Hey guys. I don't know if this will be of benefit to anyone reading or not but just in case it is, I thought I would share a few photos of a plant that I used some MaxSea 16-16-16 on about 3 weeks ago. I separated one of my Nepenthes mirabilis var. echinostoma plantlets from the others (all around 6 months old).
Below is said plant.
I watered just the corner of the pot where the plant is growing, and also sprayed the leaves, and some got into the pitchers. After 3 days the plant looked a bit ... withered so I flushed the soil and leaves and pitchers out with a bunch of water and it perked right back up.
Notice, in the corner of the pot that received the fertilizer there is an abundance of c.b. growing, which is what I expected. But the moss is also growing in this pot ONLY where I fertilized. I thought sphagnum moss was hyper-sensitive to fertilizer(?).
Also notice the new, nearly-developed leaf is a lot longer than the previous leaves that have already fully pitchered.
Now here's a picture of the other plants that the above plantlet was germinated with, from the same seed pod.
Notice the coloration on the above plantlet is a dark green, whereas the unfertilized plantlets are very pale. While I wouldn't consider these plantlets in poor health, they are much smaller than the recently-fertilized plant. I know they are over-crowded....
Lastly, a photo of a tray with several different types of nep. seedlings:
Again, you can see that the plantlets at the top of the photo are quite a bit more pale in color and generally smaller. Also notice the only nep seedling pot that has sphagnum moss growing in it, is the pot that got fertilized and only where the fertilizer was applied. Any thoughts on that?
If anyone is wondering, I mixed 1 teaspoon to 1 gallon of water (distilled of course). Then flushed the soil and leaves heavily after 3 days.
Below is said plant.
I watered just the corner of the pot where the plant is growing, and also sprayed the leaves, and some got into the pitchers. After 3 days the plant looked a bit ... withered so I flushed the soil and leaves and pitchers out with a bunch of water and it perked right back up.
Notice, in the corner of the pot that received the fertilizer there is an abundance of c.b. growing, which is what I expected. But the moss is also growing in this pot ONLY where I fertilized. I thought sphagnum moss was hyper-sensitive to fertilizer(?).
Also notice the new, nearly-developed leaf is a lot longer than the previous leaves that have already fully pitchered.
Now here's a picture of the other plants that the above plantlet was germinated with, from the same seed pod.
Notice the coloration on the above plantlet is a dark green, whereas the unfertilized plantlets are very pale. While I wouldn't consider these plantlets in poor health, they are much smaller than the recently-fertilized plant. I know they are over-crowded....
Lastly, a photo of a tray with several different types of nep. seedlings:
Again, you can see that the plantlets at the top of the photo are quite a bit more pale in color and generally smaller. Also notice the only nep seedling pot that has sphagnum moss growing in it, is the pot that got fertilized and only where the fertilizer was applied. Any thoughts on that?
If anyone is wondering, I mixed 1 teaspoon to 1 gallon of water (distilled of course). Then flushed the soil and leaves heavily after 3 days.