Great useful vlog 👍, UK based 🏴, my collection is in a wooden shed, gets light when it's light, can't do any more 🤷, mild weather at the moment colder coming in 🥶, great channel 👌
Thank you for the support and kind words!! They might go to sleep for a bit during the colder weather and shorter photoperiod but will make a nice recovery in spring for sure!!
All my sundews died. Cephalotus, Utricularia, nepenthes, sarracenia, flytraps, fig, and jacaranda all doing well. Those sundews though…maybe it was my lighting schedule? I have my lights on at 04:30 and off at sunset. My plants in tent never receive less than 12 hours. Definitely started getting less than 16 as winter came in. Maybe that was it? Water, temp, humidity, and substrate were nominal. Definitely puzzling and something I need to figure out in the spring when I try again.
Hey! Interesting and I’m sorry to hear that. What kind of sundews were they? They could have went dormant. Also, how did they look before dying off? Do you still have them?!
@@Carnivorousplanthelp Two species. Capensis and the other a rosette-type I assume maybe to have been Capillaris. They were both garden center rescues sold as generic sundew. Had them both about eight months. Tossed them about two weeks ago. If you're still interested in a whodunit in spite of the plants being gone already: The two Capensis had normal growth, then suddenly new growth stopped. No environmental changes other than English ivy on the opposite corner and a Jacaranda tree seedling that sprouted. Anyway, mature leaves went through their life cycle with dew; once they died new growth started but the leaves were small and underdeveloped. After about five leaves, the new growth stopped and it crashed out in spite of anything. In the end they were black throughout like an old flytrap leaf. The rosette type did much the same except it appeared elongated in between growth stops, as if it wasn't getting enough light. Same end. I check the PPFD of my lights with Photone & a cosine corrector every so often. Perhaps too much. Haha. Obviously more-so when I notice issues. The light levels didn't change. I did, in fact, increase it's light, but it had no effect obviously. No discoloration on the leaves, oddly. The only pests I've ever had in the tent were spider mites on that English ivy that I noticed a week ago. Removed the ivy and haven't noticed any mites on anything else. I mean you would think I was trying to telepathically communicate with the plants with how I was staring them down looking for mites or any signs. Though I keep the tent at 65-85% RH, not sure how well those mites were doing in that sort of humidity. The only other two issues I'm having are my sphagnum tray turning white but it's not drying out. I thought that was too much direct light bleaching it out, but perhaps it's fungal and related? One of my Nepenthes is having what I believed to be Edema from a poor watering schedule. That seems to have slowed and stopped creeping up the plant as I've widened the watering schedule. Now though, I'm asking if this could all be fungal and related as well. It doesn't appear to be rust but I'm only 8 months deep into caring for plants in general, so what do I know. You know?
Hmmm. My first thought is maybe root mites if you bought them from a box store. That is a known issue with the ones purchased from those places. Was there little white spots on the roots if you can remember? I guess it is a moot point but trying to see if I can diagnose it for you just in case you decide to grow more. I hope that you do. A lot of those box store ones are very fragile and don’t make it.
@@Carnivorousplanthelp I didn't know these root mites or aphids even existed to check at the time. That being said, I re-purposed one pot and soil to start another Utricularia colony. Just checked down about an inch but didn't see any signs. Though it's been two weeks since their main colony would have been tossed out. I'm not sure if that's a factor. I'll still keep an eye on the rest of my plants though. If anything similar comes up on the others, now I'll be checking the roots for anything like that. I have to agree with you on the box store plants. They are rough in comparison to the plants I've received from decent growers. I knew they would be but being so far in, I thought they'd make it. No, this hasn't dissuaded me from growing more. I have Filaformis seeds I'm finally getting around trying to stratify outside right now. I'll get the hang of Sundews somehow; for starters probably go with a better seller next time for my 'anchor' plants. lmao. I look at it as half hobby, half conservation. I lose a plant and I'm legit bummed out. Trying to make sure it never happens again rather than give up.
