Re: Propagating Butterworts: words for beginners
John H. Phillips (phillips@lib.ucsf.edu)
Thu, 13 May 93 15:57:42 CST
Rooting hormone w/ fungicide increases one's yield even more. I've been
experimenting with Pings from Central America for a couple of years and have
ended up w/ more plants than I knew what to do w/. Also I've found a medium
of perlite and vermiculite w/ very little or no peat to result in more
vigorous plants (C.A. Pings) and brighter flowers. But for starting leaf
cuttings a mix with some peat works best. I guess this is my formal
intro to the group. I live out here on the west coast in Berkeley, CA and
have bought most my plants from Pete D'Amato of California Carnivores in
Guernville.
Anyway, what seems to work best for my CA pings is placing the pots in a
fishtank w/ a glass lid and growlight plus northern daylight, the above soil
mixture and high humidity but no standing water. As long as I watch the
humidity, they prefer this to standing in water. There is a ping newsletter
I keep meaning to subscribe to but always forget to send off a letter, and
now I've lost the address. If anyone out there knows the address of the
publisher, I'd appreciate hearing from you. Also anyone else's stories of
success or failure with Pings. John Phillips