P. Gigantea not looking to hot?

P. Gigantea not looking to hot?#344956

By That one plant boi -  Fri Oct 11, 2019 11:20 pm
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- Fri Oct 11, 2019 11:20 pm #344956

Hey guys, just wanted some quick opinions on the condition of my gigantea. It has been producing some kinda wacky leaves, so I've been concerned about its health.

Thanks!

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Re: P. Gigantea not looking to hot?#344957

By Bob Beer -  Fri Oct 11, 2019 11:33 pm
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- Fri Oct 11, 2019 11:33 pm #344957

It doesn’t look too bad to me; no real deformation of the kind that aphids and the like would cause.

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Re: P. Gigantea not looking to hot?#344967

By Huntsmanshorn -  Sat Oct 12, 2019 2:58 am
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- Sat Oct 12, 2019 2:58 am #344967

Wacky how?

Re: P. Gigantea not looking to hot?#344968

By That one plant boi -  Sat Oct 12, 2019 3:04 am
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- Sat Oct 12, 2019 3:04 am #344968

Huntsmanshorn wrote:Wacky how?

It just used to look.. Well better. The leaves more rounded and they weren't ruffled they way they are now. Could it just be that it's just maturing and getting larger?

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P. Gigantea not looking to hot?#344971

By Bob Beer -  Sat Oct 12, 2019 3:22 am
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- Sat Oct 12, 2019 3:22 am #344971

They change through the seasons. They don’t have a succulent stage like a lot of Mexican pings, but they can grow a little smaller and the leaves can grow stouter. It could just be going through it’s change. There are different forms too, and mine all look different from each other right now.

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Re: P. Gigantea not looking to hot?#344972

By That one plant boi -  Sat Oct 12, 2019 3:27 am
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- Sat Oct 12, 2019 3:27 am #344972

Whoa! Those are nice! What are they growing in?

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Re: P. Gigantea not looking to hot?#344973

By Bob Beer -  Sat Oct 12, 2019 3:30 am
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- Sat Oct 12, 2019 3:30 am #344973

I use a combination of API Aquatic Plant Media with some coarse sand, a little peat and some mushroom compost. The last ingredient made all the difference; before that my original plant never got any wider than the 4” pot it was growing in.

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Re: P. Gigantea not looking to hot?#344975

By That one plant boi -  Sat Oct 12, 2019 1:45 pm
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- Sat Oct 12, 2019 1:45 pm #344975

Alright, I'll have to try that. What brand of MC do you use?

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Re: P. Gigantea not looking to hot?#344977

By mcgrumpers -  Sat Oct 12, 2019 5:20 pm
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- Sat Oct 12, 2019 5:20 pm #344977

Mushroom compost, interesting. What size is your original plant now? How much light does it get? Are your reddish leaves from a sun tan?

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Re: P. Gigantea not looking to hot?#344990

By Bob Beer -  Sun Oct 13, 2019 2:38 am
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- Sun Oct 13, 2019 2:38 am #344990

mcgrumpers wrote:Mushroom compost, interesting. What size is your original plant now? How much light does it get? Are your reddish leaves from a sun tan?

I don’t remember the brand to be honest. You don’t need too much; I used maybe 10-15% in my mix. I grow under lights; the red is a characteristic of that particular variety and only shows up during the winter. The original plant is almost 8” across now.

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Re: P. Gigantea not looking to hot?#344995

By jeff -  Sun Oct 13, 2019 6:19 am
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- Sun Oct 13, 2019 6:19 am #344995

Bonjour

for me your plant is OK.

BOB your mushroom compost is calcareous ?

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