Date: Wed, 27 Aug 1997 18:28:14 -0700 From: Russell Elliott <relliott@geocities.com> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg3261$foo@default> Subject: Re: Sphagum
Randall Palmer wrote:
>
> Sarr. with a little sand, along with your sphagum and if your plant start
> to turn orange, put one tablespoon of baking soda, two tablespoons of
> cooking oil in one gallon of pure water, in your pot and arround the plant
> roots.
Randall,
I am a little curious about this mail. I know most cp come from acid
bogs, apart from a few species of Pinguicula, one Drosera (?) and one
Sarracenia. I would have thought that baking soda, being a basic
substance would try to neutralize the acid in the CP's potting mix.
As far as I know, this would definitely not be beneficial to the
plant.
I was also curious about adding cooking oil to your soil.
I wouldn't think you would be able to keep oil in suspension, when
you were mixing it, as it has a density much lower than water.
Even if you did manage to mix it and pour it onto your plants, I'm
sure it would "clog" the plants roots, and form a film on the soil
surface preventing gas exchange between the soil and atmosphere.
What type of CP you have used this treatment on?
Thanks,
-Russell
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