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lottis · Mitglied Beiträge: 97

wish to receive tips how to get this kind to survive.
Have tried several times in the aquarium, terrarium, but the die for me

Dragon wing · Moderator Beiträge: 1737

Sorry, I have only tips to make them dead.

Grüßle

castevet · Mitglied Beiträge: 66

Hello,

keep them in fibrous soil, with little limestone or eggshell (crushed), but keep the soil slightly acid.
Temperatures should be 18 to 30°C best around 22°C.
Light: Bright but no sun.
Never let the soil run completely dry, but do not let it get soggy.
And, nevertheless, high atmospheric humidity is good, but the plant needs fresh air too.

Holger

lottis · Mitglied Beiträge: 97

thank you so much for all good information...Thanks..

Crazy_Begonia · Administrator Beiträge: 765

how hard is your tap water? (mine is apx. 40fh)

for most begonias I use water from the dehumidifyer (equivalent to distilled water), but for some I mix 1:1 with tap water.

lottis · Mitglied Beiträge: 97

I am not sure on my water Ph but a freind told me this species want to have more dried then wet,only little damp he told me.I think my compost have been to much damp..

thanks to all,,very good tips Holger...thanks.

Crazy_Begonia · Administrator Beiträge: 765

Hard water contains more minerals than soft water.
This doesn't necessarily mean that soft water is acidic, but when you add the same amount of acid to the same quantity of water, the soft water will become more acidic than the hard one.

Watering your acid loving plants with untreated hard water will eventually kill the plant. Watering your limestone loving plant with very soft water may be fatal as well.

With my very hard water i will never have difficulties to satisfy the plants' needs for calcium :)
But it also means that i have to take the maximum dosage of water softener to wash my laundry. And last but not least, my tap water is not suitable for my begonias undiluted/untreated.

Begonia · Moderator Beiträge: 692

B. amphioxus is not an acid loving plant. It occurs on limestone hills on Borneo. It needs some lime pieces in its substrate. As many other Bornean species.

There are a thousand ways to kill a plant. One of the most successful is to keep plants of the tropics here at low temperatures too wet.

Zitat: Crazy_Begonia

Hard water contains more minerals than soft water.

This doesn't necessarily mean that soft water is acidic, but when you add the same amount of acid to the same quantity of water, the soft water will become more acidic than the hard one.

Watering your acid loving plants with untreated hard water will eventually kill the plant. Watering your limestone loving plant with very soft water may be fatal as well.

With my very hard water i will never have difficulties to satisfy the plants' needs for calcium :)
But it also means that i have to take the maximum dosage of water softener to wash my laundry. And last but not least, my tap water is not suitable for my begonias undiluted/untreated.

Peter

Crazy_Begonia · Administrator Beiträge: 765

Of course I am aware that there are many ways how to kill a plant.

My point was not so much on the causes of death, but to explain what hard/soft water means and what the consequences of using either one for some purposes are.

lottis · Mitglied Beiträge: 97

What do you think about growing part of begonias in orchid substrates.

I read that the pH was 6.8, it is of high value in a terrarium?

Dragon wing · Moderator Beiträge: 1737

Die hab ich einfach als Mini Pflanze in einer Gärtnerei gefunden. Ich versuch mein Glück und um zu viel Trockenheit zu verhindern, stell ich sie in Seramis.

Grüßle

Crazy_Begonia · Administrator Beiträge: 765

viel Glück