P. gypicola and others (new thread)

CBelan9630@aol.com
Sat, 27 Jan 1996 07:59:51 -0500

I also just aquired a P. gypsicola as well as a P. agnata x P.gypsicola in
the hopes that at long last I would be able to grow them. I have killed my
fare share of Pings since I started grwoing CP. For some reason, I just
could not grow them. First, what soil requirements need to be met? I
received the plants in a pot with a peat/sphagnum mix, I plan to change this
to a 3:2 perlite/vermiculite mix. Will this be fine or should I add some
other components. They are also dormant so I plan to keep the P. gypsicola
bone dry, what about the agnata x gypsicola hybrid? And one other question,
what is the maximum temperature range that the plants can tolerate in the
summer?

If I receive any other mexican Pings is a perlite/vermiculite mix ok or
should I use another mix.

Thanks for any help.

Christoph