Date: Sun, 14 May 2000 10:28:37 -0400 From: "Philip Semanchuk" <mrbones@mindspring.com> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg1545$foo@default> Subject: Re: ammonia odor...
>Lately I've noticed an ammonia odor in my mini-greenhouse- sort of like
>a catbox urine smell. Anyone else ever notice this in their plantings?
>Any remedies? The only thing different is the blooming of one of my
>sarr purpurea flowers- but when I smelled it, I didn't notice this odor
S. flava flowers produce a smell that books often refer to as "a feline
odor". The words "cat piss" are apparently too vulgar for print. : ) Maybe
your Sarracenia is a hybrid?
Another source of ammonia smell is high nitrogen compost (like a pile of
decaying grass clippings) but I guess you probably don't have a compost pile
in your terrarium.
Philip
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