Good point. That's why my Sarr's stay wet, well I mean frozen, over
the winter. As long as you have some thatch covering the rhizome it'll
be alright.
> 2. Cephalotus diet - my plants catch lots of snails - not
> the big 'fry them in butter with a dash of seasoning and a
> twist of garlic' kind - small snails approx 4mm in diameter.
> My S.purpureas and psittacinas also catch allot of these
> too. I do not know where they all come from but these little
> snails never appear to do any damage to the plants - perhaps
> they do not get the chance.
>
> Regards
> Loyd
Hmm. This is interesting. My S. psittacina(s) do not catch a thing
and they suffer. I read somewhere that they are designed with ants
in mind. I have plenty of ants walking around the yard but none
make it into the psitts. Any ideas as to were I might get some of
some snails? Or at least their name. There are snails here too but
they are not eaten. My psittacina need food really bad. I'm beginn-
ing to think I should fertilize them. Any ideas?
Dave Evans