From the seeds sent to me by Darcie (Thankyouthankyouthankyou!! ) just a few weeks ago, I now have about 12 little guys coming up, with more every day, all healthy and green
. I'm just so glad that it's working out for them
. About 4 of them are already sending up another leaf, and it looks like it's a trapping leaf (as opposed to a non trapping leaf
)
Since things are going so well now, and I don't want this to change, are there any precautions I should take now that they are growing? I've heard of damping off and other such things, and I would like to avoid it. Right now I have them in a 6" wide pot with half and half perlite and rehydrated sphagnum, and a clear plastic sheet wrapped loosely over the top. It's lit by a flourescent tube 1" from the pot (It could be lit with sunlight, I just wasn't sure if this would cook the plants considering their size and the plastic sheet over them).
I hear it said all the time that capensis are the easiest carnivorous plants to grow, so I don't want to be one who kills them
.
Since things are going so well now, and I don't want this to change, are there any precautions I should take now that they are growing? I've heard of damping off and other such things, and I would like to avoid it. Right now I have them in a 6" wide pot with half and half perlite and rehydrated sphagnum, and a clear plastic sheet wrapped loosely over the top. It's lit by a flourescent tube 1" from the pot (It could be lit with sunlight, I just wasn't sure if this would cook the plants considering their size and the plastic sheet over them).
I hear it said all the time that capensis are the easiest carnivorous plants to grow, so I don't want to be one who kills them