Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2000 07:18:41 -0500 From: "Strata, Inc." <strata@flash.net> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg1225$foo@default> Subject: William M. Gorum, Jr RE: DARLINGTONIA
You write:
"... I know thatDarlingtonia likes cooler temperatures and already we're
getting close
>to 80 F for the high; later on in the summer it will be MUCH hotter,
>100 F or more. For the present, I've taken 1 Liter Coke bottles and
>have filled them with water and frozen them. I then put the ice bottles
>in the tray i have my Darlingtonia in. Will that be enough for now to
>keep them cool? Later, when the temp rises, I'll need to move them in
>the house and continue to put ice in it, right? I usually keep my house
>about 75 F or 80 F. As always, any info will be greatly appreciated."
>
Living in N. Texas, I am a neighbor, with 100 F-Julys. It sounds like you
are doing everything right. "I know thatDarlingtonia likes cooler
temperatures " is only partially correct. Darlingtonias like their ROOT
system to be cooler, as they live by streams in the cold NW. As long as
their roots are about 60F or so, they are happy. I keep my Darlingtonias
outside until it hits 90F, putting ice-cubes next to them in the morning;
then I too move them inside for the rest of the summer. In the house, you
don't need to continue with the ice, as long as you flush them with cold
water once or twice a day.
Take care,
Michael Pagoulatos
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