Date: Tue, 26 Aug 1997 10:01:35 -0400 From: BREWER_CHARLES@ecomail.damneck.navy.mil To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg3255$foo@default> Subject: Re[2]: Direct sunlight
> It's quite difficult to compete with the amount of
> radiation the sun produces :)
Oh, I dunno. A high-pressure xenon arc, 100 A at 4 KV,
and only a few feet away from the plants oughta blow away
solar radiation :-)
> I have found that vft's can handle direct sunlight all day, but if you
> grow then under artificial light, they will need to be eased into it.
My experience with Dionaea closely follows Paul's. Mine are out
in direct sunlight all day, and it can get very hot. The
plants grow very well, putting out traps that are almost 2" long
with pretty red-pink coloration inside. They love to catch
daddy-long-legs spiders.
I would like to add a few growing tips to this info as well. I grow a lot of
VFTs outside in full sun light all summer long. I used to grow VFTs plants in
average single pots, three to four inches, but switched to hanging baskets and
larger pots this spring. I switch to increase greenhouse room by taking several
plants and planting them in a single large. To my surprise, these plants
responded by sending up larger traps and healthier looking plants. When I pulled
a few plants out of one of one of these 3 gallon pot, I was amassed to see the
size and length of their root system. Not only is it easier to store these
plants in the winter months, It less maintenance during the summer as well.
Charles Brewer
Va. Beach, Va.,
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