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Post by gj on Oct 9, 2020 13:07:35 GMT -5
dvg and koifish, thanks guys! That's the ceph I got from bonfield last fall. Unfortunately those two will no longer be neighbours shortly as I move the pings somewhere where I can keep them drier. I'm also planning on giving that Cephalotus some more Australian-like winter conditions this year, so hopefully that goes well, and I don't do more damage than good.
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Post by ellsie on Oct 9, 2020 13:22:17 GMT -5
Good growing gj!! It's remarkable how far your three "little" pings have come in less than a year's time!
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Post by gj on Oct 9, 2020 13:43:32 GMT -5
Thanks ellsie! I couldn't believe how much size they put on all of a sudden nearing the end of the summer.
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Post by gj on Jun 14, 2021 13:53:10 GMT -5
My first ping flower!
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Post by dvg on Jun 14, 2021 14:04:32 GMT -5
Very nice flower gj! The hemiepiphytica genes really shine through in this hybrid's flowers. dvg
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Post by gj on Jun 14, 2021 14:07:06 GMT -5
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Post by gristles on Jun 18, 2021 11:57:47 GMT -5
Great colour!
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Post by gj on Jun 18, 2021 17:11:05 GMT -5
Thanks!
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Post by tam on Sept 18, 2023 17:15:43 GMT -5
As I was watching my first pings, the P. gypsicola x hemiepiphytica I received from Bonfield in his Halloween giveaway, start to form their winter rosettes, I was a little worried about whether my inexperience might result in losing them over the winter. I gradually cut back on the watering to the point that they stay pretty much dry, though I'll give the media just a quick, gentle mist now and then. This is how the little pings are looking today: In my concern I was doing a lot of online reading. One of the most common sentiments was a pessimism about the plants surviving their winter stage, and as a consequence, recommendations that one pull leaves for back ups. I thought perhaps my little ones were too small to do leaf pullings, but knowing the carnivorous leaves were just going to be shed, I gave it a shot. I did four pullings about a month ago (Jan. 2nd, 2020), and looked up the simplest propagation technique I could find. I came across this ICPS page on ping propagation, and decided to give the ziploc bag approach a try. I think I damaged two of the four tiny leaves a little too much to give them a chance, but despite my low expectations, two look like they are cooperating with some new growth! Here's one of them: Since there are roots starting, I figured I could probably move them over to my ping media soon. Any recommendations/tips for giving them the best chance of surviving when I do so? Thanks for putting up with another addition to my bumbling series of propagation attempts haha.
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Post by tam on Sept 18, 2023 17:16:55 GMT -5
My daughter just got me one of these tiny things. What media do you have yours in (they seem to like it)?
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Post by bonfield on Sept 19, 2023 0:26:40 GMT -5
My daughter just got me one of these tiny things. What media do you have yours in (they seem to like it)? Is it the same hybrid that you have, or is it another variety? Some like different mixes
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Post by tam on Sept 19, 2023 7:25:01 GMT -5
It is a hemiepiphytica x gypsicola. It was dry shipped. Most of my pings are in pure sphagnum but there were tiny stones on this one. I haven’t been able to find a resource for growing media for different pings.
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Post by bonfield on Sept 19, 2023 17:34:25 GMT -5
Ah, it can be tricky since a lot of cactus substrates can contain fertilizer and other ingredients that could harm Pings. I find a mix that's roughly 3 parts perlite, 2 parts peat and 1 part vermiculite works, other materials like lava rock and coarse silica sand are also helpful.
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Post by gj on Sept 19, 2023 17:42:26 GMT -5
My daughter just got me one of these tiny things. What media do you have yours in (they seem to like it)? My mix is pretty much the same as what bonfield described above. Best of luck with your new addition!
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Post by tam on Sept 20, 2023 10:49:24 GMT -5
Thanks 🤞🏻
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