- Fri Feb 21, 2020 7:06 pm
#349185
Hi! I impulsively purchased a VFT today because I saw her and fell in love. I repotted her in a 4” plastic pot with only peat moss. I have watered her with “purified” water from a water bottle. She is currently sitting under a grow light on a 12 hour timer.
My questions are:
1. Is just peat moss okay? Do I need the perlite or sand?’ When she grows a little bit I’m gonna move her to a 6” or 8” pot, can the 50/50 mix wait til then?
2. Is “purified” bottle water okay? I don’t know where to find distilled but once she moves outside, it rains at least once a week here so she’ll be okay.
3. I read that they need gentle light to start which is why she’s inside under a grow light. I live in FL so it’s sunny all the time. Is that the correct thing to do? Is 12 hours too long on the grow light (it also grows my lavender and dandelions which is why it’s on 12 hours).
4. How long should I keep her inside?
5. I read somewhere that the best way to water was to set in a small dish, and add water to that dish. Do I do that from the beginning or do I water from the top?
Thank you for your help!!!
My questions are:
1. Is just peat moss okay? Do I need the perlite or sand?’ When she grows a little bit I’m gonna move her to a 6” or 8” pot, can the 50/50 mix wait til then?
2. Is “purified” bottle water okay? I don’t know where to find distilled but once she moves outside, it rains at least once a week here so she’ll be okay.
3. I read that they need gentle light to start which is why she’s inside under a grow light. I live in FL so it’s sunny all the time. Is that the correct thing to do? Is 12 hours too long on the grow light (it also grows my lavender and dandelions which is why it’s on 12 hours).
4. How long should I keep her inside?
5. I read somewhere that the best way to water was to set in a small dish, and add water to that dish. Do I do that from the beginning or do I water from the top?
Thank you for your help!!!