re: pots, media and random stuff

Robert Allen (Robert.Allen@Eng.Sun.COM)
Wed, 21 Jul 93 10:10:31 PDT

>>Oh, Robert, did you ever end up repotting those Cephalotes plants from
>>the last BACPS meeting? I feel like I should, but I'd hate to have them
>>die back to their roots. Did yours?

I guess you mean the Ceph. "Giant" plant I bought. So far I haven't
repotted it because it seems very happy in the pot it's in. It's
producing a lot of non-trap leaves right now, and a few trap leaves.
I have it sitting in a water tray right now, but will remove it come
winter and water it sparingly.

For your records, this plant was sold by Curtis Tom, who got the
original material from John Hummer. It's supposed to get pitchers
2+" tall, however mine just looks like a normal plant right now.

I did repot a non-giant form Ceph I've had for a while. It wasn't
looking so hot, and I found out way. When I repotted it the over-
whelming stench of rotted soil assailed my nostrils. I've repotted
it in some nepenthes mix I had around and it's doing ok. Some of
the pitchers died back, but I think the plant will survive.

R.