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Post by kw87 on Aug 8, 2015 20:51:09 GMT -5
Ordered some Drosera seed from eBay - I was nervous because I had terrible luck the last time I tried them from seed, but this time I've had excellent luck! Lots of itty bitty seedlings. Which is good, as I've promised many of them away - it's amazing, you tell family and friends you're growing a plant that eats fruit flies, and everyone wants one. They're all in 2 inch pots, in a covered water tray. I have D. tokaiensis, D. capillaris, D. Snydery and D. capensis. I've only grown capensis before, and I'm very excited to have a few varieties this time. I'm very jealous of everyone's photo-taking abilities, this is the only one of my photos that came out. But they're cute little guys   |
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Post by lloyd on Aug 8, 2015 22:26:03 GMT -5
A good start.
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Post by WillyCKH on Aug 9, 2015 14:21:28 GMT -5
Lovely Seedlings |
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Post by corinac on Oct 6, 2015 18:34:19 GMT -5
kw87, the picture is really good, I can see the little droplets of water on your baby plants. I hope I will have the same success, I am expecting some seeds from e-bay to from a local grower.
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Post by bcmosaic on Oct 8, 2015 13:04:23 GMT -5
Good job with the seeds and the photo.
Rewarding grow plants from seeds, isn't it?
BTW, you do realize that now you are hooked!
Cheers
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Post by kw87 on Oct 15, 2015 19:03:50 GMT -5
Thank you all for you kind words And yes, I'm certainly hooked. Getting ready to try putting my flytraps down for the winter, and deciding what to grow next. My wee babies have gotten big enough to start catching things.   Corinac - best of luck! If you're growing them in long fiber sphagnum as I did, it is a good idea to sterilize - I didn't, and had lots of grass come up, and I kept trying to convince myself they were drosera until they were very obviously not. |
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Post by Seymour on Oct 15, 2015 19:22:41 GMT -5
They look great. Good job.  |
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Post by lloyd on Oct 15, 2015 19:41:17 GMT -5
I think LFS has anti-microbial features plus live spores. The occasional grass seed is probably worth it.
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Post by danyoh on Oct 15, 2015 19:56:14 GMT -5
Looks great! Here are my little green guys that I got from WillyCKH and StickyIcky. My first time growing Drosera (D. tokaiensis and D. nidiformis) from seeds. They're very very very tiny, let's see if you guys can find any  For full size image, go --> here<-- |
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Post by kw87 on Oct 15, 2015 23:06:54 GMT -5
Look at the little tiny guys! Adorable!
And lloyd - yay! Laziness led to doing it properly. I do like when things work out that way.
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Post by WillyCKH on Oct 16, 2015 20:53:24 GMT -5
I love sundew babies... |
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Post by StickyIcky on Oct 26, 2015 12:21:35 GMT -5
From seed, though takes patience, is by far the most rewarding. Whenever possible, I grow mine from seed/gemmae.
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Post by corinac on Nov 15, 2015 11:54:45 GMT -5
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Post by Maiden on Nov 15, 2015 15:01:31 GMT -5
Congrats :-)
You will have a dew army hehe
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Post by kw87 on Nov 16, 2015 23:03:13 GMT -5
Your pictures are very nice, and the baby dews are adorable!
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