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Post by fredg on May 22, 2015 18:48:45 GMT
My Darlingtonia House in May 2015. At least the top half of it anyway. Flowering on the older colonies hasn't been as good as last year even though I thinned out all three trays. There are new clones flowering though which all helps with the enjoyment.
The three solar water pumps are all still running well and the seedlings appear to be growing very well indeed.
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Post by fredg on Jun 22, 2015 17:05:44 GMT
A June update
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Post by Carnivore on Jun 22, 2015 19:34:52 GMT
How does the tray method work for you? If I were to put a darlingtonia in a pot and do the tray method the water would cook the roots, why doesn't it happen to you?
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Post by fredg on Jun 22, 2015 21:03:14 GMT
The root temperature has reached 100F before now. It's not a problem.
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Post by Carnivore on Jun 23, 2015 0:55:32 GMT
What type of darlingtonia do you have? I would like to try to grow this type of species
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Post by fredg on Jun 23, 2015 7:16:52 GMT
There is only one species. There are people growing this plant at root temperatures much higher than I encounter. The temperature problem appears to be US based.
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Post by fredg on Jul 19, 2015 10:05:31 GMT
July update.
In the mini-heatwave we had at the beginning of the month I had root temperature recordings of 34C (93F) one day and the following day 35C (95F) my friend about 30 miles away rang me somewhat perplexed on the second day. He came back from work and recorded 36C (97F ) which he claimed felt like bath water. All is well with the plants in both collections.
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