Fast pointers in keeping cephalotus

[Noddy]

Hi all

Just very quickly...

I know these don't like bog soil they like water but it must drain through them ?

Can they take tap water, or is it best to stick with RO & Rain water ?

As for keeping are they much like VFT in the way that they want a lot of sunlight ?

Do these need dormancy like a VFT and the temptures - they can take.? I am in zone 8

Is there anything else I should know, thanks peeps in advance.

Noddy

 

[Av8tor1]

http://www.aqph26.dsl.pipex.com/index.html

 

[Noddy]

Very interesting reading... Av8tor1

but is have a question spagnum moss peat is that the same as the peat I use for VFT, or rather can I use the same peat I use for VFT.

Charcoal Wood... can I ask how you get this in the gardening world as in aquatics we get it in small pellet form. Can the aquatic version be used?

I have my other pitcher plant on aquatic pebbles so as to keep the humidity

That was the only question I really had in the media mixes...

This will be 2010 challange ...

All advise welcome Noddy

 

[kgrudz]

noddy on the charcoal wood note. i recommend it. ive had my ceph for almost a month and it seams to be really thriving and i have it in a charcoal mix.

 

[Noddy]

Cool that's at 5% ratio I take it's in pellet form that you have it in as mixing large chunks not easy to work with

30% spagnum moss peat
25% Coir (specifically Canna coco as this contains Trichoderma)
10% sharp sand
25% perlite
5% wood charcoal
5% chopped live spagnum moss

 

[kgrudz]

id also recommend topping it with LFS to keep humidity around plant at a decent percent

 

[thez_yo]

I grow mine on a window that gets ~7hours direct light a day, in a 4" tall pot, with 1" tall water saucer that I refill once it dries out. The mix I grow it in is 1 peat: 2 perlite. I think I've heard of other people keeping theirs in a mix of 1inorganic to 1organic....something like 1sand/perlite/charcoal : 1chopped lfs, but that just always looks too wet to me (and mosses over real fast).

 

[Nepfreak]

Neglect it and it will do well. That's my ceph philosophy in a nutshell.

 

[mobile]

I use a mix of equal parts dried LFS and perlite, with approximately 10% peat and lime free sharp sand. I added a very small amount of wood charcoal (crushed additive free BBQ charcoal) to the mix. They are doing really well in this. I stand mine in a tray of rain water and under flourescent lighting (mixture of daylight and cool white). As Nepfreak mentions above, don't fuss over them.

 

[Ngantnier]

I had one a few years back that I kept in 2 parts sand blasting sand and 1 part peat. I kept it outside during the summer and it di real well, then my dog broke loose from his chain and devoured it.

 

[Wolfn]

Neglect it and it will do well. That's my ceph philosophy in a nutshell.

I agree. I had several Cephalotus before and I constantly messed with them. I ended up killing all of them. I bought one several months ago, and I don't mess with it at all. It's now sending out a new pitcher every week.

Keep the soil moist (but don't constantly water it) and keep it in a bright location, and it'll do just fine