COPPER DEADLY TO BROMELIADS AND AIRPLANTS
Garden guide February 18th, 2008
COPPER IN ANY FORM IS DEADLY TO BROMELIADS AND TILLANDSIA( AIRPLANTS)- COPPER WIRE, COPPER POTS, PAINT THAT CONTAIN COPPER, EVEN TREATED LUMBER-
BE CAREFUL WITH ARRANGEMENTS AND DONT USE COPPER WIRE TO FASTEN THEM TO THE WOOD, OR HANG THEM BY- ITS A SLOW DEATH, BUT DEATH FOR CERTAIN.
EVEN SPLASH BACK FROM TREATED LUMBER FROM WATERING IN A GREENHOUSE OR PORCH OR PATIO WILL SLOWLY KILL THEM, THEY WILL START TO DECAY AND YOU WONT KNOW WHY- ONCE THEY ARE AFFECTED BY COPPER THERE IS NO SAVING THEM-
ALSO WHEN WATERING BROMELIADS, WATER THE ROOT SYSTEM, IF WATER IS KEPT IN THE CENTER OF THE PLANT BE SURE TO DUMP IT OUT WEEKLY AND WADD FRESH WATER- STAGNANT WATER WILL CAUSE THE PLANT TO DECAY STARTING FROM THE CENTER.
HOPE THIS HELPS- VISIT MY STORE ON EBAY- bromeliads r us
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