Perlite crowding the plant

Perlite crowding the plant#272225

By Panna -  Sun Aug 28, 2016 3:30 am
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- Sun Aug 28, 2016 3:30 am #272225

Is this ok to let happen? Will new growth just burst through and move it naturally?

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Re: Perlite crowding the plant#272227

By cjpflaumer -  Sun Aug 28, 2016 3:43 am
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- Sun Aug 28, 2016 3:43 am #272227

Usually new growth will move a piece or two of sand or perlite. Yours seems like a lot and it would be better if it was open. In my opinion you want the sun to hit the new growth. If it were my plant I would probably just move a bit with a toothpick.

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Re: Perlite crowding the plant#272234

By nimbulan -  Sun Aug 28, 2016 5:15 am
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- Sun Aug 28, 2016 5:15 am #272234

It looks like you've been top watering far too much at a time. I would clear the perlite and peat off the crown and bottom-water the plant to prevent that from happening in the future. Being exposed to rain for a couple months will "harden" the surface of the soil so that doesn't happen anymore.

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Re: Perlite crowding the plant#272256

By boarderlib -  Sun Aug 28, 2016 2:50 pm
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- Sun Aug 28, 2016 2:50 pm #272256

I agree. That isn't going to let the rhizome dry out as needed, and may eventually lead to rot with it blocking light and airflow.

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Re: Perlite crowding the plant#272299

By Panna -  Mon Aug 29, 2016 5:35 am
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- Mon Aug 29, 2016 5:35 am #272299

Thanks for the responses guys! I cleared some big chunks of perlite from the rosette

Re: Perlite crowding the plant#272648

By Big-Jack -  Wed Aug 31, 2016 10:36 pm
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- Wed Aug 31, 2016 10:36 pm #272648

Sometimes when you cover the bottom of the older outer leaves with media like in your picture (not the crown) it triggers new baby plants to propagate from the base of the covered leaves. I found that out by accident one time when I repotted a little too deep. Now I do it on purpose.

Re: Perlite crowding the plant#272968

By tommyr -  Sat Sep 03, 2016 6:55 pm
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- Sat Sep 03, 2016 6:55 pm #272968

It's fine. Don't worry about it.

Re: Perlite crowding the plant#288937

By uusa2000 -  Thu Mar 23, 2017 7:17 pm
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- Thu Mar 23, 2017 7:17 pm #288937

Big-Jack wrote:Sometimes when you cover the bottom of the older outer leaves with media like in your picture (not the crown) it triggers new baby plants to propagate from the base of the covered leaves. I found that out by accident one time when I repotted a little too deep. Now I do it on purpose.

Interesting, explain this In detail. How far did you cover the leaves?

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Re: Perlite crowding the plant#291261

By mouthstofeed -  Thu Apr 27, 2017 9:43 pm
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- Thu Apr 27, 2017 9:43 pm #291261

perlite is light weight. i reckon the vft heads will push through it no problem

Re: Perlite crowding the plant#291479

By Branmuffin -  Mon May 01, 2017 12:18 pm
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- Mon May 01, 2017 12:18 pm #291479

This shouldn't be any issue as I have dozens of plants that do the same thing after heavy watering. One thing I have done in the past is adding a thin layer of pure peat to the top of the pot as a top dressing and this will hold the perlite down instead of it floating around.

Re: Perlite crowding the plant#291531

By Fishkeeper -  Mon May 01, 2017 7:02 pm
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- Mon May 01, 2017 7:02 pm #291531

I prefer sphagnum as a top dressing, partly because it doesn't get into the low-growing traps, and frankly I think it looks nicer.

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