Recent content by Vermontscott

I didn’t mean for that to sound harsh, I’m very happy you have found a method that works for you. Like a previous poster I lose quite a few plants in my Vermont garage every winter. I was planning on doing a refrigerator dormancy but just didn’t get around to it last season. Do you pull them and...

The information I found said that the LFS allowed young VFTs to mature much faster but there wasn’t much difference with adult plants. There is a guy named Joel who sell B52s and swears by LFS. I got some plants from him last year and the one I kept in LFS did great and the ones I transplanted...

Set up Here is my set up for now. The plant is in New Zealand long fiber sphagnum moss that I cut up a bit with scissors. I use RO water from the lab I work in. I know I don’t need the aquarium but it’s holding the light where I want it for now. I’ll see how the plant is doing after a week or...

Ok, I put the VFT in fresh New Zealand Long fiber sphagnum moss wetted with RO water. I got the cfl and a reflector today. I don’t want to overdo the light with the plant. I figure that when I’m done four inches from the bulb to the plant should be good, maybe even closer. The questions are, how...

My original plan was to get two VFTs and try the peat:sand mix vs LFS. Maybe I’ll still do that but it’s difficult to get two similar plants and spring for two identical lighting setups. I suppose I could go with a two foot T5 light but I’m trying to keep cost under control.

I was going to grow the vft in a window at work. I have a couple of Drosera alicia and Drosera binata that are doing quite well in the window. The way I have them set up they are cool but not too cold. The binata has never gone dormant on me and I’ve had it for at least six years. The vft is in...

I’m getting the itch to get some VFTs going but I’m in Vermont where it’s -10 Fahrenheit this morning. All of my CPs are in dormancy. A local greenhouse has some pretty decent looking VFTs now. Would it be ok to get a couple and put them in a west facing window or would it be better to wait till...

Thanks for the reply. I’ve successfully divided more horizontal rhizomes and “baby” S purp venosa and rosa off a “mother” plant but these plants are the same size. When I get it unpotted I’ll know what the root structure is like and hopefully I’ll be able to split it.

I’ve got a pretty decent sized S purpurea purpurea that clearly has a double crown. I’m going to repot it soon and I’m debating on whether or not I should use a sharp knife or razor blade to split it into two plants. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated...

I'm going with individual pots. I have used the previous generation self watering planter in the past with my small Sarracenias and they did great. Water flows freely out the reservoir when it gets too full so there is no issue with stagnation. I just don't think it's deep enough for large...

Thanks Steve, I potted the S. purp. purp in long fibered sphagnum moss in a larger pot. I'm sure it will do great!

So, I'm getting ready to repot my Sarracenia collection. It's been a couple of years and some of them need to move into a larger pot. I've got species and hybrids, probably about 20 or so. I'm thinking about putting the smaller ones in one of these. What do you guys think? Herb Planter -...

Congrats! Did you do some leaf pulls on the P esseriana? Looks like a couple of leaves in that second pot.