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title: "UPDATE from January 30 - exactly 35 days of African Mask Corm…"
description: "UPDATE from January 30 - exactly 35 days of African Mask Corm experiment . Findings: sphagnum - growing other things perlite- baby leaf success leca- one leaf…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/GpJkJG2qS7KZ7LpSwQwhSg/069_ML8qRGqapYlaJ6OpRQ"
community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "Kimtrovert"
published: "2024-03-05T19:58:26.753375Z"
language: "en"
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# UPDATE from January 30 - exactly 35 days of African Mask Corm…

_Posted by Kimtrovert on 2024-03-05_

UPDATE from January 30 - exactly 35 days of African Mask Corm experiment .

Findings:  
sphagnum - growing other things  
perlite- baby leaf success  
leca- one leaf unfurling  
pon- growing moss  
fluval stratum- no sign of life  
classic water- considerable root growth

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## 4 comments

### S.R commented on 2024-03-06

Loving this little experiment you are running! I think another update is in order after planting 😜 👍🏻

### Mullein commented on 2024-03-06

Huh interesting. That sphagnum really went wild! And the pon looks like a sad cup of peas lol. I’ve had luck with stratum myself. But it looks like it was a no-go for you.

Edit: oh I missed the leca and perlite leaves. Go little sprouts, go!

### molly commented on 2024-03-06

thank you for sharing this (: perlite is my favorite for corms. i’m having the most success with that as well.

### MudSkipper Jnr commented on 2024-03-11

Nothing useful to add but thank you for sharing your experience ❤️

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