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Cephalotus help
Posted: Mon May 02, 2016 10:13 pm
by dykotah
My ceph seem to be drying up. Don't appear to be rotting. Could it be they are to hot?
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Re: Cephalotus help
Posted: Mon May 02, 2016 10:15 pm
by dykotah
dykotah wrote:My ceph seem to be drying up. Don't appear to be rotting. Could it be they are to hot?![Image](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==)
P.s. The soil looks wet because I just watered it.
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Re: Cephalotus help
Posted: Mon May 02, 2016 10:19 pm
by benastyy
Yea it is drying, bag it or put a plastic cup over it to acclimate it
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Re: Cephalotus help
Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 3:44 am
by dykotah
Thank you.
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Re: Cephalotus help
Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 5:34 am
by Nauz
Is it sitting in water or no?
Re: Cephalotus help
Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 10:10 pm
by dykotah
No sir. I do use the tray method. However, it never sets in water long than a few hours. This is by the week, of course. I honestly should have noticed the cause of the damage long ago, but in my panic, I couldn't come up with the solution to my problem on my own. Thankfully, benastyy, brought level headed thinking back to me. I fully trust him as I have been following his threads for some time. He is very knowledgeable when it comes to cephalotus. My ceph do seem to be recovering. Might have lost a pitcher or two but it should recover just fine. My other cephalotus seem to be doing fine as well. I recently have gotten my first adult pitcher.
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Re: Cephalotus help
Posted: Wed May 04, 2016 5:52 am
by benastyy
Hey Dakota thanks for the kind words, I'm still learning every day something new but if you were need any help just pm, cp friends are awesome, also hit up nauz he knows about cephs too... keep us updated would love to see your progression
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Re: Cephalotus help
Posted: Thu May 05, 2016 3:38 am
by dykotah
Will do sir!
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Re: Cephalotus help
Posted: Thu May 05, 2016 3:42 am
by dykotah
Also, nauz. No discredit to you. It's just as soon as I saw benastyy's reply, I instantly knew that was my problem.
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Re: Cephalotus help
Posted: Thu May 05, 2016 2:43 pm
by Nauz
Yes humidity is important when getting new plants. It helps with recovery, I would still put an pan or something to catch water below it. When it drys up you put some more in.
Re: Cephalotus help
Posted: Sun May 08, 2016 11:01 pm
by dykotah
Hello friends. I just wanted to give an update on my situation. Sadly, I have lost a few ceph to the damage. The OP photo not being one of them. I all other seem to be doing just fine. I managed to get a Hummer's giant a few days ago.
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Re: Cephalotus help
Posted: Mon May 09, 2016 3:10 am
by Nauz
Grats on getting a hummers. Bag it up to acclimate it maybe throw it in a pan with some water then bag it + light = happy cephalotus.
Re: Cephalotus help
Posted: Mon May 09, 2016 3:41 am
by dykotah
Already have. Thanks for the advice nauz.
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Re: Cephalotus help
Posted: Thu May 12, 2016 4:40 am
by Nauz
You got it the plant will eventually put out a lot of growth since its spring going to summer and you'll post some nice pictures.
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Re: Cephalotus help
Posted: Mon May 23, 2016 9:54 pm
by dykotah
Hey guys, wanted to give a fast update. My cephalotus are putting out new growth. Still keeping them covered just till I feel good about them. Also, my hummers giant seems to be happy.
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