Hello, new subscriber. I recently purchased a spooned leafed sundew from joles carnivorous plants. Ive had the sundew for about a week and it’s green. I’ve done everything by the instructions. I have it sitting on sunny days in a south facing very sunny window. It being winter we only have about 10 hours of light. We’ve had some dreary rainy days so I purchased a 11 watt grow light bulb for the sundew. I fear that’s not enough light. Can you recommend a grow light bulb that’s better? I have seen the feit ones at Home Depot. Would those work? What watt should I buy?
Hey! Thank you for subscribing!!! It can take a while for them to get their dew back and to color up after the stress of shipping. More than likely it is just acclimating. In regards to lights, look for PPFD. In short that is how much light that gets to the plant. Most grow lights will have that listed. I use Fecida lights that I get off of Amazon. They are very good lights and very affordable. I have used them for years and have had no issues. They are very bright and are adjustable.
@ Thank You for answering. How much PPFD does a spoon leafed sundew need? I want to purchase the right bulb. Is my bright south sunny window enough to sustain the sundew on dreary days?
Hi sir.. I have my Drocera Capensis and Filiformis in a Bog pot and it is infected by spider mites / mealybugs.. So couldn't apply neem oil, any suggestions would be helpful. My Capensis especially trying to flower multiple times but failing because of the bugs they are eating them away.
Sorry to hear that you are going through that. You can use a miticide or a 3 in 1. I have a video on how to apply to the infected area. It can be frustrating but it is fixable. Carnivero has a great list of products that won’t harm your plant. They don’t sell them but they describe what to get and how it works.
Hey! That’s under grow lights. I probably should have specified that. Out in nature they can just be on the photoperiod that Mother Nature gives them. Even the best lights with the highest PPFD are no match for Mother Nature. They can handle less for sure but I have had them on a 16 hour photoperiod for the ones inside and they love it. However they will always do better outside in my experience. Good insight on the photoperiod.
@@Carnivorousplanthelp thank you this also answers a question I had about my sundew in a south bright sunny window. My window gets about 8 hours of sunlight. This is a relief to know that’s enough light daily.
Great useful vlog 👍, UK based 🏴, my collection is in a wooden shed, gets light when it's light, can't do any more 🤷, mild weather at the moment colder coming in 🥶, great channel 👌
Thank you for the support and kind words!! They might go to sleep for a bit during the colder weather and shorter photoperiod but will make a nice recovery in spring for sure!!
All my sundews died.
Cephalotus, Utricularia, nepenthes, sarracenia, flytraps, fig, and jacaranda all doing well.
Those sundews though…maybe it was my lighting schedule? I have my lights on at 04:30 and off at sunset.
My plants in tent never receive less than 12 hours. Definitely started getting less than 16 as winter came in. Maybe that was it? Water, temp, humidity, and substrate were nominal.
Definitely puzzling and something I need to figure out in the spring when I try again.
Hey! Interesting and I’m sorry to hear that. What kind of sundews were they? They could have went dormant. Also, how did they look before dying off? Do you still have them?!
@@Carnivorousplanthelp Two species. Capensis and the other a rosette-type I assume maybe to have been Capillaris. They were both garden center rescues sold as generic sundew. Had them both about eight months. Tossed them about two weeks ago. If you're still interested in a whodunit in spite of the plants being gone already:
The two Capensis had normal growth, then suddenly new growth stopped. No environmental changes other than English ivy on the opposite corner and a Jacaranda tree seedling that sprouted. Anyway, mature leaves went through their life cycle with dew; once they died new growth started but the leaves were small and underdeveloped. After about five leaves, the new growth stopped and it crashed out in spite of anything. In the end they were black throughout like an old flytrap leaf.
The rosette type did much the same except it appeared elongated in between growth stops, as if it wasn't getting enough light. Same end.
I check the PPFD of my lights with Photone & a cosine corrector every so often. Perhaps too much. Haha. Obviously more-so when I notice issues. The light levels didn't change. I did, in fact, increase it's light, but it had no effect obviously.
No discoloration on the leaves, oddly. The only pests I've ever had in the tent were spider mites on that English ivy that I noticed a week ago. Removed the ivy and haven't noticed any mites on anything else. I mean you would think I was trying to telepathically communicate with the plants with how I was staring them down looking for mites or any signs. Though I keep the tent at 65-85% RH, not sure how well those mites were doing in that sort of humidity.
