They're just not that green?

They're just not that green?#259781

By hollyhock -  Fri Apr 08, 2016 10:41 pm
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- Fri Apr 08, 2016 10:41 pm #259781

I have a small colony of D. Shizandra . They are all growing great, but they're just not that green. Growing in cool and humid conditions. Indirect lighting on live sphagnum moss.. Any help to get em greener is appreciated...

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Re: They're just not that green?#259783

By nimbulan -  Fri Apr 08, 2016 11:49 pm
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- Fri Apr 08, 2016 11:49 pm #259783

I'm going to guess the light level is too low, judging by the etiolated stems.

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Re: They're just not that green?#259786

By Leathal_Traps -  Sat Apr 09, 2016 12:00 am
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- Sat Apr 09, 2016 12:00 am #259786

Use peat instead of sphag. TF and FTC member jcal did this experiment

Re: They're just not that green?#259787

By hollyhock -  Sat Apr 09, 2016 12:10 am
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- Sat Apr 09, 2016 12:10 am #259787

What experiment? Is there a link.. ? Thanks

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Re: They're just not that green?#259788

By Leathal_Traps -  Sat Apr 09, 2016 12:20 am
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- Sat Apr 09, 2016 12:20 am #259788

Google is your best friend!

http://www.terraforums.com/forums/sunde ... -soil.html

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Re: They're just not that green?#259791

By hollyhock -  Sat Apr 09, 2016 1:23 am
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- Sat Apr 09, 2016 1:23 am #259791

Thank you for providing that very interesting and helpful information.. I guess I will repot them and see how that works out..

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Re: They're just not that green?#261377

By hollyhock -  Thu Apr 28, 2016 2:12 pm
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- Thu Apr 28, 2016 2:12 pm #261377

Update... I planted them in the peat mix and I do believe they look a little greener after a few weeks in the new medium...

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Re: They're just not that green?#261466

By Kbud -  Sat Apr 30, 2016 2:44 am
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- Sat Apr 30, 2016 2:44 am #261466

They really do look much happier! And the soil looks incredibly well-mixed. In addition, I would try and increase the light intensity. That should really help them color up and produce more dew.

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Re: They're just not that green?#261507

By SundewWolf -  Sat Apr 30, 2016 6:55 pm
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- Sat Apr 30, 2016 6:55 pm #261507

Huh...I wasn't aware of this at all. Back when I was learning how to grow schizandra LFS was the recommended soil. Some even said live sphagnum moss was the ideal thing to grow them on.
I haven't noticed any problem with the color of mine though, but I use cheap wisconsin sphagnum that deteriorates quickly. I might switch some over to a container of peat to see for myself how much the color changes.

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Re: They're just not that green?#261508

By SundewWolf -  Sat Apr 30, 2016 7:05 pm
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- Sat Apr 30, 2016 7:05 pm #261508

I've noticed that my current bag of peat will grow mold once the peat is wet and used to pot something up though... I originally used a base layer of peat in my schiz terrarium, but I scrapped it after a mold outbreak. I could try boiling it before I use it I guess.

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Re: They're just not that green?#262466

By Tarzanus -  Sun May 15, 2016 7:52 am
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- Sun May 15, 2016 7:52 am #262466

You can try microwaving it. That should sterilise it, but you might get mold infection later, spores are all around, traveling in the air.

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