How to care for sundew
Educational Program A Life / / December 19, 2019
We describe how to water, where to put and how to ensure the right diet.
Sundew - interesting and unpretentious Carnivorous plants. The name she received because of the sticky droplets, which are dotted with leaves. These drops and stick insects who decided to drink dew.
If the victim caught sundew, leaf curl slowly. And when the insect is digested, revealed again. Since the plant receives nutrients that are not found in the soil.
Most often home grown sundew Alice and the Cape. The other species found in stores is unreal difficult.
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Where to put sundew
Select plants for well-lit place, such as a windowsill east or west window. Sundew normally carries even in direct sunlight, but only in the morning or in the evening. But the midday sun is dangerous for her. On the southern window pot is better not to put, and if no other choice - always pritenit curtains from the scorching rays.
Try to choose a permanent place immediately. Without having to move the sundew, it is bad it carries. Do not turn the plant, always keep the same face to the sun.
For the most popular types, rosyanok cape and Alice, from spring to autumn suitable temperature is from 20 to 28 ° C. Winter cooler - 16 ° C. This optimal conditions, but a small deviation will not bring harm. The main thing - avoid sudden changes in temperature and protected from cold drafts predator.
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How to water sundew
Pour predator profusely and regularly to the earth in the pot remains moist continuously. Without this sundew will not develop normally. Add liquid to the pan and pour directly on the ground. Make sure that the stand has always been in the water, about a centimeter.
Use distilled water. Normal tap, even to settle, not suitable for sundew. Because of it, the plant will die.
Do not spray sundew.
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How do you know that the plant uncomfortable
Look at the sundew leaves. If the droplets are absent or hardly visible, the plant suffers.
The most common cause - not enough moisture. Make sure the soil does not dry up.
Another option - a little light. Make sure that the place chosen for the predator correctly, it is not necessary in the shade or too far away from the windows.
Also sundew leaves may be left without droplets in very hot weather. In this case, we can only wait.
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How to transplant the sundew
Transplant done in the spring, every year or two.
In the wild this plant is found in the marshes, so that the soil needs appropriate. For example, use pure peat moss without mineral or organic additives and pH to 4.
In the 1: 1 add the silica sand or perlite, soaked for 1-2 days in distilled water.
Do not plant sundew in earthen mixture for houseplants. They predator pretty quickly disappear.
Take the pot height of 8-10 cm, preferably made of plastic. Diameter is the same or more than the centimeter. The tray - high, so that it could maintain the desired water level.
After the transplant, with leaf sundew droplets may disappear. This is a natural reaction of the plant, so no cause for concern. If you want to alleviate stress, leave the predator for a couple of days in partial shade and under the hood of a cropped plastic bottle or film, to pet lacked moisture.
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How to feed the sundew
No fertilizer plant are not needed. From them sundew quickly perish.
Natural fertilizer for sundew - are insects. But do not help the green predator and constantly fed him animals, especially large. Allow the plant to hunt on their own. Insectivorous winter could well do without a meal.
Do not let sundew meat and other products. This will lead to the death of the plant.
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How to properly care for sundew
- Put the plant in a well-lighted place, but beware of the midday sunlight.
- Do not move and do not turn the pot.
- For watering using only distilled water.
- Keep the ground moist.
- Do not spray the plant.
- Repot sundew only suitable primer based on peat with perlite or sand.
- Do not fertilize sundew no fertilizer.
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