Getting a lava plant to bloom - Page 2

Pie · 10-24-2006, 02:03 PM

My grandmother told me that many plants will bloom more if you "stress" them a little -- they think it may be their last chance to reproduce, etc. Try keeping it in the dark for a few days, or a slightly colder environment? YMMV. Disclaimer: most of my plants die. Slow, lingering deaths.

superJencat · 03-18-2008, 07:14 PM

I have a lovely lava plant that has not only kept it's bloom, it is growing new ones!!! I NEVER water with tap water...the chemical treatments kill the plant so I only use filtered or bottled water...

my understanding of lava plants is that we don't need to fertilize them...the lava rock contains ALL the minerals a plant needs for life! It can grow larger and larger without roots, because roots only grow as they look for nutrients!

xoxoxoBruce · 03-18-2008, 10:27 PM

Welcome to the Cellar, superJencat.

DucksNuts · 03-18-2008, 11:01 PM

I thought mrnoodle was back

10-24-2006, 02:03 PM	#16
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	My grandmother told me that many plants will bloom more if you "stress" them a little -- they think it may be their last chance to reproduce, etc. Try keeping it in the dark for a few days, or a slightly colder environment? YMMV. Disclaimer: most of my plants die. Slow, lingering deaths. __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

03-18-2008, 10:27 PM	#18
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Welcome to the Cellar, superJencat. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-18-2008, 07:14 PM	#17
superJencat Kinda New Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1	I have a lovely lava plant that has not only kept it's bloom, it is growing new ones!!! I NEVER water with tap water...the chemical treatments kill the plant so I only use filtered or bottled water... my understanding of lava plants is that we don't need to fertilize them...the lava rock contains ALL the minerals a plant needs for life! It can grow larger and larger without roots, because roots only grow as they look for nutrients!

03-18-2008, 11:01 PM	#19
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	I thought mrnoodle was back

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