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I repotted my new young carnivorous plants (see images below). How they arrived and after repotting.

I did this for the first time by myself and i don't know if I did it correctly.

Are these pots okay/too big? Does this have advantages/disadvantages?

If I put water in the tray under the pot will this reach the top?

For the Cobra Lily I chose a big white pot so the roots stay cool in the summer.

I also keep rain water in the fridge for it, that's also why it has a smaller tray inside the big one.

Once the nighttime cold temperatures are passed I plan to put them outside.

Any advice is welcome.

Greetings,

Lewis

Looks OK to me. Where did you get you Cobra Lily? Very nice looking indeed. I keep mine in an Aquascape bowl I bought on Amazon. Mine sits in a mesh container surrounded with LFSM. The water flows constantly through the mesh potter. I use distilled water from the fridge and on occasion drop several distilled ice cubes in it. It seems to love this and is growing like crazy.

@andynorth, I got mine from a website in the Netherlands, I'm from Belgium myself. It all arrived in decent state. I even got a small thank you card and a folder with some info about how to care for the plants. I only put in cold rain water from the fridge, I don't have an option to put it in flowing water unfortunately. I might make some rainwater ice cubes in the summer and put them on top.

@optique, We call it turf, I've used it before on my venus fly trap, sarracenia and sundew and they had a great year. I did not soak it. I took the plants out of the smaller pots that were soaking wet, left a bit of that media around them and them put them in the turf. I thought if I put a water bowl under the plants the water would rise to the top. I'll try to look into soaking the media. Thanks for the advice

LowieSomers wrote: ↑Wed Apr 24, 2024 6:00 am @andynorth, I got mine from a website in the Netherlands, I'm from Belgium myself. It all arrived in decent state. I even got a small thank you card and a folder with some info about how to care for the plants. I only put in cold rain water from the fridge, I don't have an option to put it in flowing water unfortunately. I might make some rainwater ice cubes in the summer and put them on top.

Well, very nice looking CL indeed. If you want to look in to a flowing water type system let me know. I have several different ways it can be done. One is simply using a styrofoam cooler and a small aquarium or other submersible water pump. Very small investment and it mimics their growing conditions. I keep distilled water in fridge and ice cubes in freezer. I find they love ice cubes as a treat now and then. I keep cold water flowing through their root system. I started building a pond last year but had to halt as I injured my back (Not from building the pond). I have a plan to mimic their conditions they grow in. I am a few hour drive from where they grow. I want to take a trip down to their natural habitat in Oregon once I am healed. Good luck with your plants.

@andynorth, You can send me the info sure, thanks

Let me put a couple things together and I will post links for you.

Edit: So this first one is a pretty simple concept and is from user @mcgrumpers from 2019. It is an ingenious setup and quite easily accomplished. post342338.html#p342338

This second one is a little more complex and I am going to "borrow" portions of it when I finish building my pond that I started last year.
https://carnivorousplantnursery.com/blo ... a4f4&_ss=r
This last one is what I use but modified as I did not care for their water pump since it was too small and I added a "Y" connector to utilize both sides of the growing area. Mine sets in the middle of the bowl. I wrapped my CL in LFSM, placed inside a small mesh planter, placed that inside a small mesh bag like those used for covering sarrs flowers, etc. They also sell a larger, outdoor version of it.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B3G ... =UTF8&th=1

Planted Feb 7th, 2024-This looks way larger than it is. In reality it is only about 4 to 5 inches tall, camera was just up closer. Taken April 25th, 2024-This one just passed 13 inches.

@andynorth, Thank you

@andynorth, I might just look for an Aquascape bowl, I'll have to put the CL in a much smaller pot to do it though. I know just the spot for it in the garden where I also have a plug for the fountain.