joshg
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Post by joshg on May 28, 2007 10:11:22 GMT -5
Hello,
I have a brand new trap on my VFT and it has no red at all in the center! Could anyone tell me how to get the red back? Maybe I should give it some real sunlight? I dont know what to do! Sorry that there is no pictures because im in school right now. Please Help!
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Post by sdeering on May 28, 2007 10:39:04 GMT -5
More light =more red. Do it slowly though just 1/2 hr to begin with then up the time.
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Post by mabudon on May 28, 2007 10:39:24 GMT -5
Oh yes, "real" light is a BIG help in making your plants look proper- what kind of light do you have on it currently??
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joshg
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Post by joshg on May 28, 2007 10:44:08 GMT -5
I have a 17watt flourescent light on it and also a 60watt reptile bulb on it.
Also, sdeering could you explain a little more about the 1/2hour thing? sorry
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Post by vraev on May 28, 2007 11:41:46 GMT -5
60 watt reptile bulb is unnecessary. I just use flouroscent lights. Get a philips 32 watt daylight flouroscent bulb. Put it in place of that reptile bulb. Trust me... it will give the traps colour. Atleast it does to mine.  |
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Post by insectivore on May 28, 2007 11:47:51 GMT -5
Hey! You need more light! The half hour thing that stephen was saying is only give it a hlaf hour to start(The first few days) Then and hour... and so on.. Otherwise you could fry the plant(I did it with a sarracenia Psitacina(sp?) Cya  |
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Post by Rick Hillier on May 28, 2007 12:53:22 GMT -5
I've always found that the traps colour up more if the plant manages to catch a bug or two as well. The exception to this is the all-green form for obvious reasons.
>>> Rick <<<
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Post by vraev on May 28, 2007 15:29:10 GMT -5
It actually depends on the season, temperature, humidity and most importantly light. Also, traps tend to colour up more as they age.  And yeah! the plants did start colouring up after I fed them. |
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Post by insectivore on May 28, 2007 17:13:19 GMT -5
Food+Light! Thats about right! Lol it rimes! I should become a poet! Nah... I'll stick to CP's... Lol Cya |
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Post by eql on May 29, 2007 12:10:22 GMT -5
where are you growing it??
try putting it in a north or west facing window with the lights on it.. that way on sunny days it'll get natural light, and on cloudy days it'll still get the light...
I have my lights on a timer.... 7am-10:30pm... that way i dont have to worry about them too much..
*EQL*
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Post by vraev on May 29, 2007 12:15:02 GMT -5
perfect eql. in time you should have perfect looking VFT's. |
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Post by eql on May 29, 2007 12:20:45 GMT -5
thanks vraev.... i believe i got a lot of the advice from u! *EQL* |
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And yeah! the plants did start colouring up after I fed them. 
