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While the temps during the summer aren't a problem for me, the winter ones are the pain... I must find a place in my house with such temperatures during the winter.

(responding to picture) Isn't that a tomato? I think you're screwing with my head.

Moof a few pic's of your favourite plants

roey benjamin marcus wrote:(responding to picture) Isn't that a tomato? I think you're screwing with my head.

hhhhmmm Roey just look it up on the net !!

Wow, those are some sweet plants you got there! Gotta love sundews.

These erythrorhizas are just beautiful! Thanks for these pics. Maybe I'll buy some seeds from you one day

moof wrote:While the temps during the summer aren't a problem for me, the winter ones are the pain... I must find a place in my house with such temperatures during the winter.

Moof there is a solution to most problems yours is simple , as the tubers grown only in our winter ,all you need do is grow them in your summer ,in a cool location , have a friend in the Czech Republic who does this very well , he is with the Darwinia society , do you know of this , I have sent seed and tubers to him and he grows them quite well ,with a little ingenuity of cause , they love sun, but cool conditions ,so a compromise is in order ! but it can be done, may be if I put you in contact with my friend he could explain how he dose it , as we do not get your winters here or any where near it ! ours are very mild, your summers are not so bad for there growing conditions, and hibernate them if possible in your winters.
Seed is treated differently to any other see you know ,stratification is done with heat not cold !!! yer !! as our summers are very hot getting to 40c for some weeks at a time , these seeds are left on the very dry surface of the soils and bakes in the sun , so for stratification of our tuber seed we say, put them under a lamp so the temperature gets to about 30c ,35 is ok too, for at least 3 weeks day time only , for about 4 to 6 hours a day , this will help with the germination of the seed , this apples to D. praefolia , D.whittakeri . D peltata , D. auriculata , D. macranther .ssp.planchonii ,D.whittakkeri ssp aberrans, D.binata ,D. glanduligera and any other south Australian tuber or CP that lives here producing seed , this is not told to any one as here is just a natural occurrence, as when you get the seed the cold part it is all ready happened ,I believe this is where most people have failed in there seed perpetration of some Australian seed germination ,as buying in seed form Australia usually requires different germination procedures , unless you get them for out side Australia ,where they may have adapted to there climatic conditions, but people here just dont think of it because it happens as I just said naturally, and its missed in any written seed perpetration procedures
hope this helps
J

Thanks a lot for the info! That's an interesting idea. But well I think it might be easier for me to find a cool place during the winter. What are the max temperatures they can get during the growth season, in your opinion? Is it possible to buy seeds/tubers from you one day?

delphiguy wrote:snapperhead51
thanks for answering my queries, looking at your photos really made me giddy. Im from the
Philippines, very tropical condition so i guess it wont do well in here.

It is possible to grow them in your conditions you just need to micro- climatise them in other words make a suitable are for them to grow in like a small grow house with cooling for 4 or 5 months of the year,so imitate a close to possible our winter easy !! joking ,, easy to say can be done but will take time effort and some cash !!

some more Tuber drosrea

and another few

moof wrote:Thanks a lot for the info! That's an interesting idea. But well I think it might be easier for me to find a cool place during the winter. What are the max temperatures they can get during the growth season, in your opinion? Is it possible to buy seeds/tubers from you one day?

Well our winter tempts are about 9 to 15 c day temp and 2 to 8 c nights no snow no heavy frosts either any colder and they will have problems much hotter and they wilt and hibernate , all though D .peltata has been seen in late November when it been 30c plus but in shaded areas.
I will have seed soon and some tubers after the grow season is over in about November may be earlier if the weather turns hot ?/ keep in contact can organise something later in the year ok

Hi Glenn see told you I would get you interested in Tuber Drosera he he he

a few more tuber plants

stop trying to trick us john, that capensis red isnt a tuber