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Post by dvg on May 28, 2010 18:47:43 GMT -5
My Darlingtonia has been slumbering in the garage since last December or so. It was just awoken from sweet dreams of dining at the bug buffet, so it doesn't have any new growth yet from this year. A shot from above the 13 inch pot it is potted in And another shot on a cool 6C and overcast day here dvg
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Post by H2O on May 28, 2010 20:42:58 GMT -5
dvg, I am deff excited to see what this guy does for you this summer
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Post by dvg on May 29, 2010 9:36:36 GMT -5
Thanks guys,
Yeah, Petmantis that is a 13 inch pot that I repotted this Darling into last year and from the looks of it, depending upon how it does this year, it might get repotted again next year.
dvg
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Post by Raymond on Jun 3, 2010 14:21:48 GMT -5
What 13 inch now I am petmantis that dose not look like 13 inch pot maybe um-mm way smaller
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Post by mabudon on Jun 3, 2010 15:48:31 GMT -5
I am pretty sure DVG can tell what size of pot he has his plant in, even on the worst of days
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Post by H2O on Jun 4, 2010 1:17:10 GMT -5
Ya I'm pretty sure dvg can count to 13 and that everyone here believes everything he says. Its deff a 13 inch pot.
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Post by fragrantphals on Jun 4, 2010 16:54:15 GMT -5
Gorgeous plant! I am going to try some from seeds. Thanks for giving me hope!
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Post by dvg on Jun 4, 2010 18:01:13 GMT -5
Thanks guys,
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Post by flytrapcare.com on Jun 7, 2010 21:51:29 GMT -5
Great looking Darlingtonia dvg.
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Post by dvg on Jun 8, 2010 16:37:22 GMT -5
Thanks Matt.
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Post by dvg on Oct 8, 2011 16:37:48 GMT -5
This pic was taken June 22, of this year after i cut down all of the previous year's growth, shown with a regular 355 ml can for size context. The three smaller pitchers growing along the far side of the pot are from a stolen that popped up last season. This is the new growth since then. I've been growing this plant since the fall of 2007 and have come to some conclusions on its growth habit. Last year i grew it for close to a whole year in our kitchen right next to a west facing window. It wasn't given a dormancy other than the reduced light it received in our kitchen. This spring i noticed it had become home to a colony of red spider mites and proceeded to cut down all of the older foliage and then sprayed the newer growth with a dried superhot pepper powder solution made with the pepper powder suspended in water. Capsaicin is a natural miticide and after only a couple sprayings, i haven't seen any mites since. I've found that once the days become shorter up here that the pitchers start to become smaller and smaller and cease growing altogether later in the year. But in the basement under lights, these plants can grow year round, though they probably should be given a respite in the form of a dormancy period. A few months ago, i moved this plant back downstairs under the lights and it commenced making newer and larger pitchers again. It was then fed with wingless fruit flies that found their way into the pitchers. The browning on these pitchers is from overfed pitchers, which in some cases were up to 1/3 to 1/2 full of fruit flies. I've also found that stolens that pop up from underneath the soil, if left attached to the mother plant will develop much more quickly than if they are detached and left to fend for themselves. Here is a picture of a two year old growth point from a plantlet that popped up last year. This plant is now making pitchers almost the same size as the mother plant. Here is a shot of the growth point of the mother plant. Earlier this spring i had counted two other new growth points/ stolen offshoots, so i'll have to see how they develop for next year. From now on, for ease of growth, this plant will mostly be grown in the basement under lights as it was previously, before i tried the one year upstairs window experiment. dvg
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Post by Raymond on Oct 9, 2011 15:21:24 GMT -5
Awesome ;D
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Post by cpgeek on Oct 10, 2011 15:01:06 GMT -5
Amazing plant there Doug - thanks for sharing your method. I've also had better success with cobras under lights in my cool basement and so I permanently keep them there now. In my experience, selecting a robust clone will also maximize growing success.
cpgeek
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Post by H2O on Apr 7, 2012 15:23:00 GMT -5
Any updates on this guy Doug?
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Post by dvg on Apr 7, 2012 15:47:11 GMT -5
Any updates on this guy Doug? It's still out in the garage doing the dormancy thing. This week i'll probably put it back under the lights again. dvg
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