- Wed Oct 03, 2012 4:07 pm
#155090
i got a pitcher plant from lowes (botanical gardens, who is NOT bugbitingplants.com), its actually pretty good looking compared to all its crispy dead neighbors. Anyway, so its brand new to me, and so I dont really want to put it into dormancy yet, I want some more time to stare at it and go 'oooohhhhhh'. how bad of an idea is that? I live in central texas, so its just now stopping being 90+ degrees during the day, i imagine this is when they would normally go dormant. the upside of this is a very mild winter... i could easily give them jan and feb, and by march it would probably be warm enough that theyd be fine.
ima get some pictures up soon. i bought some CFLs designed to replace spotlights (no more need for a 400w MH or HPS setup! hehehehehe). im gonna try to get a few more. walmart, while evil, has CFL designed to replace 200w incandescent bulbs for about $7. they are amazing bright and draw all of like 30 watts themselves, gotta love the march of technology. never could afford those HPS or MH setups to grow inside with, and the venting to deal with the heat produced. these bulbs put out ALMOST no head. I say almost because if you put it closer than 6 inches or so, it WILL kill all your growth and make your plants ugly. the new growth that grows though is so amazing verdant.
so, back to topic, how much play is there in the need for a dormant period?
ima get some pictures up soon. i bought some CFLs designed to replace spotlights (no more need for a 400w MH or HPS setup! hehehehehe). im gonna try to get a few more. walmart, while evil, has CFL designed to replace 200w incandescent bulbs for about $7. they are amazing bright and draw all of like 30 watts themselves, gotta love the march of technology. never could afford those HPS or MH setups to grow inside with, and the venting to deal with the heat produced. these bulbs put out ALMOST no head. I say almost because if you put it closer than 6 inches or so, it WILL kill all your growth and make your plants ugly. the new growth that grows though is so amazing verdant.
so, back to topic, how much play is there in the need for a dormant period?
what, me worry?