dionaea_2006 Posted November 10, 2006 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 HI! I sow some gemmae in pure sand and I put them in my terrarium. I want to know if you use to spray water in the surface or not because in another pot, outside of my house I lost many of gemmae, I think because the surface was not enough damp. Is necessary to spray or not? Which is your method to grow gemmae? Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexis Posted November 10, 2006 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 Just place on a peat/sand mix and water from below, not above. Then just wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dionaea_2006 Posted November 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 So, do you think that if I lost some of my gemmae was only because they aren't very fresh gemmae? I watered from below (2 cm) but I found the sand in the surface very dried; for this reason I thought they need to spray them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexis Posted November 10, 2006 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 I've never tried using pure sand, but gemmae quickly lose viability if not sown when fresh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dionaea_2006 Posted November 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 Thank you Alexis...so, which type of soil is better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexis Posted November 10, 2006 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 I used 50:50 peat/perlite. They like open soil, so a 50:50 peat/sand mix would be good too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altair Posted November 10, 2006 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 Pure sand killed a lot of my gemmae and plants too years ago. 50:50 peat/sand or peat/perlite is the best soil for pigmy sundew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dionaea_2006 Posted November 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 Thank you Altair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glider14 Posted November 10, 2006 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 my new gammae i just got today are on different medias(to see which grows best) some are on 2:1:1 sand peat perilite. some are on a 2:2:1 peat sand and LFS and another group is on pure live sphagnum... ill announce what my outcome is when they awaken. Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dionaea_2006 Posted November 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2006 Thank you glider14! Anyway I didn't use only sand but many mix: the first one only peat, then 1:1 peat:sand then, the last one (on the surface), only sand. The problem is that many gemmae died!So I don't know if is for the pure sand on the surface or because they needed of spray on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altair Posted November 11, 2006 Report Share Posted November 11, 2006 I've never sprayed them. Only sand on the surface is a big mistake. Peat absorb water, not sand. Your gemmae simply dried out, like mine. I don't know why in Italy there is the brilliant tradition to put pure peat at the bottom of the pot (peat which rot in a few months) and pure sand at the top (which never hydrate completely) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dionaea_2006 Posted November 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2006 Oh my God! I hope I didn't lost all of my gemmae. Thank you again Altair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altair Posted November 11, 2006 Report Share Posted November 11, 2006 don't worry, you can keep them sprayed until they produce gemmae, so you'll be able to sow them in the right substrate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..:griso:.. Posted December 3, 2006 Report Share Posted December 3, 2006 Use only the sand (or better quartz-sand) on the top of the pot is the ideal, because when the gemmae become plants, they don't rot at the base. But if you use only peat, when the gemmae become plants, they risk to rot at the base. The only drawback is when you put the gemmae on the pure quartz-sand, you must spray water at least twice a day, otherwise they dry and... DIE!! This is only my modest opinion... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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