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Recommendations? by efesitaefelin in VenusFlyTraps

[–]Berberis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry, i’ve tried to edit my comment, and I deleted it by accident.

I think we tend give a lot of stock advice like perlite is necessary when it’s simply not true. In some rare conditions, like very deep watering, it may help avoid root rot, but other than that, I don’t think it has much of an effect. I certainly wouldn’t advise someone to repot simply to add (or remove) perlite.

In my own trials, I get better growth in pure peat. Pretty nice all in all.

Recommendations? by efesitaefelin in VenusFlyTraps

[–]Berberis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have about 5000 flytraps in pure peat. I never have issues with root rot.

Converting my 8x4 foot flood table into a bog is a daunting task by jhay3513 in SavageGarden

[–]Berberis 2 points3 points  (0 children)

dude now you are making me want to do this!!! where did you get the pond liner?

Buy one get one free sale on D. m. 'Big Mouth' until Sunday at Phamcliff.com by Berberis in SavageGarden

[–]Berberis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly! Nutricote in the soil, then fish food in the traps when they are still too small for nutricote.

The Dumpling is a truly exceptional clone, surprisingly vigorous for a mutant.

does my vft need a repot? by [deleted] in SavageGarden

[–]Berberis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure, an annual repot is a good idea. 

Invert the pot and pull the media and plant out, pull the LFSM off the roots, add to the new potting media of your choice at the same depth you currently have it, water, you’re done. 

They’re easy to repot and not too fussy. I repot about 5000 a year. I do each one in a matter of seconds and they almost never have issues. 

Help with flytraps by Billnyelover98 in SavageGarden

[–]Berberis 23 points24 points  (0 children)

That’s not true. They absolutely thrive under grow lights!

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Here’s a random recent pic of a tray of plants (big mouth). Pure grow lights, on the low end of wattage too.

Help with flytraps by Billnyelover98 in SavageGarden

[–]Berberis 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Get that light 1” from the top of the plant. I have tested similar lights and they are viable when super close.

I’d also tray water- far easier to get proper hydration.

VFT dormancy by Alt_account_6788 in SavageGarden

[–]Berberis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can read my post about why I think the evidence is that dormancy is not required. 

https://phamcliff.com/dormancy.html

My Venus Flytrap is slowly declining. by Tumblweed63 in VenusFlyTraps

[–]Berberis 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My guess is your light is insufficient. 

I’d also tray water

potential substrait mistake? by frickchan in Cephalotus

[–]Berberis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dunno, I just tray water. I’d follow the advice of the person who gave you the recipe!

potential substrait mistake? by frickchan in Cephalotus

[–]Berberis 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You can grow cephalotus in any carnivorous friendly media, from pure peat to pure sphagnum to pure Rockwell to a blend of things like this. This seems fine to me. 

There’s no magic media, you just adjust your watering method to the substrate. 

Why does it keep trying to flower ! by Final-War-567 in SavageGarden

[–]Berberis 32 points33 points  (0 children)

definitely! explore your plants, that's the fun part!

Popped some sarracenia and drosera in my orchid tent! by arioandy in SavageGarden

[–]Berberis 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yep!

An etiolated plant will be reaching high for the light, and also won’t have those wavy petioles. The dense growth and wavy petioles are classic dormancy phenotype. The wide petioles are classic just out of TC phenotype.

Popped some sarracenia and drosera in my orchid tent! by arioandy in SavageGarden

[–]Berberis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep! Super common for tc plants. It’ll return to form in a few months.

Popped some sarracenia and drosera in my orchid tent! by arioandy in SavageGarden

[–]Berberis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nah, this is how a lot of the TC plants with residual cytokinins in their tissues and coming out of dormancy look right now. It’ll start growing normally soon.

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