Garcia on Mar 17, 2007 14:41:24 GMT
Hello everybody. The last time I posted here I had a large and once ferocious looking Nepenthes Miranda tropical picther I'd bought at a nursery that was ailing. After some good advice here it has more than bounced back and had a huge family that is now crowding the pot. I want to remove the excess plantlets and propogate them in their own pots. I've never cut up a plant I didn't intend to eat before. Can anyone here advise me on how to do this without harming my mother plant? Its a male plant and even had two long branches of smelly flowers last year. I live in eastern Georgia near South Carlolina and my plants seem well at home outside in the heavy humidity and cool nights.
Thank you! Chris garcia garceus at yahoo dot com garcia815576 at bellsouth dot net
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Clint
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Post by Clint on Mar 17, 2007 15:38:46 GMT
Sure. Sterilize a blade and just slice it. I don't like serrated blades, and on basals when I divide I like to get some attached roots (species dependent, by N. 'Miranda' will do fine). After that I spray fungicide on both areas that have been cut and put the new basal in the media that suits you best.
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Post by ludwig on Mar 17, 2007 18:32:09 GMT
Hi Chris, be sure to make 2 slits about an inch up the stem, to allow new roots to form from within the stem. The outer layer of stem is hard and prevents multiple roots from forming. Ludwig
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Post by ludwig on Mar 19, 2007 21:30:33 GMT
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