ada Posted July 27, 2013 Report Share Posted July 27, 2013 Yes Vft lovers,you'll be glad to hear Long red lashes is ALIVE! BUT WHY! it never sits in water,it flowers when it wants to and its neglected beyond belief. ada Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoLongFairWell Posted July 27, 2013 Report Share Posted July 27, 2013 What are your kids growing it in? 100% peat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattynatureboy44 Posted July 27, 2013 Report Share Posted July 27, 2013 I find neglecting CP's a bit sometimes brings good results. I always let mine flower too but they sit in water all the time, Some people say this is wrong but mine seem to do well that way so I guess they are quite adaptable to different conditions. Only difference I find is they seem to grow bigger and more vigorously for me sat in water. Try putting it in some mud that should kill it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev Posted July 27, 2013 Report Share Posted July 27, 2013 None of my thousands of VFT's ever sit in water. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blocky71 Posted July 28, 2013 Report Share Posted July 28, 2013 How do you keep them damp enough then Trev? I'd agree mine seem to be happier when not sat in water but I only check in on them now and then and am scared I'd leave them to long. I fill the trays to around an inch deep then let it evaporate before refilling, I get watering down to around twice a week this way unless it's excessively hot...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blocky71 Posted July 28, 2013 Report Share Posted July 28, 2013 Oh and congrats Ada Nice clone that one ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnivine Posted July 28, 2013 Report Share Posted July 28, 2013 I want a Long red lashes, anyone know where I can get one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattynatureboy44 Posted July 28, 2013 Report Share Posted July 28, 2013 I want a Long red lashes, anyone know where I can get one? Ask ada he may have one spare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ada Posted July 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 Its never been divided,its still growing in the same moorland gold the kids put it in years ago. It appears to be a summer visitor,a bit like swallows. The long traps with long teeth only appear in summer and get longer,it might grow better in peat. ada Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev Posted July 29, 2013 Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 How do you keep them damp enough then Trev? I'd agree mine seem to be happier when not sat in water but I only check in on them now and then and am scared I'd leave them to long. I fill the trays to around an inch deep then let it evaporate before refilling, I get watering down to around twice a week this way unless it's excessively hot...... I use capillary matting and make sure it stays wet. When I used to keep the VFT's sat in water all the time I lost loads of plants every year. The down side is I have to water every day but it's worth the hassle. Another plus side I've noticed is the plants dont mind being watered from above when they're not sat in water, which is a great preventative against red spider mites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petesredtraps Posted July 30, 2013 Report Share Posted July 30, 2013 I use capillary matting and make sure it stays wet. When I used to keep the VFT's sat in water all the time I lost loads of plants every year. The down side is I have to water every day but it's worth the hassle. Another plus side I've noticed is the plants dont mind being watered from above when they're not sat in water, which is a great preventative against red spider mites. I find a lot of CPs seem to enjoy watering from above, with the recent storms ,I put my Sarras and Darlings outside and allowed them to recieve the drenching, they always look invigorated from it a couple of days later. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19Silverman93 Posted July 30, 2013 Report Share Posted July 30, 2013 with the exception of my cephalotus I water nearly everything from above, only reason I don't do the ceph is because I'm terrified of getting the crown wet but everything else doesn't seem to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattynatureboy44 Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 (edited) I don't have thousands but a good few hundred in my collection and I have never in the 5 short years of growing them lost any! They are probably one the plants I have the most success with, Tiny plants overcrowding their pots in no time, producing me with more flytraps than I know what to do with, I divided and re potted earlier this year and could easily do so again now as some are already bursting out of their pots again and in need of more room. They also flower like mad for me every year. I think someone forgot to tell them that they don't like being sat in water, watered from above whilst sat in water or left to flower as this is how they have been grown from day one. Edited July 31, 2013 by mattynatureboy44 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killian Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 I put all my VFT's in water to (Only have about 50) (not in winter ofcourse). At the dutch forum I read that most people do this. But I let a part of the water evaporate (roots still in water) before watering again. Otherwise they are in old water.I think you can just use the method you prefer. My VFT's are doing great in water, so I'm not changing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoLongFairWell Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 Me too. Although more recently I've been not exceeding 2cm and I've been letting the water level go to nothing before refilling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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