Utric vulgaris seedlings. Help?

Utric vulgaris seedlings. Help?#286503

By Dewy the Sundew -  Fri Feb 17, 2017 1:57 pm
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- Fri Feb 17, 2017 1:57 pm #286503

Hi everyone. I have a few utric vulgaris seedlings in a plastic container with distilled water. A few of them look like they are dying. Their traps are too small to catch anything. Any help would be appreciated!

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Re: Utric vulgaris seedlings. Help?#286555

By Fishkeeper -  Sat Feb 18, 2017 6:28 am
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- Sat Feb 18, 2017 6:28 am #286555

Most smaller ultrics feed off of microorganisms. If you have them in pure water, they probably don't have any critters to eat. Put some CP-safe materials (preferably ones from a growing plant's pot) and a dead leaf or two into the water, those will decay and feed things for the ultrics to eat. If you have a water tray that constantly or near-constantly has water and assorted debris in it, that water should work as well.

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Re: Utric vulgaris seedlings. Help?#286626

By HeliamphoraWalnut -  Sun Feb 19, 2017 4:31 pm
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- Sun Feb 19, 2017 4:31 pm #286626

They don't grow well in pure, 7 ph water. First, cover the bottom with some peat, dead leaves, and a bit of sand or washed pebbles. Fill with distilled water, wait for it to settle for a day, scoop out floating peat, THEN put it in

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