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Post by lloyd on Oct 8, 2006 19:01:29 GMT -5
My Loblaw's VFT's are looking really sad after about 3-4 years. They've never gone into dormancy. I've tried everything else, so I dug them up, cleaned them off and stored them with some moist sphagnum in the crisper section of the fridge. Maybe they'll be happier when I pot them up again in the spring. What do people do with their VFT's vis-a-vis dormancy?
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Post by sdeering on Oct 8, 2006 22:11:03 GMT -5
I plan on moving mine to the garge this winter, I have it set at 5C.
It will be the first dormancy for mine.
Stephen
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Post by mabudon on Oct 9, 2006 8:22:36 GMT -5
I leave mine near a cold window, or outside inder mulch, and they go good as far as flowering and stuff, never wanted to put them in the fridge so I had to find another way- as long as the sill is cold enough, the photoperiod will aid greatly- doesn't have to be freezing, but down about 10 at least seems to do it
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Post by lloyd on Oct 9, 2006 12:12:49 GMT -5
I have kept mine next to a coldish window and only under natural light. Even so they never go into dormancy and often try to flower in the winter. My D. intermedia and filiformis, S. psittacina, purpurea and leukophylla go into dormancy in the same conditions. I was wondering if I should take my D. intermedia and D. filiformis and S. purpurea and psittacina out of the soil mix and put them in the fridge for the winter. I have nowhere to put them cold elsewhere except outside which of course can get very cold, not to mention the squirrels, skunks, raccoons, birds and bugs. It would be easier to keep them in the fridge rather than having to look after them all winter when they tend to look rather dumpy anyway. My leukphylla is too big for the fridge and anyways seems to do well where it is. What do people think?
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Post by Rick Hillier on Oct 9, 2006 20:02:35 GMT -5
I overwinter mine under about 6" of pine needles for the winter.
They've survived several winters this way so far.
>>> Rick <<<
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Post by lloyd on Oct 9, 2006 20:22:07 GMT -5
Rick: Do you mean the Sarr's, Drosera's or the VFT's? I can't believe anything would survive our squirrels, etc. Everything we plant gets dug out, mangled or eaten. We can't plant any bulbs and any area of disturbed soil is excavated overnight.
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