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Tue, Nov 20, 12 at 15:00
| Okay so I had posted about this plant before but still am running into issues. Before the leaves were curling down and were turning brown. so I was watering more often. Now it looks like I am watering too much?? I cannot find a happy medium with this plant! Any suggestions? I cannot seems to find anything on Orthophytum saxicola on the web.
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- Posted by Greenthumb.5 6a-7b (My Page) on Thu, Nov 22, 12 at 13:39
| I am no bromliad expert but try the succulent forum because it looks like a succulent of some kind, but check here once a while to see anyone drop by. |
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- Posted by deviant-deziner Oh zone (My Page) on Fri, Nov 23, 12 at 22:53
| as the species names implies ( saxicola = saxicolous = growing on rocks ) it likes growing on a fast draining stony outcropping but I have found that a little bit of soil helps with nutrient value. I garden in zone 9 (northern california) and bring about 1/2 of my bromeliads into an unheated greenhouse or under the covering of the front porch and hold the watering until late winter / early spring ... with a few exceptions. These Orthophytums tend to have the same growing needs as Dyckias. I do not water them at all during the winter. |
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- Posted by tropicbreezent (My Page) on Sat, Nov 24, 12 at 3:21
| I mentioned the same thing in the previous post. Likely it's from a more humid climate, rain has a lot of oxygen whereas tap water usually has next to none. The tap water in soil would maintain a virtually oxygen-free environment around the roots, a recipe for rot. In its natural environment it would have regular rain water which would drain fast. |
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| so should I stop watering for the winter? should i cover it with something to keep humidity up? The only problem I have with that is that I tend to attract gnats with humid moist environments. tropicbreezent: are you suggesting I try to water with only rain water? If so this will be a little difficult for me |
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