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Alright so I froze a spray bottle with water. Discovered that the stem froze into the ice. My idea is that you place the stem into the media as the water melts, the stem I'm using is too small to stand upright but I'm sure there are bigger ones, even so you can just ditch the stem and keep the bottle upside down in the pot let me know what you guys think, here's some pictures to help with understanding:

Good idea, you don't need to stick it directly into the soil however, maybe use some sort of siphon or long straw the water can flow to multiple outlets?

It's not as much cool water that Darlingtonia crave as much as flowing water. They like to have a consistent supply of well-oxygenated water. In the wild, I have seen research that shows Darlingtonia exposed to fairly warm soil conditions (86F), and they are fine.

Yeah, this concept was intended for cool AND constant flowing water.

@Starchy

I've read a TON of research on darlingtonia, I feel like there is no real consensus!

I've yet to hear of a method that works consistently well for everyone, I'm pretty sure it's location, location, location.

I'm pretty confident your ice-drip system will work, it certainly has more capacity than.. "ice cubes."

@Nick are you planning on obtaining darlingtonia to try this experiment? If not I'd be willing to try and let you know how it works!

Yeah, I agree that there is no common consensus. Everyone has their own style that seems to contradict another's style. Another interesting thing that I found in some of my research is that Darlingtonia can live in areas with harder water (125ppm), and in soil that is more alkaline than acidic (source: sarracenia northwest primary research).

I go through nothing special for mine. Several tops waterings a day with air temp. rainwater. No chilling or anything. My seed started cobra plants are 3 years old now. The other plants are 5-6 years old now.

David F wrote:@Starchy

I've read a TON of research on darlingtonia, I feel like there is no real consensus!

I've yet to hear of a method that works consistently well for everyone, I'm pretty sure it's location, location, location.

I'm pretty confident your ice-drip system will work, it certainly has more capacity than.. "ice cubes."

@Nick are you planning on obtaining darlingtonia to try this experiment? If not I'd be willing to try and let you know how it works!

Did you see the darlingtonia in the last picture?

Too blurry

Nick_ wrote:

David F wrote:@Starchy

I've read a TON of research on darlingtonia, I feel like there is no real consensus!

I've yet to hear of a method that works consistently well for everyone, I'm pretty sure it's location, location, location.

I'm pretty confident your ice-drip system will work, it certainly has more capacity than.. "ice cubes."

@Nick are you planning on obtaining darlingtonia to try this experiment? If not I'd be willing to try and let you know how it works!

Did you see the darlingtonia in the last picture?

I thought that was a VFT. Oops

It looks very nice. Where did you get it from?

Starchy wrote:

Nick_ wrote:

David F wrote:@Starchy

I've read a TON of research on darlingtonia, I feel like there is no real consensus!

I've yet to hear of a method that works consistently well for everyone, I'm pretty sure it's location, location, location.

I'm pretty confident your ice-drip system will work, it certainly has more capacity than.. "ice cubes."

@Nick are you planning on obtaining darlingtonia to try this experiment? If not I'd be willing to try and let you know how it works!

Did you see the darlingtonia in the last picture?

I thought that was a VFT. Oops

It looks very nice. Where did you get it from?

It's a coastal, I seem to be one of the only ones on the forums who has one, got it from Peter D'Amato of the California carnivores nursery