Yossu Posted October 30, 2016 Report Share Posted October 30, 2016 Went into Tesco the other day, and saw this glass bowl. It's about 9" diameter across the widest part. Looked too good to leave on the shelf, and I bought it in a fit of impulsiveness! Any suggestions as to what I could grow in it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tatter Posted October 30, 2016 Report Share Posted October 30, 2016 Goldfish ? lol jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted October 30, 2016 Report Share Posted October 30, 2016 Pings might be worth a try. Always found indoor heating dries the air out too much for them, your bowl might solve that problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yossu Posted October 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2016 2 hours ago, tatter said: Goldfish ? lol jim Not given my success with goldfish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yossu Posted October 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2016 1 minute ago, Gaz said: Pings might be worth a try. Always found indoor heating dries the air out too much for them, your bowl might solve that problem. Hmm, that's an interesting idea. Don't have any pings yet. Do you have any recommendation for an easy one? I was also wondering about a small nep. I have three of the Asda ones, which might go nicely in there. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ahrens Posted October 31, 2016 Report Share Posted October 31, 2016 The trouble is with Neps is that they like free draining compost. You would have to be careful with the watering. You could try a Cephalotus, I have seen them growing in a similar situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shining Posted October 31, 2016 Report Share Posted October 31, 2016 Drosera Adelae, in sphagnum...Verstuurd vanaf mijn G620S-L01 met Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted October 31, 2016 Report Share Posted October 31, 2016 15 hours ago, Yossu said: Hmm, that's an interesting idea. Don't have any pings yet. Do you have any recommendation for an easy one? Thanks I was particularly thinking about Mexican Pings and something dead easy and readily available such as P. x tina would be worth a try and wouldn't leave you grief-stricken if it all went wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yossu Posted October 31, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2016 6 hours ago, David Ahrens said: The trouble is with Neps is that they like free draining compost. You would have to be careful with the watering. You could try a Cephalotus, I have seen them growing in a similar situation. I've seen people put pebbles in the bottom of such a bowl, and add water to just below the level of the pebbles. That allows you to keep the nep above the water, add water from the top, and have the excess drain in between the pebbles. The water below keep sup the humidity. That was my plan, if I were to put a nep in there. However, a ceph is a good idea. That's the other main gap in my collection. As they grow slowly (from what I understand), if I got one that was just a bit too small for the bowl, it would look fine and not outgrow it for some time. Have to look more into that one, thanks for the suggestion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali Baba Posted October 31, 2016 Report Share Posted October 31, 2016 I have a bowl just like that from Tesco. I grew a Nep seedling in it for a while but it soon outgrew the space. I have another bowl which has macodes petola growing in sphagnum which is much more successful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yossu Posted October 31, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2016 Thanks for the reply. I do have a jewel orchid, although not specifically that type, but it's already a bit big for the bowl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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