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[tael]

Wow! Thanks lloyd! That's a hell of a lot better than what I've been finding!

I think I'm going to order some for sure.

[doug]

Stokes seeds sells sphagnum

$3.29 for 100g

www.stokeseeds.com/cgi-bin/StokesSeeds.storefront

[tael]

Thanks doug!

[lloyd]

The prices of the Stokes and the one I quoted are almost exactly the same but Stokes doesn't give a source while the previous one was for New Zealand moss, supposedly the best.

[tael]

Haha, yeah... it's 3 dollars cheaper (to get the same amount) from Gardening Warehouse Direct... So I hastily ordered from them already...

And thanks everyone who has helped me! Everyone here is so helpful...

[doug]

Stokes' sphagnum is from Chile, and I am using it. It Works good and starts growing after a while. Some red, orange and green sphagnum moss. I haven't used the NZ sphag. so I can't compare them, but I see no problem with what I have.

[lloyd]

I've been using the Chilean stuff for a while and it certainly seems good. I couldn't find a source on the Stokes' site. However the moss on the other site is always greener so I'm going to try the NZ stuff.

[mabudon]

Oh and Tael- Seriously I would let the little guy grow for a while, leave it on a windowsill or something so it gets natural light and can "sleep" a little while still slowly growing.

I got 2 vfts in similar condition a little over a month ago and they looked even crummier than the one you got- I put them in my tray where they get both natural and artificial light (the artificial light is not strong enough to "inform"the plants, they take their cues from the natural light only) and they look fine now, by next summer they will be perfectly healthy and happy and ready for a more realistic dormancy next fall, just my thoughts

[tael]

Oooh okay! I'm a little afraid to keep it by my windowsill because it gets pretty cold by the windowsill (crappily sealed windows + wind...). But maybe that's good if it's going to get kinda dormant? And then it's still going to like get *some* artificial lighting from the side. I guess it doesn't need too long a period for light when it's dormant? And how moist should I keep the soil? Just like... normal?

[lloyd]

The windowsill is fine. Just keep the moss moist to the touch all the time but not soaking.

[tael]

Got it, thanks guys.

[mabudon]

Trust me, my VFTs get COLD in my windowsill and they're FINE. As shown by others, they literally don't need ANY light during dormancy (unless you have a fridge that has light on 24-7 in there)

[tael]

Haha, okay. He closed the only healthy trap today, is that normal? (I don't think there's anything in it).