Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 13:37:32 -0800 From: Charles Bigelow <bandh@usinter.net> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg3905$foo@default> Subject: Nepenthes feeding
In the colder weather with fewer insects, I've tried
feeding my outdoor Nepenthes by dropping a few pellets
of Osmocote into the pitchers. I thought perhaps the
slow release of nutrients would mimic the slow digestion
of insect prey.
I used Osmocote for Potting Mixes, which contains 17-6-10
plus minor nutrients. For larger plants and pitchers, I put
two or three of the little pellets in some pitchers. For
smaller plants, one little pellet only.
So far, it hasn't seemed to cause any harm - the pitchers
with the osmocote seem as healthy as those without - though
neither has it seemed to spur any dramatic bursts of growth.
I'm wondering if anyone else has tried this or has any
comments.
-- Chuck Bigelow
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