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Post by LAKJP on Apr 13, 2014 10:26:52 GMT -5
That would just prove how effective your grow light is
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Post by ilikewhatido on Apr 26, 2014 12:16:25 GMT -5
It's a beautiful day here in Victoria so I took my VFTs outside to hunt Figured I will snap a couple of pics Low Giant just keeps getting bigger (I foliage feed this guy once every couple weeks, it seems to really appreciate the extra nutrients) B52 doing pretty good as well Baby B52
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Post by hal on Apr 26, 2014 22:34:49 GMT -5
I just love that Low Giant. And the red moss with the baby B52 is a nice composition.
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Post by ilikewhatido on May 30, 2014 12:23:12 GMT -5
Baby B52 has grown up! 2014 Seedlings showing some varieties already. Drosera Oblanceolata
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Post by dvg on May 30, 2014 13:43:05 GMT -5
Dang! That's a sweet lookin' B52! Your seedlings look very promising too. dvg
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Post by Devon on Jun 1, 2014 16:35:35 GMT -5
Very nice! How do you get the sphagnum looking so perfect?
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Post by ilikewhatido on Jun 2, 2014 18:50:45 GMT -5
Very nice! How do you get the sphagnum looking so perfect? The trick is to grow them in very high humidity first. Once they are established they usually don't dry out easily. Then you can move them to drier places.
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Post by Maiden on Jun 2, 2014 18:59:13 GMT -5
Very nice! How do you get the sphagnum looking so perfect? The trick is to grow them in very high humidity initially. Once they are established they usually don't dry out easily. Then you can move them to drier places. +1 Or keep the RH% Very high for better results Francois
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Post by ilikewhatido on Jun 4, 2014 10:32:56 GMT -5
Baby flytraps update Red dentate type seedling My favourite seedling so far. Very interesting colour with good size traps Another vigorous seedling Seedling with dentate like teeth typical baby flytrap Two "All Green" vfts with a tiny "Scarlet Bristle" Baby Cuptrap
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Post by canuk1w1 on Jun 4, 2014 11:27:41 GMT -5
Vey nice. Forgive me if I missed a post but how and with what do you foliar feed? I know there was a recent thread with posts on foliar feeding so perhaps you posted in there...
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Post by ilikewhatido on Jun 4, 2014 17:37:19 GMT -5
Vey nice. Forgive me if I missed a post but how and with what do you foliar feed? I know there was a recent thread with posts on foliar feeding so perhaps you posted in there... I mist my plants with diluted 15-5-5 orchid food (500ppm). Recently I've also started soaking cotton in liquid Orchid food(just slightly diluted) and fed it directly to the traps. Plants seem to love both methods. As you can see the baby B52 went from tiny to having 1 inch plus traps in less than 2 months. The concentrated nitrogen in cotton is enough to cause the traps to tighten so not a whole lot of massaging is needed.
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Post by hal on Jun 4, 2014 18:48:03 GMT -5
So dilute fertilizer will not harm VFTs? I have a couple that have crinkled and bent leaves and the only thing I could find online about this condition was it was due to 'nutrient overload' from hard water or fertilizer. There's a possibility they got misted with dilute orchid fertilizer, so I thought that might be causing it.
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Post by canuk1w1 on Jun 4, 2014 19:58:22 GMT -5
It may be the concentration, what dilution do you use? I use botanicare, mixed to around 50ppm nitrogen (sometime lower) on my pitcher plants. I also have an MSU blend fertilizer for orchids but that is not organic so I'm loathe to try it on my CPs. I'll probably order some MaxSea from Keen's at some point. I tried dissolved kelp meal recently (hoping for homemade 'maxsea') with mixed results - 'dews didn't like it but the Helis didn't mind. I'll cut back on the concentration and try again.
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Post by hal on Jun 4, 2014 20:29:41 GMT -5
Schultz orchid fertilizer at half strength. One scoop in my 4L sprayer, which by my calculation is 375ppm. 1.5g/4000ml
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Post by ilikewhatido on Jun 4, 2014 20:58:31 GMT -5
Some of my plants did get burned when I was experimenting with higher fertilizer concentration... but usually growth spurts will follow. Since we all have different growing conditions with plants in different health states, it's probably good to start with low concentration like < 50ppm and gradually increase it based on the plants' responses. Different plants seem to respond differently as well... for example, with 500ppm, B52 and Low Giant didn't get burned at all but Red Dragon showed clear sign of distress.
As a precaution I also flush the medium periodically with tab water (20ppm) so minerals don't build up. In my growing conditions, VFTs can take up to around 500 ~ 600 pmm... above this limit, leafs will get burned and become twisted. I use Schultz orchid fertilizer by the way.
All in all, foliage feeding is a dangerous game... I think conventional feeding is probably the way to go for most growers.
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