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Old 25th August 2008, 03:32 PM
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Default Re: Cephalotus from YG (MAHA)

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Originally Posted by caseyhoo View Post
So, what is the best mixed for them ar? I read the old post that made by others, and summarized as below
Media : peat + petlite/sand with 2 : 1 portion.
Water : Water it once the surface of media is dried, dont use water tray
Light : Put in shade, Tarence put them in full sun
Pot : ceramic pot to cool down the pot.
Humidity : dont need to bother much
Temperature : dont too hot

Please correct me if im wrong...
KC...my own personal view.

Our challenge now is to acclimatise them from camerons temperature to KL temperature. I am placing mine in the garden area where it is the coolest and make sure i wet the garden nightly to bring down the temperature. I worry if it rains too much coz the LFS will become too wet. if can, protect the outdoor ceph from rain. no direct sun. bright area will be fine & good air movement.

in about 2 weeks, or when i see new growth, i will change the media to peat / sand. Cindy says to be careful of the roots as they break very easily.

my ceph from cindy gets morning sun only. but it is direct hot sun. it gets rains but the water drains thru the medium. i don`t like using LFS 100% as it becomes soggy outdoors ( Cindy places her LFS cephs indoors i think )
and retains too much water.

KC, we go step by step. keep the fella alive first, then worry about the media.
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