Post by partisangardener on Dec 2, 2015 19:59:23 GMT
I am interested in mycorrhiza partnership of our carnivorous plants. For that reason I took some very sandy (lime free) soil from a Pine Forrest. Some roots of live Vaccinium vitis-idaea plants included for possible mycorrhiza fungus.
I put it in a normal ceramic pot I had at hand. In two other pots I had seeds of Drosophyllum germinating (Feb. this year). Some of these little seedlings (11)
I transplanted into this pot. All took and grew happily.
From a friend I had seeds of different plants which grew near this species from a original place in Portugal.
I dispersed this seeds in all pots. 4 Species germinated, but I had to dispose of most plants from one species. Maybe it is some kind of Verbascum or Salvia. It grew too fast. Transplanting in other pots succeeded and I will find out what it is.
One very weak looking plant started to flower in May. Only a few leaves and one flower. I left it and it set no seed. All summer it stood in a friend’s garden and the same plant flowered another time with one flower, and set seed (still not ripe?)
I told my friend how to take care, but he knew better. They got water every day in the tray and on top. This summer was very hot.
They grew like mad and the honey smell filled the garden. I only hat to cut off every week some of the wooly leafs of the unknown plant. No plant died yet; there are 11 plants in the first pot 5 in one of the original pots and 8 in the last one. There germinated from the seeds in the soil another two plants this summer.
They get now water in the tray every time it is nearly gone. One time I was too late and they had nearly no dew. It took them a week to recover. It is now more than a month past and in that little light the sun provides here at the window in my studio seems to be enough. It’s quite cold there 5-10 C°.
I hope I will get them through the winter that my friend will take care again.
That’s what it looks like today.
It seems to be easier when you grow it with some company.
This no scientific attempt of course because I haven’t checked what fungus is acquainted with the Vaccinium vitis-idaea, but this plant thrives well so I think its mycorrhiza is alive.
I put it in a normal ceramic pot I had at hand. In two other pots I had seeds of Drosophyllum germinating (Feb. this year). Some of these little seedlings (11)
I transplanted into this pot. All took and grew happily.
From a friend I had seeds of different plants which grew near this species from a original place in Portugal.
I dispersed this seeds in all pots. 4 Species germinated, but I had to dispose of most plants from one species. Maybe it is some kind of Verbascum or Salvia. It grew too fast. Transplanting in other pots succeeded and I will find out what it is.
One very weak looking plant started to flower in May. Only a few leaves and one flower. I left it and it set no seed. All summer it stood in a friend’s garden and the same plant flowered another time with one flower, and set seed (still not ripe?)
I told my friend how to take care, but he knew better. They got water every day in the tray and on top. This summer was very hot.
They grew like mad and the honey smell filled the garden. I only hat to cut off every week some of the wooly leafs of the unknown plant. No plant died yet; there are 11 plants in the first pot 5 in one of the original pots and 8 in the last one. There germinated from the seeds in the soil another two plants this summer.
They get now water in the tray every time it is nearly gone. One time I was too late and they had nearly no dew. It took them a week to recover. It is now more than a month past and in that little light the sun provides here at the window in my studio seems to be enough. It’s quite cold there 5-10 C°.
I hope I will get them through the winter that my friend will take care again.
That’s what it looks like today.
It seems to be easier when you grow it with some company.
This no scientific attempt of course because I haven’t checked what fungus is acquainted with the Vaccinium vitis-idaea, but this plant thrives well so I think its mycorrhiza is alive.
