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Post by gerry on Mar 26, 2015 9:27:43 GMT -5
Want to make a nice little gift for someone, and my idea is a some D.tokaiensis in a mason jar. Was wondering if it be alright if i were to put a couple holes in the lid for air flow. Would that be enough air? Thought of a jar, so the humidity would stay high. And it could be hanged off of something in her window for lots of sun.
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Post by amanitovirosa on Mar 26, 2015 10:05:11 GMT -5
...should be fine. D'Amato says Drosera prefer drained containers but some do well in ones that are not.
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Post by Dennis A(cook1973) on Mar 26, 2015 10:59:44 GMT -5
But what about media falling thru the holes or will this be given and not mailed?
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Post by gerry on Mar 26, 2015 11:25:32 GMT -5
Air holes will be in the top, and not mailed. Clear glass, so lots of light, holes will be for air and to hang it with some wire. Thinking of putting some orchid mix on the bottom to act as a drainage. And of course the lid can be removed if needed for feeding, or watering/misting. Thoughts?
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Post by amanitovirosa on Mar 26, 2015 11:50:46 GMT -5
...yeah, do it!
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Post by Dennis A(cook1973) on Mar 26, 2015 12:06:28 GMT -5
Air holes will be in the top, and not mailed. Clear glass, so lots of light, holes will be for air and to hang it with some wire. Thinking of putting some orchid mix on the bottom to act as a drainage. And of course the lid can be removed if needed for feeding, or watering/misting. Thoughts? Make a small terrarium out of the mason jar use rocks(can be found in dollar stores or pet section at wal mart) at the bottom for drainage or even s layer of rinsed aquarium gravel (if it says rinsed ,rinse it anyway because labels lie sometimes lol ! But go for it!!
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Post by H2O on Mar 26, 2015 12:52:02 GMT -5
Making a drainage layer in an undrained container won't do much as the water doesn't have anywhere to drain to. You would be better off using a thin layer of clay pellets.
Either way using a mason jar probably isn't going to work, you're going to need a good amount of light and those kind of light levels are going to cook what ever is in the jar. Natural light would be the worst so if you want to try this I would opt for florencent lighting.
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Post by bonfield on Mar 26, 2015 17:37:52 GMT -5
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Post by Dennis A(cook1973) on Mar 26, 2015 18:28:03 GMT -5
I have to agree with Justin If there is nowhere for the water to drain its going to become stagnant and smell and most likely its going to get tossed out not to mention mold algae and root rot you setting up for problems you do not want
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Post by amanitovirosa on Mar 26, 2015 20:15:21 GMT -5
...Hey Bonfield, are you growing Amanita Muscaria in that big glass bubble? They're poisonous you know.....haha . You could probably do something like that with a D. Tokaiensis.
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Post by bonfield on Mar 26, 2015 20:18:54 GMT -5
They're not my pics, I got them off Google. I also think these orb terrariums will still work if proper drainage was provided, not to mention some live sphag to soak up excess water.
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Post by lloyd on Mar 26, 2015 21:40:53 GMT -5
You may do better with plants that like low light levels, like Drosera adelae. That way the terrarium wouldn't overheat and could be sealed for low maintenance. I any case, D. tokaiensis are so easy that you might as well try it.
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Post by gerry on Mar 26, 2015 21:52:43 GMT -5
AH good to know, i might try to get some Adelae seeds then, for a back up not willing to do it a second time if it kills them
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Post by bonfield on Mar 26, 2015 22:02:51 GMT -5
Adelae seeds are rarely viable, it is usually propagated through cuttings. You could try some of the hardier South African species under higher light.
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Post by gerry on Mar 26, 2015 22:20:56 GMT -5
i meant as a lower light plant, so it doesnt get cooked
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