Cephalotus drying

Cephalotus drying#269588

By robertshelton -  Mon Jul 25, 2016 7:09 pm
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- Mon Jul 25, 2016 7:09 pm #269588

Hello:
I am new to Cephalotus. I read that Cephalotus need a periodic drying. What is periodic drying? Is that letting the tray dry once a week - twice a month - or what? How long should this drying last?
Any additional information will be greatly appreciated.

Re: Cephalotus drying#269636

By Nauz -  Tue Jul 26, 2016 12:25 am
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- Tue Jul 26, 2016 12:25 am #269636

Drying all depends on the medium. I use stuff that quickly drains so let my plants sit in water with them hardly drying out ever. It's all depends on conditions as well in my opinion.

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Re: Cephalotus drying#269669

By mokigarden -  Tue Jul 26, 2016 3:28 am
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- Tue Jul 26, 2016 3:28 am #269669

Nauz wrote:Drying all depends on the medium. I use stuff that quickly drains so let my plants sit in water with them hardly drying out ever. It's all depends on conditions as well in my opinion.

Read what Nauz said carefully, its very well put. It really changes depending on your conditions.

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Re: Cephalotus drying#269670

By Maiden -  Tue Jul 26, 2016 3:43 am
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- Tue Jul 26, 2016 3:43 am #269670

Nauz wrote:Drying all depends on the medium. I use stuff that quickly drains so let my plants sit in water with them hardly drying out ever. It's all depends on conditions as well in my opinion.

Exactly

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Re: Cephalotus drying#269673

By Nauz -  Tue Jul 26, 2016 4:47 am
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- Tue Jul 26, 2016 4:47 am #269673

I do wanna note I will change the water in the tray depending on what it looks like etc. if your using pure sphagnum you might not have to use a tray. Pure peat as well, they retain a good amount of water.

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