Date: Wed, 05 Aug 1998 09:54:25 +1200 From: Boyd Pearson <boyd@ihug.co.nz> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg2596$foo@default> Subject: RE: Nepenthes cutting
>I have been growing nepenthes for a year now and the first one that I
>had purchased, a nepenthes alata, is ready to start pushing against the
>top of my terrarium. I had read that you shouldn't cut back a nepenthes
>until it had sent up additional stalks from the base of the plant, which
>mine has yet to do. So is it ok to cut it before new stalks begin to
>grow or should I try to wait? Also does N. alata have a good strike rate
>or should it be air layered first?
I prune mine 3-6 times a year, most plants will initiate new shoot
development once you take the tip off, gives you lots of cuttings to grow
and give away as well.
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