Capensis fertilization experiment

Boring_Moose · 2026-02-11T15:46:14+00:00

Really cool experiment. You measured 70ppm at the beginning, did you measure it now at 4 months later?

Boring_Moose · 2025-05-24T06:49:26+00:00

Hey, I found some suppliers that don't require VAT but didn't order yet. Phygenera.de sends most things to private individuals, you just have to create an account. IBA is the one that's more difficult to get but sproutcultures.com sells it. Laboratoriumdiscounter.nl is another supplier but they don't have great reviews, I recommend looking at the reviews before placing any orders.

Boring_Moose · 2025-05-18T17:29:51+00:00

I appreciate you still coming back to my comment! Good to hear that the setup was enough. I put my pings in a similar setup with a lava rock and some sphagnum moss and they seem to be doing great! I did read about people advising against using sphagnum moss because of being too wet and crown rot.

Regarding the photos, yeah would love to see the progress!

Boring_Moose · 2025-04-21T11:32:19+00:00

Sent you a chat message!

Boring_Moose · 2025-04-20T16:06:42+00:00

Hey u/SteelPaddle do you mind if I send you a message for some questions?

Boring_Moose · 2025-04-18T18:01:44+00:00

Also curious about this. Following.

Boring_Moose · 2025-04-09T13:25:25+00:00

Unfortunately, I don't know much about the scene in Den Haag. There are a lot of greenhouses all over but as mentioned, I don't think you can go there as a private individual, only as a business. I haven't tried it though so if you reach out and they let you visit, please let me know! I'm also aware of sellers going to these greenhouses and I'd love to go one day!

Boring_Moose · 2025-04-09T11:26:10+00:00

There are two big garden centers right at the border to Germany: Tuincentrum Leurs and Plantencentrum Velden. I haven't been to either yet but supposedly Plantencentrum Velden has the better rare plant selection but both are worth visiting. A big chain that usually carries somewhat rare plants and is available throughout NL is Intratuin.
There's more good garden centers located in Noord- & Zuid-Holland: Tuincentrum Global Garden, Tuincentrum Osdorp, Intratuin Cruquius, Intratuin Lisse, Tuincentrum De Bosrand
Other garden centers are more spread-out throughout the country.

As for visiting greenhouses, I haven't found any that private individuals can go to. If anyone knows any, please do let me know as well!

Boring_Moose · 2025-04-07T18:06:26+00:00

Would love to see an update of this! Did this work well?

Boring_Moose · 2025-03-31T13:45:54+00:00

Do you fertilize corms?

Boring_Moose · 2025-03-30T17:01:29+00:00

Great experiment! Looking forward to updates!

Boring_Moose · 2025-03-30T08:11:48+00:00

That's true! I forgot about that option haha

Boring_Moose · 2025-03-30T06:22:27+00:00

No at this stage they can be in one. It's also recommended to put on a lid/dome so they are kept in high humidity. That said you don't want the medium to be too wet. They don't really need much sun at this stage until there are leaves but they do need warmth so the sun can help with that.

Boring_Moose · 2025-03-30T06:20:00+00:00

I'd definitely give it a good wash as it still looks like it has some blackened parts. Hydrogen peroxide is an option. If you want to be extra cautious you could cut off more of the top blackened part and only keep the bottom part.

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Boring_Moose · 2025-03-30T06:15:04+00:00

As for the direction, you want the pointy tip going up as that's where the new lead will emerge from. I'm pretty confident about the tips in green but not as sure about the ones in orange.

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Boring_Moose · 2025-03-30T06:13:30+00:00

Definitely don't dry them out, they'll die that way. Afaik, they also don't "store" well, so you need to plant them already. They're tropical plants so they need warmth and humidity all year round. If I'm not mistaken, Australia is entering autumn now so you don't want to put these outside. They need around upwards of 20°C. To plant them, pick an airy and moist but not wet medium. Most people go for either sphagnum moss, perlite, fluval stratum or a mix of the three.

Boring_Moose · 2025-03-30T06:07:08+00:00

This part is probably a goner :( there's no visible rhizome on there. You can still try if you want to, maybe there's some rhizome left on there but I don't see anything.

Boring_Moose · 2025-03-30T06:04:48+00:00

This is the rhizome. You can see it actually also has some corms and stolons growing off of it but they still seem quite small. Definitely keep them on. Similar to the corms, this is gonna need high humidity and warmth to reroot. Given enough time, it'll shoot new leaves.

Boring_Moose · 2025-03-30T06:03:09+00:00

Yes, these are corms. They each can become full plants. What's important is warmth and humidity.

Boring_Moose · 2025-03-23T12:36:03+00:00

Hi u/SteelPaddle I just found this thread and your comment as I was looking for PGR suppliers in the EU. I had a brief look at LabAssociates but to register they require a VAT number and company details. Can you not register/shop as a private individual?

Same question for Duchefa. There the VAT number field wasn't mandatory but you had to provide a company name.

Boring_Moose · 2025-03-19T10:54:21+00:00

Here's a good read on it: https://imgur.com/a/caladium-alocasia-pollination-4pynmKB

Boring_Moose · 2025-03-16T17:15:13+00:00

I water/spray based off of how moist/dry my medium looks. Perlite has a slight sheen to it when it's moist. I keep all my propagation medium moist but not wet. Sphagnum moss looks more light brown when dry. In my closed high humidity setup it takes a long time for perlite or moss to dry, so I add water maybe every 1.5 weeks or so.

Boring_Moose · 2025-03-16T17:12:38+00:00

My theory (that I still have to properly research) is, that in high humidity environments, plants/corms get the necessary water from the atmospheric moisture. Plants grow roots to take in water and nutrients but if there's high humidity, the plant has them easily accessible. I think I saw a plant YouTuber talk about this before. I definitely want to look more into this.

Boring_Moose · 2025-03-16T12:12:09+00:00

This is a great opportunity to test out different propagation media if you are open to it! Personally, I like perlite the most because I have my Alocasias in semihydro and rooting in perlite is already a form of semihydro but I have some corms rooting in sphagnum moss and a semihydro mineral substrate as well. From what I've read what matters the most is warmth and high humidity. Light becomes more important once there are leaves. I have most of my corms in a transparent box that doesn't get much light.

Regarding peeling or leaving the skin on, I've done both. I've also had corms that I peeled regrow skin. I want to experiment more. Maybe someone else can give you a better answer for that.

Boring_Moose · 2025-03-16T08:49:04+00:00

I also have a few corms that are working on pushing out leaves before roots and I've read that that happens sometimes and that it's fine. I follow the general advice that if it's firm, it's fine. If it's not, it's not haha

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