Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 08:40:31 -0800 (PST) From: "R. Beer" <bbeer@u.washington.edu> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg539$foo@default> Subject: Roridula
had it in my garage in San Jose CA under lights, with no plastic to
hold in humidity, for a while, then put it outside in morning sun,
afternoon shade. That is where it spent the remaining days of it's
rather short life.
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Not sure, but putting it into direct sun after growing under lights - even
morning sun - could have done it. Plant lights don't give any ultraviolet
or even heat generally, and if you just put them straight into direct
sunlight it's a bit like lying out in the sun for 8 hours the first day
you go to the beach. They get fried.
Next time, try putting them in shade at first, and over the course of a
week or so, move them into progressively brighter spots. This will allow
them to build up the pigments they need to protect themselves in full sun.
This also goes for plants raised in a window by the way - very little UV
gets through glass, so they still need to build up their resistance.
bob
Bob Beer * University of Washington * Institute of Forest Resources
Anderson 107, Box 352100 * Seattle, WA 98195-2100 * (206) 543-2757
bbeer@u.washington.edu
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