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Post by hal on Sept 8, 2011 16:48:33 GMT -5
Are you growing them in straight gravel? Do you also grow P. medusina and find it does well in gravel?
(My P. medusina never made it through their second dormancy.)
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Post by dvg on Sept 8, 2011 18:03:38 GMT -5
These are some great looking plants dvg! Thanks 31drew31. Are you growing them in straight gravel? Do you also grow P. medusina and find it does well in gravel? (My P. medusina never made it through their second dormancy.) There's a top layer of coarse sand on most of my Mexi-ping pots. Some of the pumice, kanuma and lava rock are starting to work their way up to the surface now. The trick to growing the pings requiring a dormancy, is to feed them a lot while they are growing, and then leave them completely bone-dry while they are in their dormant phase. And taking a few leaf pullings while they are still available is probably a good back up plan too. dvg
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Post by Farya on Sept 8, 2011 18:43:43 GMT -5
Life will do anything it can to survive. It's awesome Oh yea...almost forgot lol: it's a beautiful little pingie. ;D
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Post by shoggoths on Sept 8, 2011 19:39:01 GMT -5
Wow that's fabulous and must be very rewarding.
Do you pollinate the flower or you don't take the risk to burn all the energy in seeds production ?
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Post by dvg on Sept 9, 2011 0:17:11 GMT -5
Thanks Farya and Shoggoths!
Pollinating pings can be a bit tricky, and i've never been able to successfully pull that trick off.
But i don't think that mexi-pings pings would be as adversely affected by flowering and subsequent seed production as would a vft.
dvg
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Post by dvg on Sept 15, 2011 17:33:21 GMT -5
Another update on the P. heterophylla. Here is one that was fed with some springtails last week. A look at how these leaves unfurl in a spiral manner. And a shot with two in the same pot. Unfortunately. the wind wasn't cooperating today and consequently the flower was flopping around considerably. They were both fed another springtail meal after shooting these photos, so hopefully that will encourage them to continue on with decent growth. dvg
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Post by insectivore on Sept 15, 2011 19:04:25 GMT -5
Wow! nice stuff man!
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Post by lloyd on Sept 15, 2011 19:08:49 GMT -5
Very nice pings.
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Post by Devon on Sept 15, 2011 19:34:54 GMT -5
seconded.
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Post by dvg on Sept 15, 2011 20:05:04 GMT -5
Thanks for your comments guys! dvg
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Post by cpgeek on Sept 16, 2011 7:11:23 GMT -5
Great looking plants Doug. Congrats
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Post by dvg on Sept 16, 2011 22:21:05 GMT -5
Great looking plants Doug. Congrats Thanks Rob! dvg
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Post by dvg on Oct 1, 2011 14:28:54 GMT -5
Here's another update on the P. heterophylla. These pings are putting out more of the thinner upright type leaves. Note the flower stalk in the middle that has dropped its petals. The white specks on the leaves are from the tropical springtails that these plants were recently fed. A shot of one of the leaves unfurling. And a closer look at the seed capsule that remains left standing after the flower petals dropped. It'll be interesting to see if it was pollinated and is able to produce at least some viable seed. dvg
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Post by dvg on Nov 20, 2011 16:07:26 GMT -5
These plants are just about to go into dormancy. They've discontinued all new growth, and their watering has been cut right back. Some of the gravel was moved away from the base of the plants to better show the bulbs that these plants retreat back into during their dormancy period. dvg
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Post by shoggoths on Nov 20, 2011 19:00:50 GMT -5
That's great photos. Nice shots and good luck with the seeds.
What's the size of the bulb ?
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