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Post by alex on Mar 26, 2014 18:13:14 GMT -5
Hi, I have a few questions about mexican pings. To pot them do you literally just place them on top of the media? Can you use 100% inorganic media, i.e. lava rock or ceramic? Would it be beneficial to add limestone screenings (limestone gravel a la Home Depot) to the soil mix? Thanks in advance
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Post by lloyd on Mar 26, 2014 18:26:04 GMT -5
I try to just bury the roots-very shallowly. I have some growing nicely in just sumidero (clay balls) or aquatic plant soil. Some do benefit from dolomite-you'd have to research which ones.
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Post by alex on Mar 26, 2014 18:34:37 GMT -5
I was planning on using sumi soil, that's very helpful thank you for watering during wet season would you keep they tray wet say a 4 inch pot with 1cm of water? Thanks!
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Post by lloyd on Mar 26, 2014 23:01:43 GMT -5
I would avoid trays/constant wetness. Even when Mex. Pings are growing carnivorous leaves, I just like to get the top medium moist and let it dry before the next watering.
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Post by alex on Mar 27, 2014 5:28:51 GMT -5
Thanks
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Post by dvg on Mar 27, 2014 17:39:06 GMT -5
Alex, you can place your mexi-pings right on top of the soil surface.
I try to ensure that the base or underside of the rosette is in direct contact with the soil media I am using.
When I clean my mexi-pings of dead leaves and roots after their dormancy period, I've noticed that all of the roots are dead and either brown or black.
However, once they are watered a couple of times and the media is moist, little white new roots will emerge from the base of the plant.
For watering, I prefer to water around the rosettes from above until water fills up the shallow dish holding the mexiping's pot.
I then allow the water to completely evaporate in the dish/tray and once gone I will still wait a few days until I water again.
If the mexi-pings are kept constantly wet, I've found that mosses will grow on top of the pot surface and can strangle out some mexi-pings unless these moss clumps are occasionally removed.
dvg
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Post by alex on Mar 27, 2014 18:39:03 GMT -5
Thanks very much for the advice, I will be hopefully be getting a P. Jaumavensis, and I would like to make sure I give it a good start. Since "real spring" is around the corner I will have much more room in my setup for more plants, as the garden plants make their way outside.
This is really a great community, I'm glad I found it.
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