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Post by ah1ok on Jun 5, 2007 10:11:28 GMT -5
the problem with darlingtonia is not that much the temperature but a fungi that develop in the soil when the temperature get hot...the fungi attacks the plant roots and, puff, the plant deshydrates! the fact that fungi hasn't develop yet doen't mean it won't develop one day... as we say, better prevent than heal
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Post by lloyd on Jun 5, 2007 11:12:25 GMT -5
That makes sense, that's exactly what happened to mine. I couldn't figure it out at the time.
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Post by insectivore on Jun 5, 2007 16:19:57 GMT -5
Hey! Thanks for the Info! What about Helis? Cya
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Post by mabudon on Jun 6, 2007 9:47:49 GMT -5
Vince, DON'T WORRY about Helis, it's like you're developing a "Varun Rajah Complex" Mine are on a windowsill in my not A/C house I keep them in a soup bowl with about 3 cm of water in it, I let it dry out for ONE day and then fill it back up a bit I do NOT use Ice Cubes or freon or whatever and they do fine (although no-one has ever seen a pic of them, weird eh ) Seriously, they are NOT "hard" to grow at all- just NEVER let them dry out completely- I did, accidentally, let mine dry out totally one hot day last year (I was keeping them above a tray of marbles with water, not in the water, so it dried out WAY too fast) and the things REALLY looked awful afterwards, the pitchers that get "hurt" by drying out NEVER recover, even if it's only dry for an hour or two Keep 'em in shallow water in a fairly loose media and you'll be golden- (oh and my Heli bowl is opaque white ceramic so as not to heat up very much) Hope this helps ya a bit
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Post by vraev on Jun 6, 2007 10:47:57 GMT -5
nice one carl! the "varun rajah complex". "Its a phenomenon of worrying every day when a new "unacclaimatised rajah is given to varun. Subject is known to freak out the moment a leaf or a pitcher goes black."
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Post by mabudon on Jun 6, 2007 11:05:06 GMT -5
THAT's the syndrome Varun- no offense meant, but I had a few little laughs at the whole "Freak Out" phase you went through
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Post by insectivore on Jun 6, 2007 11:48:07 GMT -5
Lol! The Varun Rajh Complex! C'mon man I can't be that bad please NOOOOOO!!!! Lol I'm just kidding! I'm not really worryed about it it just pisses me off thatmy ADULT one is dieing... (I have a few Juvy's that are doing fine) Cya
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Post by vraev on Jun 6, 2007 12:56:13 GMT -5
lol! no offense taken! I totally do agree that I am like that. I'm sorry I can't avoid it. lol! the rajah is my baby!
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Post by mabudon on Jun 6, 2007 13:28:15 GMT -5
Vince- like I said, if it dries out for even a few hours, expect all the open pitchers on it to DIE or at least look like crap til they do die.
Just keep it wet enough and hope for new growth- if I'd taken a pic of how mine looked after the "dessication incident" you'd probably be way less concerned
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Post by insectivore on Jun 6, 2007 21:46:31 GMT -5
Thats the pro carl... It Didn't... Lol Theres no bugs, nothing... Oh Well Its life! Vraev, I use to be like that... Its something to get use to... But when you loose a few plants that you really liked... You get the point of telling yourself... Its things that happen... Cya
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Post by michaelz on Jul 14, 2007 11:08:02 GMT -5
Hi, best way to grow Heliamphora is under highland- conditions. That means, lot of light, high humidity and a temperature drop from day to night. I grow my Helis under NaD Light with temeratures daytime 26°C and nightime 16°C in summer, and 10°C in wintertime that works very well. Maybe hybrids can be grown without that big nightdrop, but species wont grow well for a long time without. Substrate is peat mixed with silica sand or only pure chopped spaghnum. Cooling of roots is not necessary, maybe hurts the plant. Else the root system of heliamphora is very robust. I hope I could help you!
Michael
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Post by sdeering on Jul 14, 2007 21:15:44 GMT -5
Varun Rajah Complex Thats a good one HEHEHEHE . No offence varun. I just aquired a minor. I have it in peat and course sand mix. Hopfully it will be ok.
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Post by vraev on Jul 15, 2007 0:08:14 GMT -5
lol! It is true, that "medical phenomenon" can never be cured. I am stuck with it. lol! Even when my rajah goes to like a huge size and makes pitchers that can hold 4 L of fluid in like 3-4 years, I will still be worried about stressing it. lol! The only way it probably can be surpassed is, if I get insanely good with neps and get a lot more, then I will probably be with it like I am with my VFT's. lol! Care-free, they do their thing, I just water them.
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Post by mabudon on Jul 15, 2007 9:03:51 GMT -5
See, you're already on the road to recovery!! I got another big step out of the way at our last meeting- Jay demonstrated how to RIP a HUGE LEAF off my we Ceph and I didn't even freak out Sdeering- Helis are EASY, the "common" ones anyways, you'll do fine with it, you grow a lot more of what I would consider "difficult" species, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised with how well the Heli does
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Post by vraev on Jul 15, 2007 17:09:18 GMT -5
lol! I would have freaked out if anything like that was being done to my ceph. But again, my ceph is really small with just 2 pitchers. lol! bTW.....road to recovery is really long and I am still near the start line....I am moving as slow as the rajah takes to grow.
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