Douglas Wiggins said:
>The only thing I can suggest to new growers to give them an edge
>with these plants is to tell them to use CO2 - that is how I got my
>start. I bought plants from reputible dealer who is now out of
>business because he gave up on trying to change the world
>(practically the identical sentiment that I finally developed), but
>they didn't grow well. I was painting with my airbrush, using CO2
>for propellant, and got the idea that plants like CO2 - after a
>short time of squirting CO2 into the terrarium a few times a day,
>my plants were thriving. I can't recommend it enough. Plants
>require CO2, and the nearly-closed terrariums don't allow enough
>air-flow to exchange the exhausted air under the leaves (where it
>is exchanged); just increasing the ventilation might help (but not
>for dead plants).
Hmm..interesting. I tried to utilize the benefits of CO2 by trying to set up
a greenhouse in my oven. I set up an aquarium hood inside it above my CPs
(in large glass jars). I was trying to utilize the excess CO2 (and heat)
generated by my pilot light (a gas oven).
Unfortunately, my Darlingtonia was not amused and promptly keeled over. My
VFTs weren't happy either.
Of course, I had to remove the unit periodically to generate a pizza dinner.
Has anyone else tried this? If you have, has it worked for you?
Doug Bosco bosco@interaccess.com