Blocky71 Posted October 6, 2016 Report Share Posted October 6, 2016 If your young one is a boy then you've got another 14 years protecting to do if anything like mine!. I still cringe when the football comes out......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tatter Posted October 6, 2016 Report Share Posted October 6, 2016 (edited) 3 hours ago, Blocky71 said: If your young one is a boy then you've got another 14 years protecting to do if anything like mine!. I still cringe when the football comes out......... Girls can be just as bad had 3 glass panes on greenhouse broken by neighbours girls with balls over the years including last year from 2 doors away regards jim Edited October 6, 2016 by tatter incorrect word year instead of years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropicat Posted October 6, 2016 Report Share Posted October 6, 2016 3 glass panes on greenhouse broken by girls with balls... they sure got some ........ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tatter Posted October 7, 2016 Report Share Posted October 7, 2016 On 06/10/2016 at 6:12 PM, Tropicat said: 3 glass panes on greenhouse broken by girls with balls... they sure got some ........ I have strange neighbours lol jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie Posted December 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2016 So I think they are all still alive, not sure i will know anything until the spring but thought i would post an update. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argo88 Posted December 21, 2016 Report Share Posted December 21, 2016 7 hours ago, Frankie said: So I think they are all still alive, not sure i will know anything until the spring but thought i would post an update. Great job!!! They are all survived Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropicat Posted December 23, 2016 Report Share Posted December 23, 2016 looking good!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie Posted April 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2017 Hi All, I have an update if anyone is still interested. 5 here all doing well, I have (reluctantly) bequeathed a couple to family and am told they are doing well so 7/7 are still hanging on . Have to confess I am very fond of these little plants now - so to continue my learning I have survived a winter any gems of advice for summer care. (Im in the South East uk) Thanks all. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argo88 Posted April 23, 2017 Report Share Posted April 23, 2017 Very nice looking and healty plants!!! You have saved 7 cephalotus!!! Good job!!! Next year I'd repot all them... Good luck!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blocky71 Posted April 24, 2017 Report Share Posted April 24, 2017 Nice one Frankie, they're all looking very happy. Cephs don't seem to like being moved around much so I'd find a good spot and leave them there. Semi shaded seems best for size of pitchers and colouring . Full sun will create darker red pitchers but they tend to be smaller, direct sun in high summer can be too much and cause the plant to get stunted . Before I knew this I spent one summer manoeuvring all my Cephs around the garden to keep them in full sun , at the end of the growing season they were looking pretty sorry for themselves but have recovered ok. They can stand in rainwater throughout the summer but best approach is to fill the trays to an inch or two of rainwater and allow the water to empty before refilling. Cheers blocky 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie Posted July 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2017 (edited) Good Evening, Returning with an update and some questions if anyone can help? So far they are all doing ok but there are some marks on the leaves on a couple of the plants that dont look great and I dont know what has caused them? I also am a little worried about rot, there is a fair bit of growth from the inside of the plant starting to appear and alot of moss and plant debris which is keeping everything quite wet. I have tried to clean it out to help airflow without touching the plant is the moss something I should get rid of? and should I cover with gravel or the like to suppress it going forward? Also the plants have produced alot of big leaves and only now starting to produce juvenile pitchers? are they going to get enough nutrition if in reality they arn't going to catch much before the end of the summer? Thanks all Frankie Edited July 30, 2017 by Frankie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie Posted July 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2017 sorry I got a bit picture happy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexis Posted July 31, 2017 Report Share Posted July 31, 2017 Looking good. They are still stressed to a degree and have decided to go hell for leather by creating lots of non-carnivorous leaves to maximise photosynthesis. But they should start produced traps next. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blocky71 Posted July 31, 2017 Report Share Posted July 31, 2017 Some plants also naturally produce more or bigger non carnivorous leaves, the reddish marks on the green leaves is quite normal... I wouldn't be too concerned about moss unless it's swamping/strangling the plants. Theres baby pitchers forming, the plants will soon be rewarding your tlc with some lovely traps. Leaf pullings are the best way of producing more divisions too so plants with lots of leaves gives you more material to work with. great job 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenofeden Posted August 3, 2017 Report Share Posted August 3, 2017 On 31/07/2017 at 2:10 PM, Blocky71 said: Some plants also naturally produce more or bigger non carnivorous leaves, the reddish marks on the green leaves is quite normal... The red marks are damage caused by powdery mildew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blocky71 Posted August 3, 2017 Report Share Posted August 3, 2017 1 hour ago, gardenofeden said: The red marks are damage caused by powdery mildew I get red areas on the leaves of my Cephs that sit in the sun Stephen, no mildew, just a kind of " blush" on the leaves... By the end of the summer I rarely have any all green leaves . All the leaves take on a purple/ red tinge. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partisangardener Posted August 3, 2017 Report Share Posted August 3, 2017 The topmost pot, has certainly powdery mildew. Easy to be seen o the first single picture. I have often red marks on my Cephs without this, but in this case its is the cause. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie Posted August 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 Any advice on treating mildew, I am assuming its fungal? better ventilation? slightly dryer? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partisangardener Posted August 9, 2017 Report Share Posted August 9, 2017 I think in this case you need some chemical treatment. Only with good conditions a cure is in doubt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dortotto Posted May 13, 2021 Report Share Posted May 13, 2021 I'm waking up this thread because I wanted to say that I loved this story and your empathy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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