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Post by silenicus on Sept 14, 2013 16:48:55 GMT
I recently purchased a D. adelae. It was mailed to me the Thursday before Labor Day so I could not have gotten it before the next Tuesday. USPS then sent it on an adventure. I received it on Thursday, a week after it was sent. All its leaves were and are shriveled. But a new leaf is emerging from the center. Its growth is very slow. I'm worried that it won't have the strength to pull through. It's in a terrarium with moderate light (one t-8 grow light and one CFL full spectrum) and high humidity (around 70%). I wasn't sure about fertilizer so I used a Q-tip to swab three of the less shriveled leaves with Maxsea.
Do I need to get it under stronger light? Any other ideas.
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Post by adelea on Sept 14, 2013 22:51:29 GMT
Do not use fertaliser on any of the rainforest drosera (schiz, prol and adelae) it will burn them, keep humidity high, try and use a spag/perlite mix and have a 15-20cm tall pot with a 1-4cm water tray, as its recovering try to keep temps between 15-30c, day and night, as for light I have most of my plants in a greenhouse that recives full sun most of the day and is 50% shade cloth, however i also have some plants in 2-3 hours full morning sun and others in shade all day, no full sun (under a tree).
My largest plants (30-32cm tip to tip) are in a mix of 2 moss / 1 sand, however 2spag / 1 perlite works well, avoid peat as I find it makes the plants produce short leaves and slows growth.
When its healthy feed it flies or Betta pellets (small fish food), not much at a time as they will habour mould, in the wild here they also eat alot of ants and small flies, but in small amounts (Dad has some on his property here in Au)
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Post by adelea on Sept 14, 2013 22:52:37 GMT
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