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Post by paulkoop on Apr 26, 2014 16:50:07 GMT -5
I wanna throw some droseras out side for the summer but im afraid of drying them out /having to water every day. Iwill harder d capensis and stuff do fine in constant inch of water?
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Post by paulkoop on Apr 26, 2014 16:50:20 GMT -5
Also stuff like vfts
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Post by alex on Apr 26, 2014 18:14:47 GMT -5
Personally I think they should be ok on the banks of the stream (not having seen it) if the soil is sufficiently moist.
The bigger problem will be the low nutrient soil and total dissolved solids.
I would imagine pond water would be really high in nitrogen, proteins and such (if there any animals or plants in the pond). I would think Sarracenia would fare better. But if you have lots of sundews you can always experiment with a few and then go full out next year.
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Post by paulkoop on Apr 26, 2014 18:41:34 GMT -5
Well u was going to try them in pots. There r fish in the pond 5 large koi and a couple large gold fish
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Post by paulkoop on Apr 26, 2014 18:48:42 GMT -5
I propagate like mad ....iv gardened since i can remember and im always taking cuttings from shrubs and vines . soo i find my self taking leaf cuttings alot ...i did a no no sowing alot of drosera seeds....i top watered and i think i lost alot of the seed.......such a stupid mistake
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Post by Raymond on Apr 27, 2014 14:28:03 GMT -5
Use aquatic plant pots and stuff it with sphagnum moss. Sarracenia do handle better in bad conditions.
I have seen some posts like this in "TerraForms" in the bog sections you might have to look trough there for some options.
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Post by stevebooth on Apr 29, 2014 7:38:55 GMT -5
If you have a TDS meter test the water in the stream. Usually a pond with fish has a relatively high level of nutrients, sufficient to kill the plants over time, as said by alex sarracenia are better than drosera but they too die if teh nutrient levels are too high. If it is only watering that is your problem, could you stand the pots or plants in a lagoon of some sort, made with polythene laid over some edging bricks or stones to give it some depth and storage capacity?
Cheers Steve
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Post by paulkoop on Jun 9, 2014 21:41:54 GMT -5
Tested it and its at 115. Too hight for sarecenias?
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Post by paulkoop on Jun 9, 2014 21:42:57 GMT -5
Would rinsing it with tap water ever so often help? Tap water is like 6 ppm or something low
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Post by lloyd on Jun 9, 2014 23:52:09 GMT -5
Tested it and its at 115. Too hight for sarecenias? Way too high. Also TDS of tap water of 6 PPM seems too good to be true.
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Post by paulkoop on Jun 9, 2014 23:53:09 GMT -5
Live in bc its 6-12
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Post by paulkoop on Jun 9, 2014 23:56:06 GMT -5
Sorry its 12 right now swore it was 6 at one point...
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Post by paulkoop on Jun 10, 2014 3:12:47 GMT -5
Its just alot of algae . what if i already put it in the stream still in pot.should i rinse the hell out of it for a week;p
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Post by paulkoop on Jun 11, 2014 2:19:47 GMT -5
Too much algae for saracenias?
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Post by stevebooth on Jun 11, 2014 7:46:19 GMT -5
if you put it in the stream for a while dont worry too much, if you top water it for awhile that will flush it through. Not sure where this algae is that you are refering to, is it in the stream, the pot or the pond? Cheers Steve
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