atlantis
Well-Known Member
Hi every STalkers.
I´m very pleased to show you my small P. emersonii and, as some of you grow this species quite well, I´m looking for some help to improve my "skills" with this plant.
I received it from a friend in August-2012. After a few days the biggest growth rotted and the smallest one did the same a month later (The only growth that survived it´s marked with the red arrow).
After one and a half years this plant has grown until 5 "huge" cms, and has never stopped growing until now (veeeeery slowly).
My cultural conditions for this guy are:
- Temps: 32 ºC Max (summer) and 11-12 ºC min (winter). I prefer not to let the temperature drop below 10-11 ºC until it reaches a bigger size.
- Humidity: 40% - 65/70%
- Light: medium (semi shade)
- Water: I let it dry out between waterings in winter and I keep it wetter in summer
- Mix: It grows in a sponge rock based mix plus pine bark, charcoal and sponge.
- Fertilizer: I feed very lightly with 23-6-10 at less than 0,4 gr./L maybe twice or three a month and calcic nitrate+epsom salts once or twice a month (in spring and early summer). In fall I feed even less until winter, when I hardly do it (but I keep on feeding it since it grows even in cool weather).
I use tap water (very soft in my town).
Any special care for it? Any mistake in the culture?
It looks healthy to me and the newer leaves are bigger than the previous one, but I´d like you to tell me if I´m doing something wrong or not.
I know it´s almost impossible to get a flower from such a tiny emersonii for a newbie as I´m, but keeping it alive is a very exciting challenge as well.
Thanks in advance for reading (even more for answering)!
I´m very pleased to show you my small P. emersonii and, as some of you grow this species quite well, I´m looking for some help to improve my "skills" with this plant.
I received it from a friend in August-2012. After a few days the biggest growth rotted and the smallest one did the same a month later (The only growth that survived it´s marked with the red arrow).
After one and a half years this plant has grown until 5 "huge" cms, and has never stopped growing until now (veeeeery slowly).
My cultural conditions for this guy are:
- Temps: 32 ºC Max (summer) and 11-12 ºC min (winter). I prefer not to let the temperature drop below 10-11 ºC until it reaches a bigger size.
- Humidity: 40% - 65/70%
- Light: medium (semi shade)
- Water: I let it dry out between waterings in winter and I keep it wetter in summer
- Mix: It grows in a sponge rock based mix plus pine bark, charcoal and sponge.
- Fertilizer: I feed very lightly with 23-6-10 at less than 0,4 gr./L maybe twice or three a month and calcic nitrate+epsom salts once or twice a month (in spring and early summer). In fall I feed even less until winter, when I hardly do it (but I keep on feeding it since it grows even in cool weather).
I use tap water (very soft in my town).
Any special care for it? Any mistake in the culture?
It looks healthy to me and the newer leaves are bigger than the previous one, but I´d like you to tell me if I´m doing something wrong or not.
I know it´s almost impossible to get a flower from such a tiny emersonii for a newbie as I´m, but keeping it alive is a very exciting challenge as well.
Thanks in advance for reading (even more for answering)!