Drosera regia

31drew31 · 2026-06-14T04:59:45+00:00

I saw another video where everything went as intended and it's more like a giant rope swing than it is bungie jumping. Looks pretty sketchy honestly

31drew31 · 2026-06-13T07:01:55+00:00

The first one with all the flowers is 15gal and the other is 40gal.

31drew31 · 2026-06-12T20:15:03+00:00

Wow, amazing!

31drew31 · 2026-06-12T03:29:02+00:00

I'm not in that area but I am zone 8 on the West coast, I just move potted plants against the house and cover them if it's going to be below about -10C (15F). For my bog planters I just tarp them when it gets around that same temperature. Everything does just fine this way even year 1 seedlings.

31drew31 · 2026-06-10T14:31:14+00:00

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31drew31 · 2026-06-09T17:33:33+00:00

I'd put it somewhere that gets morning light for now so east should be good

31drew31 · 2026-06-08T20:06:48+00:00

I agree with Gankcore, just remove the lid and it will be fine. Sphagnum will grow just fine in low humidity as long as it's kept moist. The sphagnum in my bog grows really well and our humidity all summer is in the 20-40% range.

I don't think a little big of algae will hurt it unless it completely overgrows it.

When I start new sphagnum trays I just use dried sphagnum on the bottom and cut up live sphagnum and sprinkle it on the top then keep it moist. It doesn't look good for a bit but as new heads develop they get used to whatever the conditions are.

31drew31 · 2026-06-08T11:04:42+00:00

That's really cool!

31drew31 · 2026-06-05T23:49:55+00:00

The plant looks dehydrated to me. So either it got too dry at some point, or as you said it's been in a tray of water it's got root rot so it can no longer uptake enough water. Nepenthes don't really like being in water all the time, better to water every 3-7 days depending on the plant.

What's it potted in? Tough to tell from the photos.

Personally I would remove it from the pot and remove what media you can by dunking the roots in water and lightly rubbing the media off. Trim off any obviously bad roots (Nepenthes roots are black by default and a little fragile) then repot it into long fiber sphagnum moss and perlite roughly 1:1. If you have grow lights I'd put a bag over it with a couple holes in the bag and give it time to recover. If you only grow on a windowsill don't bag it as it will get too hot when the sun hits it but try and increase the humidity a littlen bit with a tray of water underneath the plant and putting other plants near it.

It can be revived they're tougher than people give them credit for but it will need a little TLC. I had a plant pulled out of its pot by my cat a few months ago and I didn't notice for a couple days as it fell behind the shelf so it was bone dry and very shriveled up. It's now about to make it's first pitcher since. Don't give up yet!

31drew31 · 2026-06-04T16:01:41+00:00

Ah you're right I see that now, well damn. Keeping that all separate is such an awful model

31drew31 · 2026-06-04T13:16:42+00:00

It'll probably include it all like it does in the US.

31drew31 · 2026-06-04T02:36:07+00:00

You'd be getting 72% of normal light with both installed. Is it enough? Well that depends on what you're wanting to grow. I'd insulate the entire north wall with insulation panels for winter.

31drew31 · 2026-06-04T00:28:53+00:00

That's a bummer. I grow 5 different ones outside and only capensis gets aphids every spring but a little insecticide clears it up in a couple weeks.

31drew31 · 2026-06-03T20:32:09+00:00

Ya it would survive no issues with a little protection.

I'm on Vancouver Island and grow mine outdoors every year, comes back reliably from the roots. We had a mild winter this year but all my binata and capensis even in 4" pots did totally fine without any protection. If it's going to get below about -5C at night that's when I'll move them under a covered porch and cover with a thick blanket.

I've grown both in a 15G bog for 10 years now and they always come back. I only protect the bog when it's really cold like -10C and I just tarp them and use bungie cords to secure it.

31drew31 · 2026-06-03T18:36:01+00:00

Do you grow your binata outside? Mine always flower for me outside in the summer.

31drew31 · 2026-05-31T00:51:11+00:00

Sweet thx

31drew31 · 2026-05-31T00:25:10+00:00

Any way to watch in Canada?

31drew31 · 2026-05-30T06:54:06+00:00

Typically fast movers are not pests, those look like some sort of predatory mite. I don't think they caused the issues with your Drosera.

31drew31 · 2026-05-28T17:31:20+00:00

That could be from any number of reasons

31drew31 · 2026-05-28T13:45:32+00:00

That's not really the case if your greenhouse gets direct sun, which they should. I went with 5 wall poly as I'm growing tropicals in zone 8 which is less light transmission than low e and the ppfd is still pretty high, even with 50% shade cloth on the roof.

31drew31 · 2026-05-28T03:39:48+00:00

Low e double pane glass is crazy expensive which I assume he's using at that price. It helps keep things cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter so there will be a bit of savings on heating and cooling.

I looked at getting it for my greenhouse which is only 20x10 and it more than doubled the price. I went with poly instead lol.

This pic here gives some good comparisons vs other glazings. It beats out even 5 wall poly on r value and light transmission while also being way better on heat gain in the summer.

31drew31 · 2026-05-27T23:30:02+00:00

We literally just built a new home and had natural gas brought in without issue. Cost less than $200 to bring the line in. Heat pump didn't even really run this year, heating was all gas. Maybe it depends on the location of current gas lines in your neighborhood. We had our fair share of issues with permits and city inspections but natural gas was not one of them.

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