I've culled the plants down to 5 and my biggest one has put on some size but still nowhere as robust as Tony's...I've noticed that it's not catching much, I wonder if it's starving. My nepenthes have been showing signs of nutrient deficiency as well. It's really odd, this time last summer they were overloaded with various insects but this year I don't see anything...Just moths and mosquitos basically.
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Hey guys! How are your young plants doing ?
I've built my baby a small tower, talk about overkill
It's 10 by 31 inches, should be good for a while!
As you know I had more than a few seedlings so I experimented as much as I could. I realized that specimens that remain small are always rootbound. Some seedlings have longer roots than others, I don't know why but if you have a seedling that's not as vigorous as the others, I'd say it's most likely rootbound.
I've built my baby a small tower, talk about overkill
It's 10 by 31 inches, should be good for a while!
As you know I had more than a few seedlings so I experimented as much as I could. I realized that specimens that remain small are always rootbound. Some seedlings have longer roots than others, I don't know why but if you have a seedling that's not as vigorous as the others, I'd say it's most likely rootbound.
An update on my Droso. It has a good 8 or so inch leaf span now and is catching tons of bugs. It really took a huge leap in it's growth when I took it out from under florescent lights and put it outside. Sorry the pics aren't the best...
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That's more of a side benefit, but I really like how it looks too
Mainy it was to help keep the soil from erroding away in rain or wind. Oh, also to keep birds from uprooting the plant! The droso I had last year was uprooted by a bird while it was still only a few inches tall. I'm not letting that happen again!
I will!:grin:
Wohoo, updates!
Richjam - I love those pebbles you used, great idea. I think I'm gonna try something similar myself. By the way, those flytraps are crazy! I'm amazed at how well you can grow them, it's one of the few plants I can't seem to do well with.
Have you guys tried fertilizing your plants ? I have been fertilizing mine and I noticed a leap in growth. I've also switched to using drinking water (ms. 56) instead of pure water.
This is my big one now about 9 months old,
And smaller ones,
By the way, I have noticed a division-like formation on mine. If you look at the center closely, you can see a few flimsy arms coming out from another spot. I wonder what that's gonna turn out to be.
Richjam - I love those pebbles you used, great idea. I think I'm gonna try something similar myself. By the way, those flytraps are crazy! I'm amazed at how well you can grow them, it's one of the few plants I can't seem to do well with.
Have you guys tried fertilizing your plants ? I have been fertilizing mine and I noticed a leap in growth. I've also switched to using drinking water (ms. 56) instead of pure water.
This is my big one now about 9 months old,
And smaller ones,
By the way, I have noticed a division-like formation on mine. If you look at the center closely, you can see a few flimsy arms coming out from another spot. I wonder what that's gonna turn out to be.
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No, I thought root disturbance killed them!
Yes, you're right (though I have heard of a couple people successfully transplanting droso's), but the way this could be done is if you established seedlings in peat pots first, and then just put the whole pot and all into the ground. The peat pot would then disintigrate and the plant would root into the ground. I always start Drosophyllum seed in small peat pots anyway because I don't want to waste the space of having a huge pot just for a seed that may not even germinate. I then plant that into the plants final larger pot after the seedling is well established.
