random mutterings

Robert Allen (Robert.Allen@Eng.Sun.COM)
Mon, 9 Sep 91 15:16:04 +1000

My D. peltata tuber is finally coming up. It must be an
import :-).

I've had it since May, potted, and it's been inactive. Every
month or so I'd carefully move the sandy soil aside, looking
for a shoot. About a month ago I found one. This month there
was still no activity, so I went digging again, and found it
about 1/4" closer to the surface. (can you tell I'm impatient?)

I expect it to break the surface soon. Cool. Everything else
is slowing down, except the nepenthes and tropical utrics I
have under lights, which are going great guns. I've ordered
some Nepenthes seed from the seed bank which I hope to spend
the winter germinating under lights. Maybe I'll have something
next year to give out.

Robert