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Post by Dennis A(cook1973) on Jul 15, 2014 13:48:24 GMT -5
Sorry, Is this something a Ping does or do I own a possessed plant?
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Post by ng on Jul 15, 2014 14:46:14 GMT -5
When I figure out what's happening here ill post a possible solution! LOL
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Post by Dennis A(cook1973) on Jul 15, 2014 14:48:43 GMT -5
ok,np just checking
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Post by hal on Jul 15, 2014 18:19:28 GMT -5
Most Pings will do that. All you have to do is drop a leaf on the soil and it will sprout one or sometimes many babies. No watering or fussing required. You will often find babies growing under the plants from leaves that have dropped off.
It's a good idea to have a few leaf pullings going as back-up, just in case the mother plant gets crown rot or your dog eats it or something.
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Post by Dennis A(cook1973) on Jul 25, 2014 11:44:51 GMT -5
I have a few D Spatulata seeds to spare and decided to try a little experimenting I put in a peat/coffee ground mix with distilled water to see if they would grow faster or bigger or germinate faster is this a waste of time or might this work?
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Post by lloyd on Jul 25, 2014 16:23:55 GMT -5
Can't hurt to try. Coffee grounds are great for Nep's.
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Post by ng on Jul 25, 2014 18:33:13 GMT -5
From what i'v been told, the grounds themselves promote rot if left in the soil unless outdoors. I would suggest to water the plant 'through' with diluted 1:3 cooled down coffee:water every 4-6 months or so. It acts as a time release style of fertilizer and raises the acidity of your soil. The CP's love that environment. Starbucks gives away their grinds for free if you are feeling thrifty too
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Post by Dennis A(cook1973) on Jul 25, 2014 19:23:27 GMT -5
I got Keureg cup saved If I need coffee grounds Cooled coffee will not hurt the Ceph root cuttings or should I just wait to see if the cuttings spring a new Ceph for me? How Long does regrowth from the roots normally take? I fear mine is beyond saving, my only option is to start root cuttings and start again lol !!
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Post by Maiden on Jul 25, 2014 19:26:53 GMT -5
Can't hurt to try. Coffee grounds are great for Nep's. Coffee soil mix ? What are the advantages? Slow release nitrogen or azote?
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Post by Dennis A(cook1973) on Jul 25, 2014 19:32:44 GMT -5
@ Maiden Advantages?, you got me !! I read it works with sunflowers so I was just thinking it might work as a last ditch effort to save my Cephalotus too but b4 jumping the gun I figured to ask people here that might have tried this or know more on the topic than I do !!!
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Post by Maiden on Jul 25, 2014 19:39:00 GMT -5
I will read about it. Its interesting.
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Post by Dennis A(cook1973) on Jul 25, 2014 19:47:22 GMT -5
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Post by ng on Jul 25, 2014 20:40:29 GMT -5
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Post by lloyd on Jul 25, 2014 21:31:15 GMT -5
Somebody posted that coffee grounds were good for neps. I've used them on my maxima both inside and outside mixing the grounds with distilled water and putting the slurry on the soil surface about once per month. I use the Keurig cups too. It's been growing really well.
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Post by ng on Jul 25, 2014 21:57:38 GMT -5
IMO the nutrient provided by a coffee treatment would surely be the nail in the proverbial coffin for that ceph Dennis.
From what i've read you have been doing a fair amount of 'caring for it' already lol. Leave it, live another day and learn from the mistakes...
Change the soil if it is anoxic, put it in a constant environment, keep it tray watered like all have suggested and forget it exists. That's probably the only way you will see that ceph regrow.
This's a saying that you should learn to live by. " Y o u c a n k i l l t h e s e p l a n t s w i t h k i n d n e s s "
The shock from JUST moving the pot alone is enough to send some plants into recession. Think about what happens to each particular plant in it's native environment, try to reproduce that as closely as you can.
There are no bushmen pouring coffee grinds on Cephalotus in Albany are there?
There is also no Dennis there picking up the plant, seismically vibrating and disrupting debatably some of the most sensitive roots on the market.
Shock can kill plants and promotes disease. Most professional grows you aren't even allowed to look at if the lights are off. Let alone let some asshat go into the room and start picking things up. ( I'm not calling you an asshat LOL )
Regrowth takes as long as it does in whatever environment your plant is in. There is no exact figure for 99% of this stuff because YOUR environment is so much different than most every other person that you get advice from.
If you are reading the information on the site, taking the time to register it MOST importantly, you will be fine.
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