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By Barlapipas 6
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My flytraps have spider mites so I chose to submerge them for the first time. I have read that the usual time for submerging is 1-2 days and then the same thing after 5 days. So the experiment begins!
By Barlapipas 6
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I chose a big pot for the water tank. Because the flytraps were half dunked I filled a 1 gallon bottle with tap water to weight the flytraps down.
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By ChefDean
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If they are dormant, light isn't necessary.
Here are my temperate plants, including my VFT's, during dormancy.
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By Huntsmanshorn
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Barlapipas 6 wrote: Sat Dec 31, 2022 1:13 pm I chose a big pot for the water tank. Because the flytraps were half dunked I filled a 1 gallon bottle with tap water to weight the flytraps down.
So did you sink the whole pot or just the rhizomes? I assume the whole pot, right?
By Barlapipas 6
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The whole pot. As the hours pass the water gets more and more brown from the tannins of the peat. I moved it outside because my house is too warm (21°C)
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By TrapsAndDews
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Barlapipas 6 wrote: Sat Dec 31, 2022 3:08 pm I can’t see the image. It is just black
Camden M wrote: Sat Dec 31, 2022 3:21 pm Yep, that’s the point.
I don't think that's an actual picture of his plants. I tried bringing up the contrast, but every single pixel is 100% black.
By Huntsmanshorn
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Barlapipas 6 wrote: Sat Dec 31, 2022 8:27 pm The whole pot. As the hours pass the water gets more and more brown from the tannins of the peat. I moved it outside because my house is too warm (21 °C)
Okay, that's what I thought. Wouldn't it have been easier to just submerge the rhizomes or am I missing something?
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By ChefDean
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TrapsAndDews wrote:I don't think that's an actual picture of his plants. I tried bringing up the contrast, but every single pixel is 100% black.
I guarantee it's a real pic. Taken in my windowless garage at night, so there's not even any light bleeding around the doors.
By Barlapipas 6
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Update: The plants look good and the water cleaned the debris and dust and made the colours look more vibrant. I saw in the water a lot of springtails floating and trying to get out. How didn’t they drown? I hope the mites drowned.
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