Hay Guys.. Hello...I'm new to the site and I've been trying to do some research on my problem ... I live on the East Coast in DE...I read some good advise and got some real good ideas also but not really sure what to do... Maybe I didnt read enough or look in the right spot for my answer...So here is a little back round info before my problem... I have 3 VFTs, 3 kinds of Sundews that reproduce like crazy, 2 kinds of Purpurea, 2 other kinds of Sarracenia and 1 Nepenthes. I was living in a house with a Bay window where i kept my plants for a few years.... They got the right amount of air from the windows being cracked open most of the time. The location of the window must of been great also because from sun up till sun down they were always in it as if they were outside. They grew real big n lush during the summer and shrank a little in the winter and went dormant in winter like normal... Well my landlord sold the place and now I moved into an apartment.
The sun doesn't get in my place hardly any and they started to fade away... I cant keep them outside because I have no yard and the patio is always shaded and just a crappy location for sunlight... I have a few old fish tanks and was going to build them a permanent place to live...I read that it isnt good to keep these plants in terrariums and should be kept outside... Well I dont really have that option... I got them in pots in the tank for now with T5 fluorescent 6500k lights to try to keep them alive. They seem to be doing alot better... Now I read I can use a 3000k light to sub for winter/ flowering light but how do I help with dormancy? I know dormancy comes slowly cause of the lighting cycle and air temp... Any info on what I should do? I love my plants and would really be upset if they faded away...Thanks for your time and Im looking forward to hearing what advise I can get from you all...
The sun doesn't get in my place hardly any and they started to fade away... I cant keep them outside because I have no yard and the patio is always shaded and just a crappy location for sunlight... I have a few old fish tanks and was going to build them a permanent place to live...I read that it isnt good to keep these plants in terrariums and should be kept outside... Well I dont really have that option... I got them in pots in the tank for now with T5 fluorescent 6500k lights to try to keep them alive. They seem to be doing alot better... Now I read I can use a 3000k light to sub for winter/ flowering light but how do I help with dormancy? I know dormancy comes slowly cause of the lighting cycle and air temp... Any info on what I should do? I love my plants and would really be upset if they faded away...Thanks for your time and Im looking forward to hearing what advise I can get from you all...