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Potting medium for cephalotus ! Help

Hi,
I will have my first Cephalotus ! :-O But I have to change the pot to a bigger pot. But in my country there is no sphagnum peat moss only long sphagnum moss ( I use it to all my plants ). So can I change sphagnum peat moss to long sphagnum moss for potting medium ?
 
Hey Tran,

I think that you can. Just try not to disturb the roots too much.

Are you sure it needs to be re-potted?
 
Hi,
I have to change the pot because I need to take the plants into a taller and bigger pot to not get water logger ! So change pot is really imfortant.
 
TranMinh, if you are buying the Ceph from TALOS (GCS) I'll suggest you leave it alone for at least another 6 months before repotting. He already has the plants repotted from the original soggy all sphagnum mix into quick-draining media.

Besides, Cephs don't really mind being in a small pot. If the watering routine or media is wrong in the first place, even a taller and bigger pot can lead to root rot.

Ceph plant in an undersized pot: http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z309/davebanks2001/8a.jpg
 
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Hi Cindy,
Thank you for giving me advice ! So I can't watering it every day and no disturb the roots. And again thank you !
 
So I can't watering it every day and no disturb the roots. And again thank you !

You can water it everyday if the media allows for it. Disturbing the roots is a big no-no.
 
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