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I'm in WA myself, in the Mandurah area. Some of my friends made a Facebook page recently (carnivorous plants perth ( western australia)) so feel free to join that as its quite active. Also another friend made a page for his business in WA recently too (Primal Plants) - hes got some nice stuff...
I literally saw your post just after buying a pressure pump...Oh well, I've managed to sort out a mist system fairly cheap, so I'll give it a shot and see how it goes - if not I might grab an evaporative one.
Do the evaporative ones need filling up much?
True! I didn't think of it that way. What would be the best way if not for the misting system? Just a cheap ultrasonic humidifier or fan? It was more for the Nepenthes I have in the same shadehouse and I'm not sure how they'll react to 45c Weather that's incoming this summer here
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Ahh ok, how would I go about making a misting system? I've looked in the shops over here but couldn't find anything so I think id have to DIY one
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Definitely Fred, I've been looking when I've been out but no luck so far...I know there is lots of Drosera in my area though...Its just a matter of walking miles in mosquito territory :P!
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Hi everyone, just wondering if the position of this shade house looks ok? I took this photo around 3pm so the Sun shines in the left side of it, the 2nd photo is of the right side and the Sun comes up just above that fencing. All the plants/seeds in there get some shade throughout the day. I'm...
Cheers for the welcome guys! I'm south of Perth in Mandurah area but I'm originally from the UK - definitely a learning experience trying to grow stuff here that's for sure! Seems like there are plenty of native Drosera here in Perth too :-D.
Hey everyone,
been growing some carnivorous plants for a little while now here in WA but I've loved them since I was a kid (well, to be fair I'm just a big kid nowadays still haha!).
Looking forward to learning more on here especially in the area of growing from seed and meeting new people...
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