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Old 01-25-2009, 11:24 AM
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I've posted pics of this plant with its keikis. As you can see the roots are well on their way and when the weather warms in April and leaves begin to grow, I'll set them on their own. My question is: In your humble opinion, would gently wrapping the roots in sphag and misting to increase the moisture at these new roots be helpful not only in maintaining them but getting them to grow more? Your Thoughts, Please.



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Old 01-25-2009, 11:44 AM
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Looking good, Howard. I've heard of some people doing the moss thing, but I would leave them as they are. They seem to be doing fine on their own, and why risk breaking them off?

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I always mist the roots on keikis while I'm misting everything else, I wouldn't bother with the sphag
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The keikis have grow very well since you first posted pics of them! I wouldn't bother with the spha either. I would just mist the roots on mine at least once a day until they turned green. Even without misting they grew quickly.
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Old 02-07-2009, 10:01 PM
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I've had the same question since I've got a couple plants with keikis. So thanks eveyone for the answers!
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