Date: 31/05/2009 12:11:05
From: al
ID: 57500
Subject: Bromeliads

Howdy all,read in some paper that the water in the funnel of bromeliads should be changed every month.Someone like to comment? Regards…Al

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Date: 31/05/2009 12:35:51
From: Bubba Louie
ID: 57501
Subject: re: Bromeliads

I never have.

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Date: 31/05/2009 12:54:02
From: Dinetta
ID: 57502
Subject: re: Bromeliads

Wouldn’t the water dry up after a couple of days if it is collected?

I suppose in the tropical north with rainfalls of 100 inches per annum, this would be a problem tho’….

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Date: 31/05/2009 13:43:40
From: Bubba Louie
ID: 57503
Subject: re: Bromeliads

Dinetta said:


Wouldn’t the water dry up after a couple of days if it is collected?

I suppose in the tropical north with rainfalls of 100 inches per annum, this would be a problem tho’….

They do get flushed out when I water them too, so I suppose that counts as “changing” the water.

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Date: 31/05/2009 13:50:23
From: Muschee
ID: 57504
Subject: re: Bromeliads

Maybe it’s to stop things breeding in the water? Mozzies?

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Date: 31/05/2009 18:11:06
From: al
ID: 57526
Subject: re: Bromeliads

Thanks all,my idea is that the water in the funnel slowly dissipates through to the soil or evaporation.I never let them dry out but just top up.Regards………….AL

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Date: 31/05/2009 22:39:27
From: Dinetta
ID: 57538
Subject: re: Bromeliads

I let mine dry out, FWIW, to stop the mosquitoes from breeding…4 months of ross river fever affected my health for years…

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Date: 31/05/2009 22:44:27
From: Muschee
ID: 57541
Subject: re: Bromeliads

Dinetta said:


I let mine dry out, FWIW, to stop the mosquitoes from breeding…4 months of ross river fever affected my health for years…

FWIW ? oh bugger did I just miss you?

oh well anyone else?

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