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By hollyhock
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#318543
I sowed a few hundred vft seeds 2 weeks ago. Some really interesting crosses. And today they showed signs of life. Funnel trap and Cerberus are the first to emerge.. :D
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By 1cashew
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#318560
It is such a hopeful time of year. It is like having spring all over again!
By bananaman
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#318566
Your seedlings look nice hollyhock! My batch from this year’s seed to abnormally long to start sprouting — almost a month. Last year’s seeds sprouted within 2 weeks.
_-SphagnumFromHell-_ wrote:Cool!

I need to try sowing VFT seeds. So far I've only tried sundew seeds. Hopefully though I can try cross pollinating my typicals next spring.
They’re not much harder from seed than sundews are. They just take a lot longer to reach adulthood.
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By _-SphagnumFromHell-_
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bananaman wrote:Your seedlings look nice hollyhock! My batch from this year’s seed to abnormally long to start sprouting — almost a month. Last year’s seeds sprouted within 2 weeks.
_-SphagnumFromHell-_ wrote:Cool!

I need to try sowing VFT seeds. So far I've only tried sundew seeds. Hopefully though I can try cross pollinating my typicals next spring.
They’re not much harder from seed than sundews are. They just take a lot longer to reach adulthood.
Alright nice.
By hollyhock
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#321472
Two months old. :D I have been foliar feeding them with bat guano tea, and it seems to be fine. Actually I think it's helping.
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By Mawy_Plants
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Joined:  Tue Jul 25, 2017 5:23 am
#321474
Very neat to hear they are responding well to that mixture! I've heard of the stuff, though don't know much about it and never imagined it being a fertilizer for CPs! Haha. Excited to see how these develop!
By hollyhock
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#321475
It's very mild and I diluted it and just a light misting once a week. Here is the type I use. Notice the NPK values are extremely low. This is why I like it.

*Disclaimer: use any type of fertilizer at your own risk to your plants. :shock:
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By hollyhock
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Hungry Plants wrote:Looking good HH. Do like the tee better than Maxsea?
I use both for different plants. MaxSea has higher nitrogen and that can burn young plants easily if you make it to strong. And MaxSea seems to make unwanted stuff grow quickly in my medium...
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