Re: Re: Growing info for droseras

dave evans (T442119@RUTADMIN.RUTGERS.EDU)
Wed, 28 Aug 96 19:27 EDT

> From: jorwa@IX.NETCOM.COM(John Walker)
>
> Besides, I don't have proper packaging materials, boxes,
> etc., and I don't know of anyone in my local area who partakes in this
> type of hobby that I could give the plants to. I have a dozen or more
> that range from several full size adults to smaller planlets. Is there
> anyone in the Pheonix area on the list that would like some free
> samples. I can't stand the thought of just tossing them out :(

Hi John,

I can't seen to grow this species :( It used to be very weedy
a couple years ago. Then they all just died on me. Same for my
for my friend, Tom Hayes, I believe. Anyway, I after killing
quite a number of them, I now have two very tiny plantlets growing
beneath the leaves of N.ampullaria. They don't look very happy
either! I can't figure it out, what am I doing wrong here? Are
these plants in need of very, very high humidity? The Neps are
pitchering fine in the slightly higher than normal humidity in-
side their terrarium. D.prolifera suffered the same fate and
though I want to grow D.shizandra, I dare not try it, as I'm
sure to kill it too. If any one has these plants and can tell
me how to grow them, I'd love to try them again. Perhaps my
lighting is the wrong spectrum?

Dave Evans