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Old 06-22-2009, 09:54 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Default Re: Question about potted pup

Exactly! Additionally, I'd advise you to do a drainage check - if the pot's sitting in a saucer, for example, you might be inadvertently drowning the poor thing, and soil that compacts around the plant is its next worst enemy.

The general guideline is that if the soil's still wet to the depth of your second knuckle you don't need to add any more water. And if it's difficult to get your finger in there, the soils are compacting and you need to amend them with coir or peat to loosen them up a bit so that they're not strangling the corm.
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