P. equestris 'Orange'...

[OzPhal]

They're beautiful looking plants! well done! as mentioned I wouldn't stress too much about the blue... if you can i'd get one of those propagating trays we were talking about - that way you can keep the temperature up a little and also the RH at around 80%. I received a P. violacea var. 'Blue' whose roots looked like they'd been too moist - no greeness at all just brown and sad looking! and since I've had it in the warmer temps of the propagating tray and 80RH it's shot out two new roots which you can almost watch grow!

[camille1585]

I would use superthrive on it to try to get some more roots out of it. Why wait? Personally I feel that what it has really isn't much, especially for the size of leaves it has. I would guess that the leaves are a bit floopy because the amount of water lost through evaporation exceeds that which is tken up by those few roots.

[The Mutant]

Originally Posted by OzPhal

They're beautiful looking plants! well done! as mentioned I wouldn't stress too much about the blue... if you can i'd get one of those propagating trays we were talking about - that way you can keep the temperature up a little and also the RH at around 80%. I received a P. violacea var. 'Blue' whose roots looked like they'd been too moist - no greeness at all just brown and sad looking! and since I've had it in the warmer temps of the propagating tray and 80RH it's shot out two new roots which you can almost watch grow!

Unfortunately, I'm not well enough to go venturing for a propagation tray so I put together a home made keiki nursery.


What you see is both of them standing on a heat pad, covered in a thin plastic film upon which I've placed a moist towel (to raise the humidity levels). The weird solutions I come up with to temporarily solve my problems.

[The Mutant]

Hmph. These twos' lives could have gotten ridiculous short today since Pelle decided to see if they could fly. They couldn't. And neither could the clay pot saucer they stood on. Luckily neither cat nor chids got the saucer over themselves and survived the ordeal both shaken and stirred. The only thing that didn't survive the flight attempt was the saucer...

And these two that were starting to get firmer leaves and all! Well, that's how life is when you got curious pets (pests) I suppose. I punished Pelle severely by kissing his tummy.

[OzPhal]

Originally Posted by The Mutant

Unfortunately, I'm not well enough to go venturing for a propagation tray so I put together a home made keiki nursery.


What you see is both of them standing on a heat pad, covered in a thin plastic film upon which I've placed a moist towel (to raise the humidity levels). The weird solutions I come up with to temporarily solve my problems.

That should work well... just keep the moisture up on that towel and it should be ok... at least until you can get something more permanent. Another thing you could do is get some coat hangers/wire and bend a frame that could go over the top of them and then put a clear plastic bag or something over them - or get some large zip lock bags and put each plant in a zip lock bag and close it slightly... just rememeber to open it a few times throughout the day to let some fresh air in

[OzPhal]

Originally Posted by The Mutant

Hmph. These twos' lives could have gotten ridiculous short today since Pelle decided to see if they could fly. They couldn't. And neither could the clay pot saucer they stood on. Luckily neither cat nor chids got the saucer over themselves and survived the ordeal both shaken and stirred. The only thing that didn't survive the flight attempt was the saucer...

And these two that were starting to get firmer leaves and all! Well, that's how life is when you got curious pets (pests) I suppose. I punished Pelle severely by kissing his tummy.

OUCH! I'm glad they're all ok though! A saucer is a small price to pay for the plants being fine...

[rangiku]

Mutant, you can use a clear thin plastic container that cake, cookies, veggies or fruit come in from the grocery store. No need to spend money. Go look through the recycle bin if you don't have any or ask your family or neighbors.

[The Mutant]

Nah, I have some thin plastic film and I'll toss together a frame using bamboo skewers, but thanks for the suggestion!

Trust me, I'm a "master" at using what I have at home to make shoddy constructions.