- Sat Jun 13, 2009 4:25 am
#13411
G'day everyone, several months back I bought two small Cephalotus plants which were only about 3cm across. Before I ordered my plants, I did some research on potting mediums and found that recipes for soil mixes varied wildly. The only constant recommendation was that the soil mix had to be free draining - this I found a bit unusual as in nature, Cephalotus are often found growing in areas that are very wet or on the margins of a pond or bog. I decided on a couple of free draining soil mixes - One I planted in a mix of peat, sand and vermiculite, the other I planted in a mix of peat, sand and perlite. Otherwise the two plants have been given identical growing conditions - same pot size, same amount of light & moisture and same temperature and to my surprise there has been quite a difference in the growth rate of the two plants.
See for yourself.
See for yourself.
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