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Post by mabudon on May 24, 2007 8:24:26 GMT -5
Well, media AND setup.. I should be getting these today (hopefully before the sun hits the mail box- and gotta say Thanks Lloyd!!) and am not 100% on what would be best- I'm thinkin they liike it "swampy", would a mix of coarse silica sand, perlite and peat be a good thing?? I always imagine that a little looseness in the medium will help the underground growth go more quickly- any thoughts?
I am gonna give them the same natural light I give all my other Utrics
Should I just pot them up individually, or could I use a little jar or some such thing and make a mini swamp?
Thanks for readin this and thanks for any suggestions anyone might have. I know they're easy and I am in NO way worried, just figured I'd start it out as "optimized" as possible rather than do whatever and tweak it over time (tho I'm sure some tweaks will occur eventually no matter what I do, you all know how it is)
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Post by lloyd on May 24, 2007 10:59:06 GMT -5
I hope they get there today too but it was regular mail so you never know. The two plants have completely different media requirements.
U. laterifolia needs a regular sundew mix, I use silica sand (I only have a fine grade)/milled peat 1:1. Pull the plug apart and spread portions around the surface of the pot. Make sure the rooty bits are well into the medium, don't worry if the leafy bits are partly buried. I keep it wet but not sitting in a tray. It will take a while but it should spread to whatever size pot you have. When the leaves eventually turn ratty and yellow after a year or two, repot.
The humboldtii needs just a loose "stew" of LFS in distilled water. I make it just dense enough so the stolons are more or less are upright. I use those clear plastic round thin "seed-tray" bowls you see anywhere, the 4 " ones. I give both lots of heat and sun in a terrarium in a very sunny room with high humidity too. The humboldtii loves to have it's roots disturbed, so in a few weeks you should see some shoots. There are two types of shoots. The long ones without leaves should be redirected into the water so the tip and any "ferny" bits are under the LFS & water. More than 2" deep is a waste of time. When the LFS or water gets green and soupy, just re-"pot". To make a "new" plant, just direct one of the non-leaf shoots to a new bowl. That's how I grew yours. By the way, since that humboldtii was originally meant for Tom, he says you owe him a Stratos pizza.
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Post by mabudon on May 24, 2007 11:12:23 GMT -5
(so someone did read my "pizza" reference eh ) Thanks for the tips Lloyd, I will proceed exactly like that and once the humboltii grows out, I'll ship a piece of it with the Pizza to Tommy
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