Baby QUEEN SUNDEW growth in glass terrarium || Drosera adelae || time lapse || Carnivorous Plants ||
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
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Drosera adelae
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If a sundew has no dew, that’s generally a sign of one of four things.
1: Inadequate humidity. Most sundews, especially D. adelae, need high humidity to do well. With low humidity, the dew evaporates off of the leaves. Try for at least 60%, but 70+ is best. This can be achieved by placing a clear plastic bag over the plant, by growing in a greenhouse, or by placing the pot in a small aquarium with the top covered by an aquarium lid, plastic wrap, or anything else that’s clear and holds humidity, with a grow light on top. Water trays don’t help much, and misting sundews will only stress the plant by washing off and diluting any dew that forms.
2: Inadequate light. Sundews require very bright light. For one plant, the cheapest solution is a simple desk lamp with the bulb about four inches away, or 6 inches for D. adelae. You can also use aquarium lights if growing in an aquarium. You can also buy some small grow lights on Amazon for 25-40 USD. Make sure to look at the reviews if you do this. For whatever lights you use, make sure the color temperature (measured in Kelvin) is 5000-8000K, 6500K is definitely ideal. You can also grow them in a bright greenhouse. Windowsills generally don’t work, they’re usually not bright enough and have inadequate humidity. It has been done by experienced growers, but I haven’t tried it myself, and I don’t recommend that any beginners do.
3: Excessive nutrients/dissolved solids. It’s no secret that carnivorous plants absolutely require pure water and nutrient devoid soil. The most common mistake with growing carnivorous plants is failing to meet this requirement. This is often caused by use of impure water. Make sure to use ONLY distilled, reverse osmosis, or, of you live in an unpolluted area (rain can pick up pollutants from the air), collected rainwater. NO dechlorinated water, tap water, spring water, or anything else. Boiling water or letting it sit for a day or two does nothing, it only concentrates nutrients and dissolved solids as water evaporates. I cannot stress this enough: ONLY distilled, reverse osmosis, or sometimes collected rainwater. Distilled water is the easiest and cheapest to get, as it is sold by the gallon for 1 USD per gallon in most large stores. Make sure to check the ingredients and make sure that no minerals have been added for taste. Nutrient buildup can also be caused by an undrained pot and/or poor soil. All peat or Sphagnum moss, especially the common and cheap low quality brands (tip: live Sphagnum moss is the best growing medium for D. adelae. It can be tricky to keep alive, but dead moss works well too.) will decay over time, releasing nutrients into the soil. It is important to flush the pot occasionally, ideally once a month. Flushing the pot is when you pour water into the soil so that water quickly drains from the bottom of the pot. The idea is to replace old water with new, clean water and wash built up nutrients out of the soil. Make sure to do this thoroughly.
4: It’s just a new plant. Newly purchased plants are stressed from shipping and the change to a new environment. Carnivorous plants thrive on stability. Plants that are stressed or unhealthy for any reason will generally stop producing dew before showing any other symptoms. As long as conditions are correct, the plant should recover from shipping within a month and start producing dew.
For more information on carnivorous plants, I recommend three websites: The ICPS (International Carnivorous Plant Society), the Carnivorous Plant FAQ (Sarracenia.com), and Growsundews.com. These sites have all of the necessary information on growing sundews and other carnivorous plants, along with plenty of other information about them.
1st! Amazing, got any tips in growing Drosera Adelae? Cause mine got no dews
If a sundew has no dew, that’s generally a sign of one of four things.
1: Inadequate humidity. Most sundews, especially D. adelae, need high humidity to do well. With low humidity, the dew evaporates off of the leaves. Try for at least 60%, but 70+ is best. This can be achieved by placing a clear plastic bag over the plant, by growing in a greenhouse, or by placing the pot in a small aquarium with the top covered by an aquarium lid, plastic wrap, or anything else that’s clear and holds humidity, with a grow light on top. Water trays don’t help much, and misting sundews will only stress the plant by washing off and diluting any dew that forms.
2: Inadequate light. Sundews require very bright light. For one plant, the cheapest solution is a simple desk lamp with the bulb about four inches away, or 6 inches for D. adelae. You can also use aquarium lights if growing in an aquarium. You can also buy some small grow lights on Amazon for 25-40 USD. Make sure to look at the reviews if you do this. For whatever lights you use, make sure the color temperature (measured in Kelvin) is 5000-8000K, 6500K is definitely ideal. You can also grow them in a bright greenhouse. Windowsills generally don’t work, they’re usually not bright enough and have inadequate humidity. It has been done by experienced growers, but I haven’t tried it myself, and I don’t recommend that any beginners do.
3: Excessive nutrients/dissolved solids. It’s no secret that carnivorous plants absolutely require pure water and nutrient devoid soil. The most common mistake with growing carnivorous plants is failing to meet this requirement. This is often caused by use of impure water. Make sure to use ONLY distilled, reverse osmosis, or, of you live in an unpolluted area (rain can pick up pollutants from the air), collected rainwater. NO dechlorinated water, tap water, spring water, or anything else. Boiling water or letting it sit for a day or two does nothing, it only concentrates nutrients and dissolved solids as water evaporates. I cannot stress this enough: ONLY distilled, reverse osmosis, or sometimes collected rainwater. Distilled water is the easiest and cheapest to get, as it is sold by the gallon for 1 USD per gallon in most large stores. Make sure to check the ingredients and make sure that no minerals have been added for taste. Nutrient buildup can also be caused by an undrained pot and/or poor soil. All peat or Sphagnum moss, especially the common and cheap low quality brands (tip: live Sphagnum moss is the best growing medium for D. adelae. It can be tricky to keep alive, but dead moss works well too.) will decay over time, releasing nutrients into the soil. It is important to flush the pot occasionally, ideally once a month. Flushing the pot is when you pour water into the soil so that water quickly drains from the bottom of the pot. The idea is to replace old water with new, clean water and wash built up nutrients out of the soil. Make sure to do this thoroughly.
4: It’s just a new plant. Newly purchased plants are stressed from shipping and the change to a new environment. Carnivorous plants thrive on stability. Plants that are stressed or unhealthy for any reason will generally stop producing dew before showing any other symptoms. As long as conditions are correct, the plant should recover from shipping within a month and start producing dew.
For more information on carnivorous plants, I recommend three websites: The ICPS (International Carnivorous Plant Society), the Carnivorous Plant FAQ (Sarracenia.com), and Growsundews.com. These sites are very reliable have all of the necessary information on growing sundews and other carnivorous plants, along with plenty of other information about them.