Xerophyta sprouting?
Leo A. Martin (Fri, 05 Mar 2004 19:35:39 PST)
Hello,
Is this a plant or seeds? If a plant, try burning it. In the wild,
Xerophyta retinervis often looks dead for months on end. In winter a fire
sweeps through the grass, the Xerophyta plants are burned, and they
immediately begin to sprout. If seeds, perhaps try smoke.
Seed. The first pot has been outside for over a year. I just planted
another pot. I put a 2-cm layer of wood ash on top of the soil and
watered well. Then we had a nice rain spell with over 2cm rain at my
house over about 12 hours. I'll keep the list posted.
Thank you,
Leo
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Leo A. Martin
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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