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Post by patsplants on Sept 11, 2009 17:26:50 GMT
Hi ya, im new to the forum and also new to growing carnivorous plants. Basically i have two small plants which ive been growing in a small propegrator, if its called that.( a small box with clear plastic lid) in which they were doing great. Tuesday was incredibly hot and i stupidly left them in the full sun with pretty much zero ventilation whilst i went out. So upon returning found that they were quite damaged. most of the older traps had gone completely black and any fresh ones were closed and now deformed. One of the new sprouts was literally frazzled aswell, and all the storks had gone black. They do not appear to be growing anymore although there is still some green left.. (ill try and get some photos up) But on one all storks are black where they enter the soil. So i was wondering if anyone knows if these are done for or is there a chance they will survive. i havnt done anything to them since just giving them good light and plenty of water and some ventilation. [img src="[/img] "] [/img] Thanks for any info
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Post by patsplants on Sept 11, 2009 17:57:35 GMT
forgot to metion that these are VFT's..
But i dont think there is much chance of any photos..
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Post by ICPS-bob on Sept 11, 2009 18:31:00 GMT
Your plants are probably doomed, but if the rhizome was not cooked, they may slowly recover.
The small propagator you describe (small box with clear plastic lid) is usually referred to as a "death cube". VFTs do not need high humidity and, as you just experienced, such a small tight container can rapidly become a lethal oven. In addition, the lack of circulation and high humidity also produces an ideal environment for disease organisms.
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Post by patsplants on Sept 11, 2009 18:46:30 GMT
Thank you Bob.. what exactly is a rhizome? Im sad to hear they may not make it, but ill keep the faith. I noticed today that one new trap produced some teeth today so it might be ok.. (typically, not the plant i really want to survive though) Ill be doing away with the lid and i'll just keep them in the tray being the death box it is. I was under the impression they needed humidity, but if not would it be fine to have them directly in the sun all day? They get a lot of light where they are now im just unsure wether there ok outside all day.
If they live. Fingers crossed.
thanks for your help
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Post by Aidan on Sept 11, 2009 19:29:29 GMT
A rhizome is an underground stem... which is what many plants including Dionaea grow from. Follow the leaves down far enough and you will reach the rhizome.
The more direct sunshine you can give the plant, the happier it will be.
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Post by ICPS-bob on Sept 11, 2009 21:04:58 GMT
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