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Post by ontariotraps on Jul 7, 2015 9:36:35 GMT -5
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Post by ontariotraps on Jul 12, 2015 11:36:47 GMT -5
growing pretty good, took my cues from. Link. www.growcarnivorousplants.com/Articles.asp?ID=261The only thing I've done different is I did not use bark in my mix just 2:1 perlite : peat, & I made a re-circulating rezovoir to have water dripping over the roots from 10am to 6 pm. Hope this help
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Post by ontariotraps on Jul 19, 2015 10:25:42 GMT -5
Still good second day over 30'C & only 10' drop at night
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Post by grackle on Jul 19, 2015 11:09:03 GMT -5
They are so robust at the beginning of the month. That water-drip sure suits them. You will be breathing better soon.
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Post by ontariotraps on Jul 19, 2015 15:20:17 GMT -5
You better belive it its real feel 42' C still happy
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Post by ontariotraps on Jul 22, 2015 10:53:40 GMT -5
I decided to check the Rez water just to see & lol it's at 150 ppm but still growing strong !! I know they can handle serpentine which is toxic to a lot of plants, I think I might do a water change, but I also think that 150ppm is from the peat slowly decomposing so in my eyes that could act as a little fertilizer which can be good cause they do also grow in mucky mess of leaf litter in the wild sometimes too which I'm sure acts like a little fertilizer as well, just though I'd stop my rambeling now, just wanted to share update on growing in Southwestern Ontario
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Post by lloyd on Jul 22, 2015 12:29:38 GMT -5
The water in the bottom of my Sarr pots was really high, too. As you say it must be decomposing peat.
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Post by ontariotraps on Jul 23, 2015 12:30:55 GMT -5
Early spring I notice a gasoline substance on the top of my Sarracenia Rez, after doing some research of the trees around my place & in general of gasoline colouring on water, I found out that it's too much pollen from big trees which is iron or magnesium loving bacteria, the way you tell the differace between oil /gas & natural organic is if you touch it with a stick the oil/gas will bounce back & fill the spot you touched, if it's organic/pollen it will stay clear the multi colour substance will stay open where you touched & no odour
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Post by ontariotraps on Jul 27, 2015 10:46:48 GMT -5
Day 2 above 30'C were suppose to be like this for another week, so we'll see, to all the people that don't think these plants are not heat tolerant well I'm sure there best growth accurse when it's cooler, but here in southwestern Ontario Canada it gets hot !!!! & my Darlingtonia is constantly growing. As for our winter it gets extremely cold so we'll see how this Darlingtonia affairs this winter if it survives I'm moving my whole collection outside of Darlingtona.
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Post by lloyd on Jul 27, 2015 12:47:59 GMT -5
My temperate CP's love the heat and sun as long as I keep the soil moist and a little bit of free water in the reservoir.
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Post by ontariotraps on Jul 27, 2015 15:33:46 GMT -5
Ya mine too, & I've noticed the hotter weather has been making my Darlingtonia spike in growth
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Post by ontariotraps on Jul 30, 2015 20:28:00 GMT -5
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Post by ontariotraps on Aug 3, 2015 18:28:04 GMT -5
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Post by ontariotraps on Sept 13, 2015 14:05:23 GMT -5
We've had 2 weeks constantly above 30 the middle of August & there still happy & alive.
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