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Post by WillyCKH on Sept 11, 2015 12:08:51 GMT -5
Hi everyone, This D. Indica is grown from seed, it's about 5-6 months old now, growing and dewy but it seems to be falling down. To be exact, the top part keep growing larger, and the base is not strong enough to support the weight. Any idea why? What should I do? Thanks in advance!
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Post by lloyd on Sept 11, 2015 12:51:48 GMT -5
I think that is just the way it grows. My Byblis is the same, I just let it flop all over my other pots and it grows and flowers happily.
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Post by shoggoths on Sept 11, 2015 13:24:35 GMT -5
Could it comes from the lack of wind or physical stress ?
It's too late for your plant but could be an interesting experiment with a new seedling.
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Post by WillyCKH on Sept 11, 2015 13:29:07 GMT -5
Could it comes from the lack of wind or physical stress ? It's too late for your plant but could be an interesting experiment with a new seedling. That's interesting, should I try some kind of air circulation on a future seedling?
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Post by hal on Sept 11, 2015 15:38:14 GMT -5
That's the way they always grow for me indoors. If you let them droop so the base of the stalk trails along the soil it will lose its leaves and stiffen to support the top of the plant.
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Post by amanitovirosa on Sept 12, 2015 14:06:03 GMT -5
...I stake these. Stick one of those long plastic orchid supports deep into the pot when the plant is young so you're not ripping the roots. Then, just loosely tie the main stalk to the stake with whatever. The first time I grew these they just ended up spilling all over and out of the pots so now I do this. It works and the plant doesn't require that much space. I've already posted this somewhere else on here before. Happy Growing.
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Post by WillyCKH on Sept 12, 2015 14:11:00 GMT -5
Great idea!
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Post by danyoh on Sept 12, 2015 14:32:42 GMT -5
Mine is starting to do this, hopefully it won't turn out as bad as I think it will
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Post by orchidsplz on Sept 18, 2015 16:35:00 GMT -5
i have a capensis is doing this... is that bad...
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Post by bcmosaic on Oct 2, 2015 17:10:20 GMT -5
I could have sworn I read somewhere on the net that these guys were also known as "walking sundews". Appropriate name I think. Mine is doing the same thing but I'm going to try to spiral it upwards - making it walk in circles. Ha! Cheers
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Post by hal on Oct 2, 2015 22:38:44 GMT -5
I could have sworn I read somewhere on the net that these guys were also known as "walking sundews". Appropriate name I think. Mine is doing the same thing but I'm going to try to spiral it upwards - making it walk in circles. Ha! Cheers That's a good description. They walk a bit like Ents, reaching forward and dropping their stalk down to the soil where it may root, or not. Then the branches reach for the sun and if you look closely you can see tiny Hobbits trying to avoid the sticky traps. Whatever the case they're a sprawling plant like D. binata. I like them because they give the instant gratification of an annual. Quick to grow and flower.
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Post by bcmosaic on Oct 2, 2015 22:47:56 GMT -5
And I think that D. binata should be referred to as "El Torro". Just saying
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Post by hal on Oct 2, 2015 23:01:04 GMT -5
And I think that D. binata should be referred to as "El Torro". Just saying And D. binata dichotoma multifida should be referred to as "El Elko"
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