'Jaws' Progression (Update Nov 10)

'Jaws' Progression (Update Nov 10)#247018

By katya_dog1 -  Thu Oct 08, 2015 11:29 pm
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- Thu Oct 08, 2015 11:29 pm #247018

Reverse dormancy project... Succession pictures for your enjoyment. I feed (fed) this plant with bloodworms soaked in 1/4 strength maxsea, which gives me twice the growth without spoiling the beauty of the plant. I just finished fertilizing it with a mist bottle of 1/4 strength maxsea today, which will be my regimen from now on.

Less than a month after the first picture.

November 10

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Re: 'Jaws' Progression#247044

By Anymal911 -  Fri Oct 09, 2015 3:26 am
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- Fri Oct 09, 2015 3:26 am #247044

It looks amazing!

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Re: 'Jaws' Progression#247064

By hollyhock -  Fri Oct 09, 2015 5:15 am
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- Fri Oct 09, 2015 5:15 am #247064

Now if only you could develop a hybrid that doesn't require dormancy ever...

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Re: 'Jaws' Progression#247065

By Mufasa -  Fri Oct 09, 2015 5:27 am
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- Fri Oct 09, 2015 5:27 am #247065

Nice, i'l like to see u try this with a couple plants, and some control plants to compare with.

@holly whats wrong with dormancy lol, they still have SOME pretty growth

Re: 'Jaws' Progression#247066

By hollyhock -  Fri Oct 09, 2015 5:40 am
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- Fri Oct 09, 2015 5:40 am #247066

This is the first time I have had to experience dormancy for my Venus flytraps. I am thinking about just sticking the pot in the refrigerator for 3 months.

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Re: 'Jaws' Progression#247074

By katya_dog1 -  Fri Oct 09, 2015 12:05 pm
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- Fri Oct 09, 2015 12:05 pm #247074

Mufasa wrote:Nice, i'l like to see u try this with a couple plants, and some control plants to compare with.

That's precisely what I'm doing.

Thanks for the comments, everybody!

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Re: 'Jaws' Progression#247082

By ruruanta -  Fri Oct 09, 2015 2:45 pm
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- Fri Oct 09, 2015 2:45 pm #247082

So whats the next step? Regularly feeding until spring?

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Re: 'Jaws' Progression#247088

By katya_dog1 -  Fri Oct 09, 2015 3:56 pm
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- Fri Oct 09, 2015 3:56 pm #247088

ruruanta wrote:So whats the next step? Regularly feeding until spring?

Correct. The RD (reverse dormancy) plants will go into dormancy around May/June, and come out of dormancy August/September. My goal is to (eventually) have plants flowering, coming out of dormancy, and going into dormancy every month so I will have a constant breeding supply of plants. I am interested in breeding new cultivars, and it really is a handicap having only one season to do it in, so I'm going to make more seasons. (12, ideally)

We'll see how it works... I think it's either going to be a stunning, breakthrough success or a complete, utter, and miserable failure.

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Re: 'Jaws' Progression#247138

By Anymal911 -  Fri Oct 09, 2015 8:48 pm
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- Fri Oct 09, 2015 8:48 pm #247138

This should be interesting to watch

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Re: 'Jaws' Progression#247145

By katya_dog1 -  Fri Oct 09, 2015 9:57 pm
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- Fri Oct 09, 2015 9:57 pm #247145

On my above comment-- I personally think it will work.

But what do I know...

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Re: 'Jaws' Progression#247455

By tommyr -  Mon Oct 12, 2015 5:15 pm
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- Mon Oct 12, 2015 5:15 pm #247455

hollyhock wrote:This is the first time I have had to experience dormancy for my Venus flytraps. I am thinking about just sticking the pot in the refrigerator for 3 months.

I've been doing that for almost 9 years now. Works just fine. Just check once a month for fungus and use a sulphur based fungicide if needed.

Re: 'Jaws' Progression#248356

By katya_dog1 -  Thu Oct 22, 2015 4:37 pm
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- Thu Oct 22, 2015 4:37 pm #248356

Less than a month after the initial picture on September 25. The MaxSea is working great, giving better growth than feeding while still allowing the plant to color up and keep the traps open.

I use MaxSea on all my plants now, even fertilization sensitive plants like Sphagnum and D. Adelae. I highly recommend getting some if you haven't already.

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Re: 'Jaws' Progression#248363

By tommyr -  Thu Oct 22, 2015 5:01 pm
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- Thu Oct 22, 2015 5:01 pm #248363

katya_dog1 wrote:Less than a month after the initial picture on September 25. The MaxSea is working great, giving better growth than feeding while still allowing the plant to color up and keep the traps open.

I use MaxSea on all my plants now, even fertilization sensitive plants like Sphagnum and D. Adelae. I highly recommend getting some if you haven't already.

I have Maxi-Crop but haven't tried it on CPs.

Re: 'Jaws' Progression#249890

By katya_dog1 -  Tue Nov 10, 2015 6:47 pm
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- Tue Nov 10, 2015 6:47 pm #249890

Updated... Yeah baby! Do you see that color?! Never had that on a Jaws before, not even in my outdoor plants, much less indoors!

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Re: 'Jaws' Progression#249915

By tommyr -  Tue Nov 10, 2015 7:19 pm
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- Tue Nov 10, 2015 7:19 pm #249915

katya_dog1 wrote:Updated... Yeah baby! Do you see that color?! Never had that on a Jaws before, not even in my outdoor plants, much less indoors!

Ummmm, photo?

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