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I agree that well established cephs would only need an application of Trichoderma once or twice a year. Its real usefulness comes to show with germinating seed or rooting cuttings when you want to push up the humidity with out fungus growth. I apply 3monthly to everything as is really promotes healthy root growth and out competes other harmful pathogens.

Eco-T from http://www.plant-health.co.za/eco-t.html is £0.09/g over here, for 50g containers (even cheaper for 250g containers). 50g is enough for 200L and there is a 6 month shelf life / 9 months in the fridge. Don't know if they ship internationally though. Let me know if you guys want some, I'll throw it in the post.

Got some Ceph's coming and would like to give it a shot. Any advice? I be adding Trichoderma to mix and see what happens. Let you know of any amazing successes or dreadful failures.

Love your posts... Any updated pictures on this? You seem like quite an explorer. Noticed you tried this on a ceph, how did that go?

Hey Mobile, Is this one of the seedlings germinated last November that you posted photos of? How are they doing now a year later, maybe you can update that post as an indication to new ceph growers. Just ordered some seed and was wondering as to how slow they really grow? Best of luck with the sea sand ceph, Riaan

For a beneficial preventative measure, Google Trichoderma. Its natural, inexpensive, healthy and you should be able to apply with in 2 weeks of treating with fungicide.

Hey, great experiment. It's been on my mind as well the last couple of days. Is there any way you could take the pH of your mixture or vinegar test and how did you treat the beach sand before incorporating with peat, washed - ect.? Apart from pH, I think other worries is salt content and limestone. Although these would surely guard from fungus. Thanks for your exploration and keep us posted of any observations. Riaan

Using sand as top dressing seems to help a lot if you need to keep your foliage drier, espesially handy when growing Cephalotus. I am trying an experiment with beach sand as top dressing. Logic suggests that if Cephs grow on Australia's beaches this might be beneficial, let you know if I notice any findings. Thanks for the vinegar test Reaper, definitely gonna come in handy. What are you planning to use it for Peter?

Hi, Plant growth seems to differ from early spring into summer, got the photo from the net. Mine is growing fully erect, I'll post some pics later today.

I agree, the main problem is circulation, the fungus growth is evidence of that. Even with poor lighting the plants would do better if you have better circulation.

Can one use beach sand that has been thoroughly rinsed or will trace elements of salt or limestone kill the plants? I read that it might be beneficial for fungus resistance and thus I'd like to try a mix with peat and perlite as a natural fungus repellent for my Cephalotus plants. Kind Regards, Riaan

Double post, sorry...

Seems to resemble the clone K1 although it does not really have double teeth, what do you guys think?