Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 02:32:36 -0500 From: "Dave Evans" <dpevans@rci.rutgers.edu> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg469$foo@default> Subject: Re: Nepenthes seedlings
If they are not eating, then they will get paler and paler, until they die.
Contrary to what some people believe, CP's do need to eat. You could
fertilize them, very easily by making up a 1/4 stength (for houseplants)
solution of 20:20:20, and use a tooth pick to swab up some of the sol and
gently dab the small pitchers so that small droplet of fertilier sol. remain
on the pitchers. Just try one or two leaves at first to see if you get any
burning. You shouldn't and in a a week you should see more green. After
two weeks do the same thing again, but try to get more of the pitchers.
Don't get any solution on the soil.
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> after 4-6 weeksand the plants are growing since then in a propagation
tray,
> 26\260 C (78\260 F) all the time,
> under fluorecent light 14 hours a day, using deionized water only.
> most of the plants are sprouting out their 4th pitcher bearing leaf,
> very small, palish green in colour, some slightly red below the peristome.
> they seemed to do well so far.
> but now it seems to me as if the colour is getting *too* palish green....
> is this quite usual? or is it a sign to change growing conditions?
There is the possibity that the light is too bright, also.
> anyone on with experience in bringing up Nepenthes seedlings?
> any helpful comment would be highly appreciated.
Dave Evans
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