Beginner Gardening: Turface on bromeliads?, 1 by Metrosideros

Metrosideros wrote:
Hi Jsmom,

The pitcher of a Bromeliad should always have some water in it, if it is the type that has a pitcher. They can be watered freely, as long as they are well drained.

The bark, perlite, & peat growing medium sound alright. In their natural habitat Bromeliads anchor themselves on tree bark.

Be very careful about fertilizing; Bromeliads are very sensitive to fertilizer salts, and folks commonly kill them with too much care. If you feel you need to fertilize the Bromeliads at all, use something like Liquid Seaweed or other low analysis organic liquid fertilizer. Use a very low concentration of it (if the directions say use a tablespoon, use a teaspoon or less) and foliar feed them.

I grow Bromeliads at the base of trees (and in trees) in mossy organic soil (native to the area), and have never fertilized them. They are very successful.

Which species do you grow?