FredG Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 For some time now I have been struggling for room in my greenhouses so I took stock of the space I could make available and decided to purchase a small 6ft x 4ft ( 1.8m x 1.2m) polycarbonate greenhouse. This is intended to house my Darlingtonia and the odd Bryophyte and /or Orchid.One tree had to be felled and my reacquaintance with laying paving slabs and brickwork was required.The result is quite good, the structure being reassuringly solid.Ventilation is via the standard roof vent plus I replaced the bottom polycarbonate sheet in the door with wire mesh ( half the door).For a small greenhouse the staged growing area is quite good. I made staging to cover 20sq ft giving myself an adequate 2ft x 2ft area to stand in. I can stand on both feet at the same time at last. Here's how the plants look at present. I'm looking forward to flowering, some are visible in the photos and many more are to follow. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linuxman Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 Looks very impressive Fred. I'm interested to see you can grow the plants in half seed trays. I'm guessing you water just by flooding, am I correct? And, are they in pure sphagnum or a perlite/sphagnum mix? The Othello is looking nice BTW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredG Posted April 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 Mediun is pure Sphagnum and Sphagnum / perlite mix. It depends how much Sphagnum I have at the time of traying up. The plants don't seem to mind either way. Trays are flooded when the water level drops to about half way. The half trays are working a treat, far better than pots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malvo Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 Very nice Fred, very impressive! It's quite a marvelous sight seeing Darlingtonia thriving like that :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ada Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 all looking good Fred,very nice! ada Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoLongFairWell Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 I am jealous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoLongFairWell Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 Just wondering would Dalingtonia be more fussy in water with a tds of 130 than Sarracenia and Dionaea are? Maybe that's why mine never flowers properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest paul y Posted April 19, 2014 Report Share Posted April 19, 2014 that is impressive, cheers fred you have inspired me to try and grow these in moss now, purely because those are some of the best looking darlings I have seen, any particular tips?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredG Posted April 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2014 Thank you all for the compliments. Paul. just try it, the plants will tell you if it's the right way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannahraptor Posted April 19, 2014 Report Share Posted April 19, 2014 Crackin job there Gromit! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnivine Posted April 20, 2014 Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 My wife loves Darlingtonia, and is very envious of your cracking collection. Very nice indeed :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredG Posted April 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 A quick update on flowering, it's going quite well. Not exactly a bumper year but it looks ok to me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnaudcarni Posted April 29, 2014 Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 superb !!! it is enough to make a beautiful bouquet !!! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maciej Stelmach Posted April 29, 2014 Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 Your collection of Darlings is amazing. Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natale Posted April 29, 2014 Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 a great job Amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel O. Posted April 29, 2014 Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 Wow, perfect looking plants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredG Posted May 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2014 May 15th and the flowers are at about full height Pitcher production is well underway 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abadei Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 Amazing!!!!!!!!! I would like to see this paradise of person!!!!! Congratulations. Alessandro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corky Posted May 17, 2014 Report Share Posted May 17, 2014 hi fred,do you think it is ok to try and divide darlingtonia now or should i of done it before growth started Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredG Posted May 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2014 Corky I separate the youngsters at any time of the year. I just ensure they are well rooted. I then play Mozart to them for 7 days afterwards so they don't get stressed. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Green Posted May 17, 2014 Report Share Posted May 17, 2014 Very impressive Fred Do you many different clones? or are they mostly divisions of just a few? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredG Posted May 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2014 (edited) I suppose it's mainly a few Phil with the ones in flower, I am expanding though. Edited June 16, 2014 by FredG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inoxy Posted May 17, 2014 Report Share Posted May 17, 2014 i love, very nice :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucone956 Posted May 17, 2014 Report Share Posted May 17, 2014 very beautifulllllllllllll!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish Posted May 24, 2014 Report Share Posted May 24, 2014 Fantastic sight, you have inspired me to get mine out from under the bench and give them pride of place Thanks for the pics Trish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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