Re: Superthrive, pH

Oliver T Massey CFS (massey@hal.fmhi.usf.edu)
Thu, 10 Aug 1995 09:51:16 -0400

<serious snip>
> One also need to pay attention to the acidity of the growing mix, which is
> generally not a problem with peatmoss and/or sphagnum. There doesn't seem
> to be that much info. on pH levels for different types of plants out there,
> but I hope this helps..
>
> Yassir
>
Just curious, but when your growing medium is pure live sphagnum, do you in
fact have an acidic growing medium?

On another note, I have a strange situation. I recently received a cutting of
N. hirsuta and with barely four leaves it is about to bloom. My first
inclination was to cut the bloom off, unfortunately it has not produced a new
sideshoot or growing meristem yet. An axial bud at the base of the first
inflourescence is producing a second flower bud which complicates things
further. One option is to let the bloom continue to develop and hope that a
new sideshoot develops shortly. Is a bloom likely to be more taxing to a new
cutting than the development of trap producing leaves? Since it is such a
small cutting, I don't know how many other nodes are available for budding.
Any suggestions will be appreciated.

- Yes, I think its female.

Tom in Fl.