I keep my plants outside. This works great for my Sars and VFT, but I've been having issues with my Drosera spatulata (only drosera I have ATM; I want to get more if I can resolve this issue). The two plants tends to get beaten down whenever it rains. Almost all the dew was washed away from one of my plants when terrible storm came through while I was at work. The leaves are often plastered to the ground. We've had a very wet summer, and when storms hit in close succession night after night, my plants start to look pretty bad. When I'm home and I see the skies darken, I can move them to a covered porch. I'd leave them there but that porch only gets 2-3 hours of morning sun.
It isn't feasible to move my plants inside. My house is filled with aquariums and angry family members who don't want more "things" (they can't use the term animals anymore since I've started with plants) in the house. Not to mention I don't have the funds to get good grow lights. Anything I get has to be outside-hardy.
What do you guys do to protect your Drosera from strong rainstorms? I move them when I can, but I can't always be at my house for the worst storms. What can I do when I'm not there? Or are they just fine and I'm over-reacting?
It isn't feasible to move my plants inside. My house is filled with aquariums and angry family members who don't want more "things" (they can't use the term animals anymore since I've started with plants) in the house. Not to mention I don't have the funds to get good grow lights. Anything I get has to be outside-hardy.
What do you guys do to protect your Drosera from strong rainstorms? I move them when I can, but I can't always be at my house for the worst storms. What can I do when I'm not there? Or are they just fine and I'm over-reacting?