Re: Testing + Queries
Richard Marsden (marsden@digicon-egr.co.uk)
Thu, 23 May 96 10:16:17 BST
> I planted 30 seeds in December of '95 and had 20 germinate. 5 have since
> slowly wasted away (damping off?) and appear to have become part of the
> soil/moss. :(
>
> My very first traps were active as soon as the spines had developed. At the
> time, I could not figure how or what to feed them as the traps were so
> small. This problem took care of it's self when the plants began catching
> springtails. Virtually every trap since then has caught at least 2 or 3 of
> the springtails. It won't be long until the traps are large enough that the
> springtails will quit triggering the traps. At that point I guess I'll be
> feeding them cold ants...something I dislike as many of them always seem to
> escape, leaving the traps with one less closure (meal) in the future.
Well, we do have an ant problem...
I tried again lastnight - they do close, but are a bit sluggish - something
to do with their size I think.
Richard