The only other two issues I'm having are my sphagnum tray turning white but it's not drying out. I thought that was too much direct light bleaching it out, but perhaps it's fungal and related?
One of my Nepenthes is having what I believed to be Edema from a poor watering schedule. That seems to have slowed and stopped creeping up the plant as I've widened the watering schedule. Now though, I'm asking if this could all be fungal and related as well. It doesn't appear to be rust but I'm only 8 months deep into caring for plants in general, so what do I know. You know?
Hmmm. My first thought is maybe root mites if you bought them from a box store. That is a known issue with the ones purchased from those places. Was there little white spots on the roots if you can remember? I guess it is a moot point but trying to see if I can diagnose it for you just in case you decide to grow more. I hope that you do. A lot of those box store ones are very fragile and don’t make it.
@@Carnivorousplanthelp I didn't know these root mites or aphids even existed to check at the time. That being said, I re-purposed one pot and soil to start another Utricularia colony. Just checked down about an inch but didn't see any signs. Though it's been two weeks since their main colony would have been tossed out. I'm not sure if that's a factor. I'll still keep an eye on the rest of my plants though. If anything similar comes up on the others, now I'll be checking the roots for anything like that.
I have to agree with you on the box store plants. They are rough in comparison to the plants I've received from decent growers. I knew they would be but being so far in, I thought they'd make it.
No, this hasn't dissuaded me from growing more. I have Filaformis seeds I'm finally getting around trying to stratify outside right now. I'll get the hang of Sundews somehow; for starters probably go with a better seller next time for my 'anchor' plants. lmao. I look at it as half hobby, half conservation. I lose a plant and I'm legit bummed out. Trying to make sure it never happens again rather than give up.
Hello, new subscriber. I recently purchased a spooned leafed sundew from joles carnivorous plants. Ive had the sundew for about a week and it’s green. I’ve done everything by the instructions. I have it sitting on sunny days in a south facing very sunny window. It being winter we only have about 10 hours of light. We’ve had some dreary rainy days so I purchased a 11 watt grow light bulb for the sundew. I fear that’s not enough light. Can you recommend a grow light bulb that’s better? I have seen the feit ones at Home Depot. Would those work? What watt should I buy?
Hey! Thank you for subscribing!!! It can take a while for them to get their dew back and to color up after the stress of shipping. More than likely it is just acclimating. In regards to lights, look for PPFD. In short that is how much light that gets to the plant. Most grow lights will have that listed. I use Fecida lights that I get off of Amazon. They are very good lights and very affordable. I have used them for years and have had no issues. They are very bright and are adjustable.
@ Thank You for answering. How much PPFD does a spoon leafed sundew need? I want to purchase the right bulb. Is my bright south sunny window enough to sustain the sundew on dreary days?
They can go as low as 90 but as high as a few hundred. I wouldn’t go any lower than 90 though for the bottom range.
@@Carnivorousplanthelp Thank you for your reply. I will look into getting a bulb in that range
Of course! I am happy to help! Let me know if you have any questions along the way!!
Hi sir.. I have my Drocera Capensis and Filiformis in a Bog pot and it is infected by spider mites / mealybugs.. So couldn't apply neem oil, any suggestions would be helpful. My Capensis especially trying to flower multiple times but failing because of the bugs they are eating them away.
Sorry to hear that you are going through that. You can use a miticide or a 3 in 1. I have a video on how to apply to the infected area. It can be frustrating but it is fixable. Carnivero has a great list of products that won’t harm your plant. They don’t sell them but they describe what to get and how it works.
16 hours of light? The max daylight length in S. Africa is only 13 hours and that is in January only.
Hey! That’s under grow lights. I probably should have specified that. Out in nature they can just be on the photoperiod that Mother Nature gives them. Even the best lights with the highest PPFD are no match for Mother Nature. They can handle less for sure but I have had them on a 16 hour photoperiod for the ones inside and they love it. However they will always do better outside in my experience. Good insight on the photoperiod.
@@Carnivorousplanthelp thank you this also answers a question I had about my sundew in a south bright sunny window. My window gets about 8 hours of sunlight. This is a relief to know that’s enough light daily.