Thursday, May 31, 2007

Ooops I did it again

Had a massive repotting session some time back but only managed to get the photos up recently.

Overdid myself for the grad-present-in-lieu-of-a-holiday-trip. Either I spend on the trip or spend here.

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I wonder if niveums will be the "in" things for brachys a couple of years down the road. I also wonder if Sugar Suite will do well here or not - since mama emersonii is a very ridiculously difficult one to handle along with vietnamense.

Repotted the olde godes from last year. Hopefully will flower for the coming CNY

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If cup too stiff, cut notches to make for easy peeling:
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This roots even have the imprint of the bearings along the plastic cup
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Nice root balls:
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brachys are best potted individually because of their very weak root-leaf joint breaks easily - one of the ways of propaging brachys is to take the top cutting and inserting into potting mix and wait for 2-6 months for new shoots to appear. Very similar to propagating saintpaulia. A bit drastic but it's really difficult to separate brachy clumps.
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Finished the whole crapload.
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Luckily had company towards the night:
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