Re: [Aroid-l] Cultivation of Taccarum

From: Hannon <othonna at gmail.com> on 2011.12.08 at 23:31:05 =A0 Marek, =A0 It looks like your mix does not dry out at all. I recommend allowing the surface of the soil=A0to dry completely between waterings. Also, the soil in the pot should come right up to the brim so that the plant+soil does not sit so low in the pot. I have done well with this species in a mix of peat+sand+perlite. When the leaf is fully formed the plant is thirsty and dries out a lot between waterings; this does no harm and in fact may help. My plants are also pot-bound-- the largest blooming specimens are in 8" pots. Keeping plants pot-bound in general is of great benefit to a wide range of species. =A0 I wonder if you might have here T. warmingii instead? Essentially the same culture. =A0 Best of luck, =A0 Dylan 2011/12/3 Marek Argent <abri1973@wp.pl> Hello, =A0 I've had Taccarum weddellianum since 2005, every year it produces a leaf and usually a "baby" tuber. But... it doesn't grow in size almost at all, although the tuber very=A0slowly increases, the leaf is 20-30 cm tall every year. I use regular pot soil, and the plant is fertilized with natural biohumus. It grows in a southern window. When it's dormant I store it without soil in the normal room temperature. =A0 What do I do wrong? What should I do to make it grow larger? Here are photos of my plant: http://abrimaal.pro-e.pl/araceum/taccarum/weddellianum.htm =A0 Please help, Marek =A0 _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l -- "The greatest service which can be rendered any country is to add an useful plant to it's culture" - Thomas Jefferson Memorandum of Services to My Country, after 2 September 1800 --f46d044470bff7c91104b39d0f48-- --===============8652906697791651150==

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