Help me guys, I'm flying blind here!
So I have a P. gypsicola that's doing *great* even though I have ABSOLUTELY no clue as to why
Now it's producing a winter rosette. I've removed some carnivorous leaves for propagation, though don't know precisely how to get good results.
The thing is, because I'm about to let the thing dry out completely, I have concern for the small plantlets developing at the base of the stem. They're about 1/2cm high, and when removed by tweezers they come free without any effort at all. They have roots, though small. I am concerned that in the event of the adult's extremely dry dormancy, the plantlets, which are barely connected (if at all) to the parent, will desiccate. What is your experience with this?
I have removed two of the four (I believe) plantlets developing, and plan to introduce them to their own pots of identical soil mix. I don't know if they can experience dormancy yet so the plan is to grow them as the adult has been, carnivorously, until they are large enough and begin their own dormancies.
Also, although carnivorous leaves still remain on the adult plant, should I allow the pot to dry out completely now, or wait until full development of the succulent rosette? What other environmental changes are important to make during dormancy? Photoperiod? Temps?
In the future, are there any cues as to when I should resume watering the adult, or should I wait for a specific period of time and begin regardless of growth?
Thank you!
So I have a P. gypsicola that's doing *great* even though I have ABSOLUTELY no clue as to why
Now it's producing a winter rosette. I've removed some carnivorous leaves for propagation, though don't know precisely how to get good results.
The thing is, because I'm about to let the thing dry out completely, I have concern for the small plantlets developing at the base of the stem. They're about 1/2cm high, and when removed by tweezers they come free without any effort at all. They have roots, though small. I am concerned that in the event of the adult's extremely dry dormancy, the plantlets, which are barely connected (if at all) to the parent, will desiccate. What is your experience with this?
I have removed two of the four (I believe) plantlets developing, and plan to introduce them to their own pots of identical soil mix. I don't know if they can experience dormancy yet so the plan is to grow them as the adult has been, carnivorously, until they are large enough and begin their own dormancies.
Also, although carnivorous leaves still remain on the adult plant, should I allow the pot to dry out completely now, or wait until full development of the succulent rosette? What other environmental changes are important to make during dormancy? Photoperiod? Temps?
In the future, are there any cues as to when I should resume watering the adult, or should I wait for a specific period of time and begin regardless of growth?
Thank you!
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