Re: Nepenthes observations
BREWER_CHARLES@ecomail.damneck.navy.mil
Thu, 12 Sep 1996 16:55:24 -0400
Chris Frazier wrote:
3.fertilizing the plants
My plants seemed to grow very slowly (of course - no bugs) so I tried
different ways of fertilizing them -foliar spraying, dilute fertilizer
drench, etc with little in the way of results. On one lucky experimental
subject I put about 1/2 teaspoon of composted sheep manure ($2 a bag from the
local garden center) in each of three of the pitchers. Big change!! Lots of
top growth, lots of new pitchers, lots of side branching! Can't say if it
would work for you but it sure does work for me.
I Grow a lot of Sarr's in pots sitting on the ground, not in water trays.
This past year our area has had it's share of rain and then some. I noticed
the other day that some of my Sarr. pitchers were growing bigger then there
neighbor. I picked one up to get a closer look at the plant when I then
noticed that the roots had grown out of the bottom of the pot, into the
ground. A closer look reviled that every plant which had bigger pitchers also
had roots extending into the ground. I guess you are never to old to learn
even from a plant
Charles Brewer
Virginia Beach, Va
USA
sheep manure in pitchers 1/2 tspn in each of three, no smell
Al Bickell
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