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Hi members,

Does anyone have experience in acclimatization of Drosera rotundifolia and Drosera intermedia after deflasking tissue culture?
I have been screening some online articles on acclimatization of Drosera ex-vitro, but I like to hear your experiences and techniques.
I think for the tissue culturers among us a high survival rate is preferable. I have read an article about acclimatization in a peat x vermiculite mix (3x1)for Drosera intermedia, over a period of 10 weeks? Is this save? I always thought that vermiculite is toxic for Drosera and other carnivorous plants because of its high magnesium concentration?
Anyways, I would like to hear your techniques on safe deflasking these Drosera types.

Regards

Drosera are easy to deflask. Just put them in your soil of choice (I used peat/perlite/silica sand) and keep the humidity high, either with a dome or a plastic bag over the pot, for two to three weeks and then slowly lower the humidity. Survival rate should be 100% if the plants are deflasked at the appropriate time in their TC cycle.

I'd probably avoid vermiculite.