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Post by sykosarah on Feb 3, 2014 5:51:54 GMT
Isn't it weird how dew forms in response to light and not moisture? A bit counterintuitive.
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Post by Devon on Feb 3, 2014 6:12:24 GMT
Nice plants! The D. tomentosa and D. regia especially look very healthy. I can't grow those species very well.
Sykosarah, more dew will form in higher humidity too. Light isn't the only factor.
I grow my plants in 25 - 30% humidity and my plants don't have much dew, but there is enough light to give them energy for there to be some dew on them at least.
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Post by sykosarah on Feb 3, 2014 7:36:33 GMT
My new sprouts have begun to form their first carnivorous leaves. I am ashamed to say tha,t on the first plant I mistook the dew for fungal growth and proceeded to wipe it off. I only realized my mistake after my plants got bigger and I could see the dew more clearly. Ah, CP noob mistakes, good thing I have more than 20 sprouts of that species XD
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Post by maiden on Feb 4, 2014 5:24:27 GMT
Very nice sundews my friend :-)
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Post by hcarlton on Feb 5, 2014 4:42:40 GMT
Thanks! I have a couple more shots: D. x beleziana "Dr. Frankensnyder's Monster"-this is a fertile form of the hybrid  D. capillaris FL Long Arm x intermedia  |
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Post by sykosarah on Feb 5, 2014 16:14:34 GMT
Oh no, is that mold I see over to the right of the bottom picture?
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Post by hcarlton on Feb 6, 2014 4:50:44 GMT
Mold is not always the end of the world. It has a tendency to form on very old leaves or food left behind be they plant, easily removed....and doesn't hurt the rest of the plant.
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Post by sykosarah on Feb 6, 2014 15:25:39 GMT
Best to remove it ASAP though. I always try to keep my plants well trimmed and mold free, especially after botrytis took out 2 of my sarracenia seeds. Poor things didn't even get the chance to set down roots.
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Post by hcarlton on Feb 6, 2014 17:12:34 GMT
Yes, I do know what mold has the capability of doing if left unchecked. It's rather unsightly anyway, and so doesn't stick around in my greenhouses. But, in proper ventilation and good light if mold appears on a dead leaf usually you don't need to worry about it spreading very far.
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Post by sykosarah on Feb 6, 2014 18:15:33 GMT
It can be speedy though, plus, I am in a single dorm, if the ventilation isn't good there isn't much I can do, it is too cold to open a window. Plus, that mold was fast, I looked away from those seeds for a whole day and came back with them covered in it.
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Post by hcarlton on Feb 10, 2014 15:10:30 GMT
Couple more shots: D. stolonifera is too weird looking to stop sharing  D. auriculata is also being weird: that is a tuber shoot growing right out of the center of the plant and into the soil. Anyone seen this before?  D. brevifolia are all starting to flower  All the D. burmannii 'Pilliga Red' are flowering right now, but one still looks good.  And the biggest, so far, of 12 D. burmannii "Humpty Doo." Love the red  |
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Post by sykosarah on Feb 10, 2014 15:13:03 GMT
That flaw, while uncommon, occurs in other plants, so I don't see why it couldn't happen in drosera
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Post by sykosarah on Feb 10, 2014 15:14:00 GMT
I would watch that plant, that flaw can have... complications.
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Post by hcarlton on Feb 10, 2014 23:25:45 GMT
It's not like it concerns me, I have another 20 or so sprouts, just thought it was odd.
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Post by tanukimo on Feb 10, 2014 23:54:04 GMT
By sprouts, do you mean that they were from seed that germinated? That Drosera stolonifera is really cool.
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