Need medical advice for VFTs

Brian Heikkila (bheikkila@pobox.com)
Fri, 31 May 1996 12:19:45 -0700

I just moved a couple of weeks ago home from college (from which I just
graduated :) ) and decided I'd try to get my VFTs outside to get real
sunlight instead of 50 watts of artificial grow light. Within a couple
of days, they've turned more and more yellowish. I grow them in 100%
live sphagnum which is doing fine, so I know the distilled water I use
isn't to blame. I've tried growing them in a screened in porch for a
while to get them out of the direct sunlight and thought I'd slowly let
them adjust, but they're not adjusting. I even cut off their flower
stems. :( They only thing that they seem to be doing well is catching
insects (I've even had to get them off the ground because they were
depleting the ant population :)).

If anyone can direct me as to how to get them to turn back to their old
shade of green while growing outdoors, I'd be grateful.

Thanks.
:Brian Heikkila

brian.heikkila@pobox.com