My VFT grew malformed leaves/traps, carried on putting flower buds out
(which I removed), and started to look sickly as the leaves died.
The climate was a W-facing window-sill in Durham (North England). Don't
about these Fahreneit temps (!), but it was probably in the 60s during
the winter months. The room was my bedroom in the roof of an old
Victorian Terrace house (ie. it was above the shade from trees in the
garden, and the roof tended to be one of the coldest in the house during
the winter months).
On Sat, 22 Jul 1995, Wayne Forrester wrote:
> Richard,
> I have probably ~15 VFTs that I've been growing for a dozen years
> or more. I have never provided them with any special conditions for
> dormancy. I have grown them under fluorescent lights, and have shortened
> the daylength. In addition, I always keep the room temp cooler in the
> winter, probably lows of ~60 at night. I'm not saying this is ideal, but
> the plants have grown fine for many years. I think this winter I may
> actually try providing some of the plants with cooler temps by putting
> them outside over the winter (in the relatively mild San Francisco
> winter, that is). Don't know if this helps, but resting in the
> refrigerator is not absolutely required.
> Wayne Forrester
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