Recent content by hokkaido

for outside bog gardens... can anyone tell me how they did it? i was planning on making one or trying to atleast, my plants are taking too much room in room so any thoughts

i agree with pyro, from what ive learned is that whenver something is sticking out of the trap they sometimes tend to rot

i have mine in a terrarium and they do fine,

well i understand that in order for long upright leaves you should leave them in the sun... but what if u have them but they are too weak to hold up the trap and kinda slouch down... more sun?

congrats i want one myself too

im not sure what type of sundew i have because im more of a VFT man myself but my sundew is a more of a tree looking kinda thing it long medium sized leaves and is not producing any dew at all... any idea on how to encourage production of the dew?

i get my plants from lowes also, but i leave them in their pot because the pot they come in is usually just right

how do u get your plants leaves to grow straight up? or is that just a part of how the plan is... any advice?

one of my vfts is producing another small plant and i successfully did a leaf cutting on another note my sundew has 3 smaller plants and my butterwort has 1 or 2!! that makes 6 vfts 2 maybe 3 butterworts and 4 sundews and 1 pitcher =) (bought it 2 days ago)

what about a sphagnum peat moss mix with some small wood chips? or industrial sand better

from what ive read on here before i think ur plant is just in shock, it may not start growing for another couple of weeks... i read that when u buy a plant at a store and thye dont treat it right it wont grow for a couple of weeks until it begins to grow again

a month ago i decided to try and do a leaf cutting... or several i should say, i tried about 3 leaves 2 died  but 1 amazingly grew, it was beginning to grow small roots so i transplanted it into a pot which was once a home of another vft that had died, i soaked the spahgnum so it moist again...

3 typical (1 im letting flowe) 1 sundew (not sure what kind) 1 butterwort "

also has anyone tried leaf cuttings with the flower? AND i found a light from one of my previous fish tanks because my plants are in a terrarium.. im not sure what kind of light should b used. the light inside it right now is kinda purple-pink looking but not a black light. i was wondering if...

are butterworts and sundews taken care of the same way as VFTs?