Date: Sun, 23 Nov 1997 20:27:52 -0000 From: BillSherren <william.sherren@ukonline.co.uk> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg4490$foo@default> Subject: Nepenthes Villosa problems!!
Hi Everyone!
Can anyone offer me help & suggestions.
I have been growing Nepenthes plants for for about 8 years with a =
reasonable degree of sucess.
I use a compost of live Sphagnum moss & perlite & fine orchid bark. The =
plants seem very happy with this mix.
Earlier this year I was lucky enough to get hold of a small tissue =
cultured Nepenthes Villosa.
I grew it along side some other small Nepenthes including a Rajah in my =
terrarium. This gives a good humidity & control over the temperature. =
The Villosa, which I know is a slow grower, took a long time to start =
growing again after being potted up. Them the growth was a lot smaller =
than the previous growth it had produced prior to being sent to me. =
Eventually it got smaller still, before the whole plant went black & =
collapsed!!
As I intend to try another Villosa next year, could anyone who may have =
grown this species give me any pointers as to where I went wrong.
Thanks
Bill Sherren
william.sherren@ukonline.co.uk
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