Date: Sat, 3 Jul 1999 17:44:50 EDT From: CMDodd@aol.com To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg2459$foo@default> Subject: Re: Nepenthes feeding
In a message dated 99-07-03 04:57:11 EDT, you write:
<< Too much food! Your Nepenthes trap has indigestion. Try putting it on a
1-cricket diet.
- Carl
On Fri, 2 Jul 1999, Wilson wrote:
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> The newest trap turned brown and dying way faster than the older traps
> after I fed it like 3 crickets. Is that normal?
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> Wilson:)
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Dear Wilson,
I agree with Carl, a little at a time is better than too much all at
once. One other problem is feeding insects to a trap too soon after it
opens. Give it a week or too after fully opening to mature and harden off so
you don't damage the trap.
I am more convinced then ever that pitcher feeding has merit. About two
months ago I pitcher fed every plant I have. While growth was not uniform
among the various species, some plants have shown a four-fold growth in leaf
size! I just froze another batch of crickets today and hope to feed the
plants later. (Don't forget to thaw first!)
Cliff
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