- Mon Jan 29, 2018 5:17 am
#310402
Hi.
I recently bought some venus traps... this is my first dabble into 'gardening' and became overwhelmed when I started researching proper care, watering, feeding, etc.
I have my plants sitting on the windowsill, leaning barely against the mesh net that covers the window. I live in an apartment on the NE corner, on the 10th floor, in Los Angeles. The north window has zero obstructions. All indirect light coming from there is whatever reflects from the ground, the roofs of apartments, etc.
The east window faces an office building taller than my apartment. There is a narrow 'window' of time when direct sunlight from the south hits my window for about a little under 1-hour.
I'm pretty sure the vft are going to die...or hate their life. I bought these to actually catch the gnats in my bathroom (that sometimes venture out to the living room). I had no idea about dormancy, and they should have been dormant already until April/May, I suppose.
My path-of-least-resistance-and-maximum-laziness had me looking into LED strips to place over the vft. I have also bought sundews to avoid the requirement for dormancy...but they still need bright light.
So...I understand that red light will stimulate flowering. I don't want that. I was wondering if I should use 6500K white lights or something bluer to promote, uhhh, healthier leaves.
Any tips?
I recently bought some venus traps... this is my first dabble into 'gardening' and became overwhelmed when I started researching proper care, watering, feeding, etc.
I have my plants sitting on the windowsill, leaning barely against the mesh net that covers the window. I live in an apartment on the NE corner, on the 10th floor, in Los Angeles. The north window has zero obstructions. All indirect light coming from there is whatever reflects from the ground, the roofs of apartments, etc.
The east window faces an office building taller than my apartment. There is a narrow 'window' of time when direct sunlight from the south hits my window for about a little under 1-hour.
I'm pretty sure the vft are going to die...or hate their life. I bought these to actually catch the gnats in my bathroom (that sometimes venture out to the living room). I had no idea about dormancy, and they should have been dormant already until April/May, I suppose.
My path-of-least-resistance-and-maximum-laziness had me looking into LED strips to place over the vft. I have also bought sundews to avoid the requirement for dormancy...but they still need bright light.
So...I understand that red light will stimulate flowering. I don't want that. I was wondering if I should use 6500K white lights or something bluer to promote, uhhh, healthier leaves.
Any tips?
OH SNAP!