Cephalotus from YG (MAHA)

[Tarence]

folks, i think we may have to protect our new cephs from rain in case it rots.

for my case, since i am using multi tier rack, i will place my ceph below a sheet of glass placed on the higher rack level. at least until it stabilises. watering, as suggested by cindy, will also be cautiously done to prevent rot.

[Cindy]

Just to add in case there is any misunderstanding...

Cephs love water. Just that the water needs to be constantly moving and not stagnant. If they are watered daily and the water flushes through their pots, they are very happy.

So the media needs to be quick draining if the plant is left outdoors under the rain. But during the dry season, mealybugs are quick to attack the rhizomes if the Cephs are kept too dry. Well, I learnt it the hard way and lost some plants recently.

[David]

Originally Posted by Cindy

Cephs love water. Just that the water needs to be constantly moving and not stagnant. If they are watered daily and the water flushes through their pots, they are very happy.

Cindy,

Do you think it will work if we grow ceph hydrophonically. I saw this system in a nursery in cameron highlands where they grow vegetables. Maybe build something like this but add ceph media in there.

Here's a diagram that I've done up in word doc. WHat do you think? can work ahhh...

Hydropinic system.doc

[Cindy]

Maybe aeroponics too?

The problem is, we don't have excess "trash" plants to try. Each Ceph is so precious. I even save any leaf that I accidently break off the plant while removing dead pitchers. I have got a few ****es this way.

[caseyhoo]

If im not wrong, my ceph is producing new pitcher shoot and pitcher is still small. I will consider 'temporary' keep them survive if pitcher is forming successfully.

Now, it is siting in the most cooler place in my garden. (same place where I germinate my gammae and sundew seeds).

I think the others way to cool down the pot and media is put the pot to the others same size pot. Air between pots will act like a jacket to media.

My ceph LFS still wet since I got it from Tarence. And I never water them yet.

[caseyhoo]

CloseUp of Ceph

[Tarence]

they look a bit like santas claus helpers...the Santarinas coz the cephs have white patches which looks like snow. heheh.

Originally Posted by Cindy

Maybe aeroponics too?

The problem is, we don't have excess "trash" plants to try. Each Ceph is so precious. I even save any leaf that I accidently break off the plant while removing dead pitchers. I have got a few ****es this way.

hey cindy, can u pls post some pics of the Cephs that u propagated using leaves? i really wanna have a look at them..

thanks