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Post by nancy on Nov 6, 2014 15:21:03 GMT -5
I have tiny spatulata and binata's that have germinated for me, first time growing Drosera. There is goopy algae growing on the surface and the seedlings are so tiny I'm not sure if I should attempt to transplant them to new medium or is there a way to reduce the algae without drying out the seedlings? I still have them bagged but the bag is open for circulation. I keep them 10" below the T5 light fixture. The medium I used is a peat/sand mixture. No perlite or LFS. I'm also seeing fungus gnats buzzing around those pots
Tips, advice suggestion for a newbie Drosera grower?
D. binata
D. spatulata
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Post by cory on Nov 6, 2014 17:47:45 GMT -5
Don't worry about the algae or the fungus gnats. They will feed your plants
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Post by Dennis A(cook1973) on Nov 6, 2014 18:03:43 GMT -5
Yeah the rule is dews are tough as hell and it takes alot to kill them but algae and fungus gnats...consider it free food for the dews lol ! its gonna take a bigger threat than Algae or fungus gnats to end them
Piece of advice..I had D Natalensis germinated and growing I had a algae breakout trying to get them out of the pot into a new one I killed everyone...don't move them, I moved mine and killed them all just let them be they will surprises you with thier tolerance and resilience
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Post by lloyd on Nov 6, 2014 18:22:47 GMT -5
It's actually quite possible to carefully move the dews while their roots are very short.
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Post by Devon on Nov 6, 2014 21:47:17 GMT -5
You can transplant them using a toothpick and they will grow like nothing ever happened if you don't damage the roots. At that size their roots aren't very deep so they're harder to break in a way, though still very delicate if that makes sense. It helps to take some of the soil in a very tiny clump along with the seedling so the roots are less likely to break.
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Post by nancy on Nov 6, 2014 22:08:19 GMT -5
Thanks for the replies, feel more at ease about that goop forming. Cripes to transplant at this size I need a magnifying glass Think I'll wait till I can see them better before moving them to new medium.
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Post by cory on Nov 10, 2014 0:10:09 GMT -5
Don't worry before to long they will gain size. They grow quite fast especially with constant feeding
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Post by lloyd on Nov 10, 2014 11:52:00 GMT -5
Just moved a few tiny natalensis' with a curved forceps (carefully)
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Post by Dennis A(cook1973) on Nov 10, 2014 12:06:01 GMT -5
Just moved a few tiny natalensis' with a curved forceps (carefully) Got any Natalensis seedlings or plantlets you wanna sell Lloyd?
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Post by lloyd on Nov 10, 2014 12:26:38 GMT -5
Too late to ship plants. Seeds are easily available.
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Post by Dennis A(cook1973) on Nov 10, 2014 12:30:33 GMT -5
You would think seeds are easier to get I only found will20013 and he said talk to him during xmas break!
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Post by nancy on Nov 10, 2014 13:31:41 GMT -5
I found a really informative article on how to use crushed up betta pellets to feed these tiny sticky sundews; www.growsundews.com/feeding_sundews.html
Pretty amazing really, using a magnifying glass I can see the dew being produced already on the leaves. I haven't tried to feed them yet but did pick up some betta pellets on sale at the grocery store.
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Post by Dennis A(cook1973) on Nov 10, 2014 13:49:38 GMT -5
I have a bottle of FDBW's
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Post by nancy on Nov 10, 2014 20:09:56 GMT -5
I have FDBW's also but am pretty allergic to them. I have used them with my seedling VFT's but would rather avoid them if I can.
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Post by Dennis A(cook1973) on Nov 10, 2014 20:30:55 GMT -5
I just grind them up in distilled water and ground fish flakes but right now I have no dews all mine died I got a cephalotus division and VFT seedlings,all doing very well I also have some NL Pitcher Plant seeds ready to sow and more in the fridge that are very fresh. someone collected them from the plant and were a week old when I got them
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