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01-13-2007, 12:08 AM
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Good idea about sphagnum around the roots. This species likes to be moist, but dry out between waterings (so I have found)... how come the idea on the Dracena? 
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01-13-2007, 12:21 AM
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Well Pat, the tree has been here doing nothing but growing up and up and up for over 22 years. And one day a while back, I look at it and decided it would look good festooned by a blooming orchid. I got this one, and thought it would be a good time to try.
Now the sphag get really wet when I water it in the mornings and when I come back from work, and before bed. But between waterings it get really really dry. I hope it likes its new home. And I hope its new home can sustain it.
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01-13-2007, 09:04 PM
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hmmm good idea......i am impressed w/ ur dedicated watering habits, a feat i could never accomplish.....should look great there when in full bloom
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01-13-2007, 09:16 PM
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Lets hope it gets there Ryan. Right now I'm more interested in seeing it grow some roots and leaves. 
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01-13-2007, 10:27 PM
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I think the spanish moss would make it look really cool, I love spanish moss, plus I think it will help add humidty too 
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01-14-2007, 02:48 PM
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Tin,
Do you think the Sphagnum moss would rot the side of the Corn Plant? Hopefully it will do goo there, and grow some roots!
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01-14-2007, 06:51 PM
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I think the corn plant will start its own roots in the sphag.
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01-14-2007, 07:16 PM
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Either case is a possibility. Frankly, Im hoping the corn plant will ignore the area, and allow the Phal to grow. The sphag dries up pretty fast on those days when my building has the heat up. I don't think it will rot, as I always wait till it dries to mist again.
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Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
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