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Greetings,

These Cape sundews from the FTS seed bank (thanks Mike) are in a small yogurt cup and are about 5 months old. They have just recently started catching flys in addition to countless gnats. Can you spot the 3 meaty flys? I'm guessing they should be split up and repotted. Should I take a spoon and try to scoop out the larger ones one by one or dump the whole pot and try to pick them out that way? Will the roots be tangled and tough to separate?

shenri wrote:Greetings,

These Cape sundews from the FTS seed bank (thanks Mike) are in a small yogurt cup and are about 5 months old. They have just recently started catching flys in addition to countless gnats. Can you spot the 3 meaty flys? I'm guessing they should be split up and repotted. Should I take a spoon and try to scoop out the larger ones one by one or dump the whole pot and try to pick them out that way? Will the roots be tangled and tough to separate?

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You could separate the blob into 3 or 4 blobs. Put each in a pot around 4 inches across and 4 to 6 inches deep. Bag them after repotting in case any roots get damaged.

Or you could get the soil very very wet and gently pull out your bigger ones with a fork or something like that. Pot them up in individual pots. Again, bag after repotting for a week or two. As the small ones grow, you can transplant them later as they become big enough.

Looking good!

Good growing,
Mike

It won't hurt them that badly to be crowded. Since carnivorous plants don't need any nutrients from the soil, they don't compete with each other very much for space, as long as they're getting enough light.

I'd go with the above suggestion. Just separate the clump into several clumps and repot, that'll be much less hard on them.

How's that?

shenri wrote:How's that?

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Look good.
Are you going to bag them for a week or so to help with transplant shock?
I'd suggest it.

Good growing,
Mike

Thanks for the suggestion. I would have never thought of bagging them. They should be ok. The long roots didn't break when I scooped them out with a fork.

Shadowtski wrote:

shenri wrote:Greetings,

These Cape sundews from the FTS seed bank (thanks Mike) are in a small yogurt cup and are about 5 months old. They have just recently started catching flys in addition to countless gnats. Can you spot the 3 meaty flys? I'm guessing they should be split up and repotted. Should I take a spoon and try to scoop out the larger ones one by one or dump the whole pot and try to pick them out that way? Will the roots be tangled and tough to separate?

IMG_2453.JPG

You could separate the blob into 3 or 4 blobs. Put each in a pot around 4 inches across and 4 to 6 inches deep. Bag them after repotting in case any roots get damaged.

Or you could get the soil very very wet and gently pull out your bigger ones with a fork or something like that. Pot them up in individual pots. Again, bag after repotting for a week or two. As the small ones grow, you can transplant them later as they become big enough.

Looking good!

Good growing,
Mike

What do you mean by bagging after repotting, and what does that do?


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What do you mean by bagging after repotting, and what does that do?

Usually when I repot, transplant, or pot up a freshly purchaseds plant, I put a large clear plastic bag over the plant and pot. I put it in a well lit area that is shaded from noonday sun.

This reduces stress to the plant, reduces leaf transpiration, and allows the roots to get settled in.

After a week to 2 weeks, I remove the bag. The plant is all dewed up and stays that way.

Good growing,
Mike

nice looking plants. nice job.

Shadowtski wrote:What do you mean by bagging after repotting, and what does that do?

Usually when I repot, transplant, or pot up a freshly purchaseds plant, I put a large clear plastic bag over the plant and pot. I put it in a well lit area that is shaded from noonday sun.

This reduces stress to the plant, reduces leaf transpiration, and allows the roots to get settled in.

After a week to 2 weeks, I remove the bag. The plant is all dewed up and stays that way.

Good growing,
Mike

I've been starting to do this with all our plants after repotting now, figure it works to help germination and seedlings why not adults!

about to unbag our nep we destroyed the entire root system on a week or so ago in another few days!