Byblis gigantea planting medium

From: Zachary Kaufman (zkaufman@hotmail.com)
Date: Tue Mar 17 1998 - 20:22:50 PST

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Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 20:22:50 PST
From: "Zachary Kaufman" <zkaufman@hotmail.com>
To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com
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Subject: Byblis gigantea planting medium

>On another note, is there anyone on the list who has successfully
>raised Byblis gigantea from seed? I'm past the gib acid soaking part
>and have sown them onto milled sphagnum under lights. What medium
>should I transfer them to after the seedling phase? I really have no
>prior experience to go on and would appreciate any responses!
> Mark Pogany
> Cleveland, Ohio

Plant the Byblis in a mix of 1 part peat to 1 part perlite to 1 part
sand. The bigger the pot, the better. Watch out for snails. They
like to eat the growing point. All to often this kills the plant.
I will end up losing a two year old plant thanks to a snail's action
this past week.

--Zachary--

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