Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1998 22:25:34 +0200 From: strega@split.it (Tassara) To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg2094$foo@default> Subject: Re: Surviving The Outside World...
Hi Richard!
>> I've attempted at times to gradually open the terrarium up to allow
>> the
>> ambient atmosphere adjust as not to "shock" the plants all to much,
>> but in turn do just the opposite! Most of my Drosera's loose their
>> "dew" and start to lose their vigor and in the case of my D. multi
>> binata wilt within 5 minutes!...
I've tried: opening a terrarium can be one of the quickest ways to kill the
plants inside.
So now, when I open a terrarium, I do this VERY gradually: only a few
millimeters for the first day, 1 cm. the second and so on for a few days.
Doing so I've obtained good results.
However, in a drier environment, sundews usually loose their dewy appearence
and they need some time to grow more vigorous leaves.
A dewy D.rotundifolia grown in a terrarium is nice, but I find by far more
attractive a smaller, robust plant growing in the open in full sunlight.
Filippo Tassara
Genova, Italy
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