Re: Nephentes and fertilizer

From: dave evans (T442119@RUTADMIN.RUTGERS.EDU)
Date: Thu Dec 04 1997 - 15:10:00 PST


Date:    Thu, 04 Dec 97 18:10 EST
From: dave evans                           <T442119@RUTADMIN.RUTGERS.EDU>
To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com
Message-Id: <aabcdefg4621$foo@default>
Subject: Re: Nephentes and fertilizer


> I have a N. Coccinea and someone said me to give it orchids fertilizer ,but
> orchid fertilizer have 4% of nitrogen (N).The complete formula is :4% N,6%
> P2O5 ,6% K2O .I'm affraid to kill my Nep.

Hello Eric,

    Use 1/4 (25%) strength dilution of what the label tells you to
use on houseplants or orchids. It is not good to give CP's much more
than this. It seems to me that CPs get more from eating even a few
bugs than from fertilizer, but they do benefit.

Dave Evans



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