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Post by theplantconnoisseur on Feb 21, 2012 13:45:06 GMT 7
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Post by paulbarden on Feb 21, 2012 22:05:07 GMT 7
They need to be kept on the drier side in the winter months, and live sphagnum at the base of the plants doesn't help. I top all my plants with 1/4" coarse white sand, and watering in the winter is limited to keeping the soil damp, not wet.
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Post by theplantconnoisseur on Feb 22, 2012 1:22:11 GMT 7
Yea i knew that already but i didnt think it was a big deal because this is the first time this has happened. ive done it years before and everything's been okay. I just dont like the sand look. Sphagnum makes it look so much more natural in my opinion. But i will do it to some of my precious ceph's.
Thanks!
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Post by theplantconnoisseur on Feb 22, 2012 1:25:05 GMT 7
They need to be kept on the drier side in the winter months, and live sphagnum at the base of the plants doesn't help. I top all my plants with 1/4" coarse white sand, and watering in the winter is limited to keeping the soil damp, not wet. Is there a website i can buy this white coarse sand from? Maybe give me the name of the company you use so i can try to find it in my area. TY |
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Post by meizzwang on Apr 5, 2013 6:15:20 GMT 7
I too have lost many cephalotus, but this was a long time ago. I used to grow them in terrariums under lights, and they would always eventually crash perhaps 2 years or so after I acquired them.
Since the terrarium grown plants looked great in the short run but always crashed in the long run, I decided to try growing them outdoors. It was very difficult acclimating them to outdoor conditions, and figuring out a good spot outdoors wasn't easy: they grow in full sun during the winter/early spring, and in morning sun/afternoon shade during the summertime. I wish I could grow them in full sun all year round, but they simply can't take the summer heat.
Anyways, now that they are outdoors year round (and by the way, they are frost resistant, and can tolerate mild freezes as well), I haven't lost a single plant! Exposure to seasonal changes also encourages plants to produce stolons underground during the fall, which then become new plantlets in the spring.
While it may be possible to keep them going under artificial lights for many years, I think that's an exception to the rule. If you let them go through their dormancy cycle, they seem to be a lot stronger and less susceptible to diseases.
I also agree with Paul that perhaps the medium your plants are in may be too wet, but there are many other factors that can lead to rotting.
If I could think of the most optimal outdoor conditions, I'd say if you're near the ocean in california or Oregon, you could grow these plants outdoors in full sun all year round.
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Ive lost 1 Double Rid, 1 Vigorous and 2 Hummer Giants!!! What the frickin **** is going on!?
