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With respect to fungus gnats- I bought three sundews- Drosera adelae, to be precise- from California Carnivores. They grow well side-by-side in some orchidaria that I use for a select number of plants. Moreover- they control the fungus gnats very effectively indeed. The address in this header is bogus. Send no email there. Cheers, -AJHicks Chandler, AZ |
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On 16 Aug 2006 22:33:47 GMT, Aaron Hicks wrote:
With respect to fungus gnats- I bought three sundews- Drosera adelae, to be precise- from California Carnivores. They grow well side-by-side in some orchidaria that I use for a select number of plants. Moreover- they control the fungus gnats very effectively indeed. We bought a venus flytrap from them and sundews popped up as a bonus. Bob |
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AJH -
I've always held your opinions in high regard, but isn't that treating the symptoms and not the cause? -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Artwork, Books and Lots of Free Info! "Aaron Hicks" wrote in message ... With respect to fungus gnats- I bought three sundews- Drosera adelae, to be precise- from California Carnivores. They grow well side-by-side in some orchidaria that I use for a select number of plants. Moreover- they control the fungus gnats very effectively indeed. The address in this header is bogus. Send no email there. Cheers, -AJHicks Chandler, AZ |
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That's a good point, Al. It is a band-aid for most purposes.
Part of it is that there are folks that consider fungus gnats and their larvae to be harmless, and others that think the larvae will eat roots. I dunno which camp is correct. The reason I've been keeping droseras as of late (aside from how easy they are to grow) is that they have done well at controlling a modest problem I have with some paphs I'm keeping in sphag just right now because they really need some help. I can't let them dry out, but I don't keep them sopping wet. How do people keep paphs in sphagnum without this problem? The address in the header isn't valid. Send no email there. -AJHicks Chandler, AZ |
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You probably mean, "Good Point, Ray." Believe me, Al hasn't made a good
point in weeks. "Aaron Hicks" wrote in message ... That's a good point, Al. It is a band-aid for most purposes. Part of it is that there are folks that consider fungus gnats and their larvae to be harmless, and others that think the larvae will eat roots. I dunno which camp is correct. The reason I've been keeping droseras as of late (aside from how easy they are to grow) is that they have done well at controlling a modest problem I have with some paphs I'm keeping in sphag just right now because they really need some help. I can't let them dry out, but I don't keep them sopping wet. How do people keep paphs in sphagnum without this problem? The address in the header isn't valid. Send no email there. -AJHicks Chandler, AZ |
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Mea culpa. Ray it is.
-AJHicks Chandler, AZ |
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Aaron Hicks wrote: With respect to fungus gnats- I bought three sundews- Drosera adelae, to be precise- from California Carnivores. They grow well side-by-side in some orchidaria that I use for a select number of plants. Moreover- they control the fungus gnats very effectively indeed. I used to grow droseras. IIRC, they attract insects to an area. My favorite was D. peltata. I have a nepenthes in with my orchids now. J. Del Col |
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