my 1st sundew. watering help needed!

my 1st sundew. watering help needed!#48725

By EmzyT -  Fri Mar 26, 2010 5:41 pm
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- Fri Mar 26, 2010 5:41 pm #48725

hello. Just wondering tips on watering my sundew. I know to use pure water, just wondering on how much water they like. Moist not wet rule, or do they mind always being in water. My sundew fills the entire pot so getting down to touch the soil is difficult. Thanks, Emma

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Re: my 1st sundew. watering help needed!#48728

By moof -  Fri Mar 26, 2010 7:03 pm
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- Fri Mar 26, 2010 7:03 pm #48728

What sundew is that?

Re: my 1st sundew. watering help needed!#48731

By EmzyT -  Fri Mar 26, 2010 7:21 pm
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- Fri Mar 26, 2010 7:21 pm #48731

aliciae . Probs spelt it wrong.

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Re: my 1st sundew. watering help needed!#48734

By 95slvrZ28 -  Fri Mar 26, 2010 7:25 pm
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- Fri Mar 26, 2010 7:25 pm #48734

Most sundews will like a wetter environment than the VFTs you're dealing with. When I realized I was watering my plants too much I dropped both my sundews (Capensis Red) and my VFTs down to once a week. The sundews started to get a little unhappy with me so I started watering them twice a week which has seemed to work out well.

Re: my 1st sundew. watering help needed!#48735

By EmzyT -  Fri Mar 26, 2010 7:25 pm
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- Fri Mar 26, 2010 7:25 pm #48735

it fills the whole pot. Is it just one plant in there? X

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Re: my 1st sundew. watering help needed!#48749

By mitch -  Fri Mar 26, 2010 9:57 pm
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- Fri Mar 26, 2010 9:57 pm #48749

i think i can see 3 sundews in there! are you keeping it in a tray of water about 2cm deep

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Re: my 1st sundew. watering help needed!#48754

By EmzyT -  Fri Mar 26, 2010 10:28 pm
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- Fri Mar 26, 2010 10:28 pm #48754

wow thats cool. No i'm not keeping it sitting in any water.shall i? Before i posted for help i was intending to water it like my vfts. Water and let soak up. Then water a few days later when needed.

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Re: my 1st sundew. watering help needed!#48755

By mitch -  Fri Mar 26, 2010 10:30 pm
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- Fri Mar 26, 2010 10:30 pm #48755

i would deffinetly ceep it standing in water. approx about 2cm of water. and what light is it under?

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Re: my 1st sundew. watering help needed!#48758

By EmzyT -  Fri Mar 26, 2010 10:51 pm
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- Fri Mar 26, 2010 10:51 pm #48758

i have it on a south facing window sil. It gets natural sun light when we have the sun. I just recieved it yesterday mail order...

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Re: my 1st sundew. watering help needed!#48759

By EmzyT -  Fri Mar 26, 2010 10:53 pm
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- Fri Mar 26, 2010 10:53 pm #48759

your lucky living in sydney. I'm sure your plants love it!

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Re: my 1st sundew. watering help needed!#48768

By mitch -  Fri Mar 26, 2010 11:49 pm
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- Fri Mar 26, 2010 11:49 pm #48768

ye its pretty good here
were are you living?

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Re: my 1st sundew. watering help needed!#48770

By EmzyT -  Sat Mar 27, 2010 12:09 am
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- Sat Mar 27, 2010 12:09 am #48770

i'm in Scotland =)

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Re: my 1st sundew. watering help needed!#48784

By sundewman -  Sat Mar 27, 2010 1:44 am
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- Sat Mar 27, 2010 1:44 am #48784

Yes, keeping them in standing water will be good. In case you aren't familiar with this, you can check out this link: http://www.growsundews.com/tray_method_ ... lants.html
The concept is called the "tray method" and can come in handy once you get a larger collection.

New- Drosera video tours & other sundew info, now on YouTube
The Sundew Grow Guides- http://www.growsundews.com

Re: my 1st sundew. watering help needed!#48801

By EmzyT -  Sat Mar 27, 2010 3:32 am
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- Sat Mar 27, 2010 3:32 am #48801

ok. Thanks for that. =) I know its not best for vft to always be in water. But i just thought i'd check that sundews are different.

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Re: my 1st sundew. watering help needed!#49767

By Shane -  Sat Apr 03, 2010 10:00 pm
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- Sat Apr 03, 2010 10:00 pm #49767

EmzyT wrote:ok. Thanks for that. =) I know its not best for vft to always be in water. But i just thought i'd check that sundews are different.

Nah it's pretty much the same.

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