Starting partialy from seeds...a good idea?

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By mutikasha -  Sat Feb 09, 2019 5:26 pm
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- Sat Feb 09, 2019 5:26 pm #329096

The sprouts of capensis were really small compared to vft-s, still are

. They took a few weeks for me to sprut.

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By CpKid -  Sat Feb 09, 2019 5:59 pm
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- Sat Feb 09, 2019 5:59 pm #329101

Ok, well that makes sense because their seeds are microscopic as well! I've only had mine for a week so far.

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By nepenthesl0ve -  Sat Feb 09, 2019 6:17 pm
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- Sat Feb 09, 2019 6:17 pm #329106

wow love seeing other peoples sprouts progressing! These are my capensis babies currently

IMG_1876 by myles geishecker, on Flickr

and a few pygmy sundews growing from gamae

IMG_1922 by myles geishecker, on Flickr

IMG_1924 by myles geishecker, on Flickr

IMG_1926 by myles geishecker, on Flickr

Re: Starting partialy from seeds...a good idea?#329107

By CpKid -  Sat Feb 09, 2019 6:18 pm
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- Sat Feb 09, 2019 6:18 pm #329107

Wow, those are sure tiny! I started some pygmies from gammae as well, I'll try to post a pic later.

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By mutikasha -  Sat Feb 09, 2019 6:31 pm
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- Sat Feb 09, 2019 6:31 pm #329109

Nice dew! I see that you had some alge problem that was sorted out

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By nepenthesl0ve -  Sat Feb 09, 2019 6:48 pm
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- Sat Feb 09, 2019 6:48 pm #329112

yup when starting from seed so small XD but capensis will get big fast especially if giving them tiny meals along the way!

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By nepenthesl0ve -  Sat Feb 09, 2019 6:50 pm
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- Sat Feb 09, 2019 6:50 pm #329113

mutikasha wrote:Nice dew! I see that you had some alge problem that was sorted out

i pre-rinse my peat before use to minimize that problem but sometimes get a little bit showing up anyway. algae loves bright light with moist conditions almost as much as sundews XD

Re: Starting partialy from seeds...a good idea?#329115

By CpKid -  Sat Feb 09, 2019 6:56 pm
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- Sat Feb 09, 2019 6:56 pm #329115

@ nepenthesl0ve, I have some MAXSEA fertilizer, do you think If I diluted it, capensis seedling would appreciate it, or would it just cause massive algae growth?

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By nepenthesl0ve -  Sat Feb 09, 2019 8:57 pm
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- Sat Feb 09, 2019 8:57 pm #329118

i have personally never used any fertilizers other than freeze dried blood worms. i know many have success with maxsea but algae def a problem. this species is one of the fastest and easiest. unless you can get some advice from someone who uses it i would hold off

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By CpKid -  Sat Feb 09, 2019 10:11 pm
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- Sat Feb 09, 2019 10:11 pm #329123

Yeah ok, I'll just get some freeze dried worms. I've had fungus issues before which I don't want to repeat...lol

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By mutikasha -  Thu Feb 21, 2019 6:13 pm
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- Thu Feb 21, 2019 6:13 pm #329575

VFTs seem very happy after bloodworms diet

Sundews are now growing noticably

Sar babys are now really big. They are now three times higher at few weeks old than 2.5 month old vfts

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By mutikasha -  Fri May 10, 2019 10:28 am
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- Fri May 10, 2019 10:28 am #335750

An update on the VFT's... There is a huge difference between the seedlings but they are doing quite ok. I plan to transplant them i to a larger container. Also, the growth is pretty vertical so they could be light started. Am I right?

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By _-SphagnumFromHell-_ -  Fri May 10, 2019 3:12 pm
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- Fri May 10, 2019 3:12 pm #335753

Wow they're doing awesome, great job. The VFTs may be light starved but they don't look too bad. Still, they look rather green so they could benefit from some more light.

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By mutikasha -  Fri May 10, 2019 6:47 pm
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- Fri May 10, 2019 6:47 pm #335760

Thank you! This is my first try at seedlings. The largedt vft is around 2" im height as wel as drosera. Any thoughts about would it be wise to re-pot them to a bigger container?

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By _-SphagnumFromHell-_ -  Sat May 11, 2019 4:28 pm
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- Sat May 11, 2019 4:28 pm #335829

You probably could repot them without too much damage, but I'd wait a little bit more. Especially for the vft and Sarracenia. They still look like they could grow a bit more without crowding each other out. Although I think you could separate the sundew right now if you wanted.

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