VFT in fridge
John Walker (jorwa@ix.netcom.com)
Wed, 28 Feb 1996 15:13:59 -0800
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>At 05:07 PM 2/23/96 -0800, you wrote:
>>Hi all,
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>> Seeing its just about Autumn (Fall) here in Australia, I was
>>thinking about putting some of my Dionaea through dormacy in
>>a refrigerator. Has anyone else tried this in other countries?
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>> I just want to know to prepare them for this method of artifical
>>dormancy, like where to place them in the refrigerator.
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>Living in Phoenix Arizona where we had 80+F temps in January I too find
>myself looking to the fridge to provide the temperatures needed for
>dormancy. In the past I took the plants out of their pots, cut off the
>leaves, and placed the "bulbs" in individual plastic bags. The bags were
>then placed in a plastic container and placed anywhere in the fridge. I
>have had one case of a bulb rotting over the winter which is why I only put
>one "bulb" in a plastic bag. These days I don't bother to take the plant
>out of it's pot. I let the compost dry out until it is just barley moist
>and place the entire plant in an air tight plastic bag (zip lock bag) and
>put it in the fridge. No care (water etc.) is needed while the plants are
>in the fridge. The plants will start to grow again a few weeks after they
>are taken out of the fridge. I don't know if this is how anyone else does
>it or if it is even the best way but it seems to be working for me.
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>Good Luck,
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>John Walker
>jorwa@ix.netcom.com
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