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Post by carnivoure12 on Jun 3, 2008 15:01:05 GMT -5
Hey everyone, Finally my judith Hindle and VFT have arrived.
-I have a few questions, What is a good sized pot for a Judith Hindle?
- How much PPM's can both Vft's and Judiths Handle?
Do I fill the Pitcher of the JH looks like they spilled their contents.
My VFT accidently fell in some water, some of traps closed, will it be ok?
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Post by Sawchuk on Jun 3, 2008 18:59:28 GMT -5
i just planted my judith hindle in a 8" pot, as reccomended in The Savage Garden book but a 6" will also do
and as for PPm, i wouldent push those limits at all, just use the simple jugged water from say IGA or ANYWERE, but ensure that its been reverse osmosised
i use ozonated bottled(jugs) water from iga with a floride content of below 0.1 ppm
dasani bottled water:
reverse osmosised- non carbonated
total dissolved solids below 35ppm
floride ions 0 ppm
i was told this is 2 harsh when i had began, dont use this stuff
trully purely refreshing though!!!
i used rain water with great success lastyear, allthough a good flush with some PURE BOTTLED H2O dident hurt eh
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Post by carnivoure12 on Jun 3, 2008 20:50:37 GMT -5
Was a 4" pot too little for a 30 cm tall judith hindle?
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Post by vraev on Jun 4, 2008 0:35:23 GMT -5
don't get dasani. Dasani is RE-MINERALISED water. Just go to your local fortinos or price chopper and get one of those DISTILLED water 5 gallon bottles or the 4 L bottles. The 4 liter ones are like 99 cents min to around 1.99 max.
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Post by carnivoure12 on Jun 4, 2008 15:03:50 GMT -5
How about Aquafina bottled water? It's reverse osmosis water?
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Post by dvg on Jun 4, 2008 16:14:57 GMT -5
I have some in front of me here, and it says it is demineralized treated water...by reverse osmosis-ozonized. It also says dissolved mineral salts <10 p.p.m.
Fluoride ions 0.3 p.p.m.
These mineral levels are definitely in the ball park. I would say it is safe to use this, but probably isn't going to be the most cost effective water you can use. Try to look for some straight distilled water...nothing added. Even if you have to go to WalMart. They sell it there, and probably a whole lot of other places. If you live in Toronto, you should be able to find RO or distilled water very easily in 5 gallon refillable bottles at most Supermarkets.
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Post by lloyd on Jun 4, 2008 16:29:59 GMT -5
The cheapest is PriceChopper @ $0.99 per 4 litres distilled. Unless you distill it yourself (which I do now).
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Post by carnivoure12 on Jun 8, 2008 10:04:06 GMT -5
Hey everyone, sorry for posting this in the wrong forum, I just don't want to make a new thread, my question is can I put my VFT in i think direct sunlight on my balcony, it is about 30 C here.
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Post by doug on Jun 8, 2008 10:13:05 GMT -5
No. I would provide some shade, and then gradualy bring them into full light over the next two weeks.
If they are not used to this much light they will sunburn and die back and then take a while to regrow.
So go slow
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