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  All hail the all mighty Julius!!
From: "Enid" enigo at bellsouth.net> on 2004.12.30 at 03:29:02(12513)
Well the infamous Julius Boos has
done it again?.
During this year?s aroid show,
Julius found out that I have quite the Cyrtosperma collection (addiction). He
recommended I try heating the water they sit in during the winter since they are
notoriously cold sensitive. For anyone who has grown them, 60 degrees is akin to
a death sentence. This is normally the time of year I wrestle them back and
forth inside the house on cool nights and wonder what made me love these needy
aroids in the first place. These spiny beasts don?t go inside without a fight,
since a few are bigger than me.
We built a large shallow tray
about 6? deep. I put in an aquarium heater and a pump to circulate the water.
The water temperature is set at 85 degrees. I also put a bit of Peters 20 20 20
in the water. (Why not?) Not only have I not had to bring them in yet this year,
but I have new leaves and blooms on almost every single one. (Watch for some
hybrids this year). They are growing better now in the winter than they usually
do in the summer without heated water. We have been into the high 40?s twice and
50?s a few times with not even a scratch. All hail the mighty and all knowing
Julius!!!

Enid

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From: "Bamboo Chik" bamboochik at earthlink.net> on 2004.12.30 at 12:47:52(12516)
Thanks for reporting this, Enid! I hope you are going to have some of the monsters up for sale this spring. Have been watching your auctions and website with bated breath. ;-)...b.f.n...deb/S.AL

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