Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2000 10:23:24 +0930 (CST) From: blymn@baesystems.com.au (Brett Lymn) To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg2974$foo@default> Subject: Re: Marios99
According to Miguel de Salas:
>
>I completely disagree.
>
me too.
>Plants grown outdoors in an appropriate climate (and Greece would be such a
>climate), thrive and do much better than terrarium grown plants. Besides,
>they end up more robust.
>
Most definitely. For many years I grew my venus outside in Adelaide
South Australia - it was a big, robust plant. Unfortunately, neglect
caused it's eventual demise. I grow all my Sarracenia outside, I have
won prizes for my sarra's at the ACPS annual show. The plants are
more robust than their greenhouse grown compatriats. About the only
Sarra I cannot grow is Leucophylla - the tops of this plant burn off
in our hot, dry summers. The only things I have in terrariums is my
Nepenthes - the humidity is way too low here to have them survive.
In general, if the climate is close to the native one for the plant it
is best to have the plant outside because you don't have problems with
fungus which can be a very difficult thing to treat effectively
whereas there are many effective treatments for insect pests.
-- =============================================================================== Brett Lymn, Computer Systems Administrator, BAE SYSTEMS ===============================================================================
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