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Yes those are vft seedlings, congratulations! :) They're fine in an unheated greenhouse over winter. I keep a lose cover on them for the first year. The slime mold suggests to me they are a bit to wet.
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Hi inoxy, Is that Werewolf crossed with itself?
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Darkest colors I've ever seen on my VFT's this year, and also the least amount of insects around, so Alexis' theory seems to hold true.
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Not common but not that rare either. I've noticed they seem to occur after a sudden drop in temperature, like an unusually cold night during the growing season.
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Venus fly trap advice please
Trev replied to sealover1's topic in General Carnivorous Plant Discussion
Small amounts of mineral salts in the water can gradually build up in the peat from all the water evaporation, so it's a good idea to repot every few years. -
I've had times in recent weeks where the site wasn't accessible to me. All the sites like http://downoruprightnow.com/status/www.cpukforum.com show cpuk as being down at the moment, but I can see it fine. I don't use googles DNS server though, I'm using FreeDNS, but if I switch to Googles DNS server and flush the DNS cache, I can still see it OK. Whois lists http://198.55.96.143 as cpuk's IP address. If the problem is the DNS server you should be able to access the site by using the IP address link above but that doesn't work for me...
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I need to contact Graham Sadd
Trev replied to lucone956's topic in General Carnivorous Plant Discussion
Sent you a message. -
Craig, I used it for years with no problems (apart from the weight of the stuff). Most people use Perlite which is ph 7-7.5
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I wouldn't touch anything from Westlands, You should still be able to get J Arthur Bower's Horticultural grit, if no one closer has it then get it from these guys in Skibereen, call to check they have it in stock: http://www.deelish.ie/
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slugs in my greenhouse eating my plants
Trev replied to craigmason1971's topic in General Carnivorous Plant Discussion
The plants in my greenhouse eat the slugs -
Repotting with sphagnum moss and ready mixed carnivorous plant compost.
Trev replied to bigphil1984's topic in Sphagnum
Sometimes they dye it green to make it look like that. -
I use an old kitchen sieve to sieve the peat for the surface of my seed trays, then I firm it down with a flat block of wood to get a nice flat even surface to sow the seeds on. If I could get that with Sphagnum I'd use it every time, as Sphagnum is a natural anti-fungal. They apparently used to use it to pack wounds to stop infection.