Bad (Root) Hair Day

[poweramps]

This is what my gracilis does after being neglected for a long time. Decided to repot it so I knocked it from the pot and all I see is like a case of bad hair day, all knotted and meshed together.



The plant had started producing a lot of basals with nice brown/red pitchers.


The view from the bottom of the root ball.


Strangely, there are knobby nodules on some part of the roots (blue arrow)



Whereas some of the roots are nice and cylindrical (white arrows).


More basal shoot


And finally...in its new home



The pitchers of this plant - varied from red/brown to red speckled to lemon green with traces of red

[marvin1997]

Hey I think you planted it in the wrong media!!!Isn't this the type of soil that you can buy anywhere?I don't think this is a good idea.....

[poweramps]

Its washed burnt soil. Never had problems with it. I do my rafflesiana, gracilis, hirsuta, reinwardtiana, ventricosa, sanguinea, ampullaria, ventrata, truncata, lowiixcampanulata, eustachya, rajah, albo-marginata, bicalcarata and gracilima in it. Just that you need to be diligent in watering the plants and the pots are really heavy ie not very practical to hang it.

[kentosaurs]

Heard its also good for northiana marvin

[ulat]

Originally Posted by poweramps

Its washed burnt soil. Never had problems with it. I do my rafflesiana, gracilis, hirsuta, reinwardtiana, ventricosa, sanguinea, ampullaria, ventrata, truncata, lowiixcampanulata, eustachya, rajah, albo-marginata, bicalcarata and gracilima in it. Just that you need to be diligent in watering the plants and the pots are really heavy ie not very practical to hang it.

Hi, is that the Tanah Bakar which can be found in various nursery/ supermarket gardening section?

[caseyhoo]

Originally Posted by ulat

Hi, is that the Tanah Bakar which can be found in various nursery/ supermarket gardening section?

Yes, Ulat... eeemmmm... Feel weired to called you with yours nick name...

You can put yours name in signature
https://forum.petpitcher.net/profile....=editsignature

[ulat]

oic..
hehe, signature added, thanks for the guidance

[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..?

[David]

I will echo what paphioboy says... that is a massive block of strong thick roots your gracilis has there! Looks like a very strong plant with strong roots.

[bactrus]

Originally Posted by poweramps

... I do my rafflesiana, gracilis, hirsuta, reinwardtiana, ventricosa, sanguinea, ampullaria, ventrata, truncata, lowiixcampanulata, eustachya, rajah, albo-marginata, bicalcarata and gracilima in it...

Kelvin, looks like you have been diligently expanding your collection too. Good for you! Gracilima lowland? Eustachya, lowii x xampanulata... Wow! These be interesting. Expect visitor soon.