Date: Thu, 24 Jul 1997 09:52:47 +0100 From: Laurent Legendre <laurent.legendre@univ-reims.fr> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg2772$foo@default> Subject: Re:Cephalotus
Hi Lee, Doug, Bill, Joe, Charles, Paul et other Cephalotus growers,
Let me share with you two cents (its going to make a lot of money!) worth
of personal experience in growing Cephalotus. Quite a few years ago, a
friend of mine (Alexandre Antoine) gave me a growing tip which turned out
to be rather successful in my hands even though I do not claim to
personally grow the world largest traps nor awards winning plants (actually
far from being so!). The only difference with what has already been said
comes from the poting mix. I use a mixture of peat (1/4), horticultural
sand (1/4), perlite (1/6), finely chopped bark (as the one used for orchid
growing, 1/6), and chopped charcoal (the one you make yourself and not the
commercial one which contains toxic compounds, 1/6). Otherwise, I
basically agree with everything that has been said. Perlite isn't nice
looking and can be replaced by more sand, bark gives better drainage and
more acidity to the mix (something badely needed here in our Champagne
state since we live on pure limestone - better for Champagne production
than Cephalotus growing), and charcoal makes it closer to its natural
habitat (the sites I've visited in Australia had a lot of it). I know that
several french growers use this mix and that may be something to through
into the experimental basket. Has anyone else tryed such a mix?
Happy growing,
Laurent Legendre.
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