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Originally Posted by paphioboy
Wow.. those are some roots.. Is the previous media burnt earth too? I don't see any soil at all in the first pic, or have you washed the roots..?
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The previous media was 1/3 burnt soil, 1/3 spaghnum moss, 1/3 cocopeat. The cocopeat and spaghnum had deteriorated and flushed out through copious watering in the past 3 yrs i think. But I did washed off the remaining potting mix. Good thing of burnt soil is that it is easy to remove completely.
That 1:1:1 mix was from the earlier days of experimenting with burnt soil. Never used it once I found that 100% burnt soil is cheaper and easier to gauge the water requirements.
To answer David and paphioboy, it was a vining crazy 'at least 3-yrs old in the same pot' plant that I was hoping to see it flower to see if it is a boy or girl. Since it didn't and i kinda got fed-up, I slashed and trimmed it.
Marvin, the red burnt soil (not the black one) can have bits and pieces of burnt wood used in the process..and occasionally if you are lucky...dog or cat poo
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The rest are ash (ie oxides, hydroxides, phosphates of potassium etc), all except phosphate are highly soluble, hence the reason for washing.
N. gracilima from BE grown under LL condition with full sun till midday. Soil surface occasionally dries out till bone dry. The new leaves are the ones that are smaller than the original when it came from Fauzi.
N lowiixcampanulata from EP (all through Fauzi)
