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Post by vraev on Sept 25, 2007 10:57:33 GMT -5
well.....barry is a good CP plant grower...but personally I cannot give the title "GOD" to anyone. If anything...I would rank my fellow growers here who have helped me all through my stupid questions regarding plants as better growers of CP's. Becos, they are the ppl I know. BTW, Barry said in his book that he himself doesn't get the desired success in ceph growing. But, I am sure its better than me...however, I think my good friends here have given good advice that makes me feel its not necessary to ask Barry for more.
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Post by sticky on Sept 25, 2007 11:02:39 GMT -5
cool ill shut up now and continue with my research sticky
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Post by lloyd on Sept 25, 2007 11:39:06 GMT -5
Sticky, thanks for the offer but I don't want to take any ceph seeds if you have so few. Good luck with them.
Interesting about the black spot. Mabudon gave me a nice big healthy, non-pitcher ceph leaf for TC. After about a month it grew some sort of mould from two "black spots". This was almost certainly endogenous and as far as I know there were no marks on the leaf when I got it. So possibly all cephs or maybe cephs stressed by cultivation have endogenous fungi which could be benign unless the plant is under a certain degree of stress.
I know that aquarium fish always get sick if stressed. Some people use medications, others (me for one) just try to correct the cause of the stress and let the fish heal themselves (or sometimes die).
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Post by mabudon on Sept 25, 2007 11:47:17 GMT -5
Yes, the problem usually manifests when I forget to water the plant during a hot spell. Since putting my plant into a much larger pot with peat/sand instead of the sphaghnum it was originally rooted in, (plus the fact that the sun is now hitting it a LOT harder now that it's moving south)the thing is positively BOOMING. I am going to take some pics today or tomorrow and post them up to show heem off a bit
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Post by vraev on Sept 25, 2007 19:05:08 GMT -5
well...we have to also remember that fungal spores are everywhere....so basically all of your collections are exposed to it as well as mine. Its just the health of the plant, the window of opportunity that makes the differnce if the fungs can grab a hold and start its rampage.
BTW Jay, I see u r online.. Have u ever had this problem with your plants?? If anyone has experience with this...how do u get rid of it or keep it in check?
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Post by jay on Sept 26, 2007 15:47:22 GMT -5
I have had that problem in the past when i first started to grow them and from time to time after wards . I "cured" it through cultural practices . When the plant is stressed it is more open to problems , find out what is stressing out the plant in its enviroment , soil , watering practices , light or lack there of . pests ect . In my case it was keeping the plant too warm , so i kept the light high but lowered the temp so the root system would stay on the cool side , plant rebounded rather quickly. btw vraev did you change the plants media yet? ?
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Post by mabudon on Sept 26, 2007 15:53:39 GMT -5
Okay now THAT was funny
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Post by jay on Sept 26, 2007 16:15:19 GMT -5
No im being serious " i know it does happen often" ;D I like the new title , did i have an old one?
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Post by mabudon on Sept 26, 2007 16:25:25 GMT -5
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Post by vraev on Sept 26, 2007 17:14:03 GMT -5
lol! lmao! "Sinister overlord" LOL! comeon' guys I thought his messed up karma was corrected. lol! yeah jay!...check out the pics bro...I changed it. Based on all the problems I was having... = potsize = too small = warmer root temps; denser media= less air able to penetrate. Basically yeah....somehow that beauty didn't like it too much. I guess my problem now is the new medium is a bit tooo AIRY. I need to water it everyday now. lol!
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Post by jay on Sept 26, 2007 17:23:52 GMT -5
dammed if ya do, dammed if you don'T
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Post by vraev on Sept 26, 2007 17:49:44 GMT -5
lol....u r sooo right. Its amazing how so many things in life need to be balanced on a thin line for optimum performance.
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