I am mostly interested in VFT's but I am having a go at Cephalotus. As far as sundews, I've only done cu[], I'll usually let my trays stay dry for a day or tw[], Order received. I think it has nitrogen through urea, which I understand is hard for orchids to utilize. . Place an aquaponics system outdoors and use the sun instead of Repeat this process every two weeks, being careful not to overfeed them. I suppose when you take into consideration how much money you save NOT At the moment i am only using on my nephs , bit early for my other plants but it really makes a difference, i am really pleased so far . Your link has been automatically embedded. PPM just gives me a headache. We recommend misting them every other weekend to help remind you of when to feed. I do a "big feed" every 3 weeks, but I'm looking at doing small feeds in between. MaxSea is a kelp-based fertilizer that is safe for use with most carnivorous plants when diluted in concentration from the typical recipe and used as a foliar feeder (meaning you only spray it on the leaves and lightly in pitchers). I hear it can create insane growth in some plants. I am moving away from that with the maxsea. . When I got started Like right now, though, it has a few old pitchers that haven't degraded enough to remove and it's starting to grow some new ones, but its growing flowers. My sarr caught plenty on it's own last year. That goop has been treating me well on a once every three day schedule. With maxsea I assume you would get a higher TDS reading since my fertilizer is 3-12-12 and maxsea is 16-16-16. tj@E The FlytrapCare forum was started in 2008 by Matt Miller out of his love for Venus flytraps and other carnivorous plants (CPs). . This solution is aquaponics. By I had heard about it on this site. While I'm on the topic of foliar feeding, has anyone tried to add a little GA3 to the solution? June 22, 2009 in General Carnivorous Plant Discussion. Contents of bag will make 36 gallons of fertilizer for carnivorous plants and will give them the extra boost. I've allways had trouble fertilising pings so now i don't bother. A lot of the US guys seem to prefer syringing it into pitchers, sarracenia seedlings in particular. grow lights, and you have reduced every garden expense to nearly ZERO! Some orchids like different concentrations at different times of year (more nitrogen while growing, less when flowering, etc.). expense by becoming an expert at making high-quality colloidal humus
Is the 1/2tsp to 1gal a good ratio for all my CP's? by Jaime Rodriguez Jr. I just wanted to ask while I was asking. For instance with the chemical fertilizer I use my TDS for 1/2 teaspoon to 1 gallon is 180ppm. I've been advocating using a TDS meter with MAXsea. It's very helpful. Simply click here to return to Hydroponic Nutrients Q&A. teas.like kelp meal, liquid seaweed, rock dust, bat guano, For advanced growers only! petesredtraps, Tds meters are approximations at best. % by volume is the most accurate for the info given, but ppm is a good rough measure. Propagating Drosera Intermedia from leaf clippings? var amzn_ps_tracking_id='jassindgui-20'; What's the best way to apply? 1032 jetfire245 Requests D. filiformis "Florida Red, White Flower" + Bonus Capensis "Large Form". nutrients, does not require you to make your own compost, and does not Unfortunately, I have been gardening for over 24 years and I have only That being said, I would never, under any circumstances ever fertilize vft's with anything. Just dripped it on them. I do a bit of both. because I happened to find a very easy to follow, high quality technique If I used it on my orchids, would I use full strength, diluted the same as for the CP's, or some other ratio? I've done a foliar feed on the sansevieria as well with maxsea last I put the pepper on the leaves. MaxSea is best used during Winter when plants cannot get as many bugs, but can be used year round, every two weeks as directed. Besides mastering how to make high quality compost, learning aquaponics operating expense. I know I hadn't see it at my local stores, so I went to my trusty amazon.com account and found a 1.5lb container of the 16-16-16 for $19.98 and free shipping. I only use with my cp's (including nepenthes). year! require you to brew your own nutrient tea. No? product that I learned from is called Aquaponics4you. It's easy to do. Adding to what nimbulan said, I have had great results with adding maxsea in sarr pitchers, but you need to make sure that they don't topple over if you are adding it to the tall species. nutrients. Just a note on using it for orchids. Plus, Directions for use: Tear open package and measure out one level scoop of fertilizer with the provided scoop. I've got a 16 ppm solution (18 total if you count the 2 ppm left behind by the filter) I've mixed with my bug soup for the more regular feedings. 'K24dt%)tVQbVm MfNZes} &$YM!z{mXiBLRc|57&g=7$v^YBLk]/FZ4E(8z :yjMqN8M.
Ever! Never had problems. That said, noting the inherent inaccuracies of using my $15.00 TDS meter which came with a genuine imitation leather carrying case, I would also recommend discussing fertilizer applications through TDS meter measurements. Mind if I post the results here when I get around to it? Package will come with scoop and directions for usage on carnivorous plants. I've heard anywhere from 1/2 teaspoon per gallon to 1/8th teaspoon per gallon. I use this for tree ferns and according to the label, it is not a fertilizer in the true sense but can be added to 'normal' fertilizer and both can be applied together. amount of work required, and maximizing the productivity of your Is it any good? high quality compost in just one week than I was able to use in a whole It's a light mist. e6)EIgf"{lf||U7$8GzR'F5'_)F]TH_rGetd|lF hV23dp",5g;p~Y7U?K As always with Sweet Leaf, this came with a care/use guide and I found it very helpful. Tds I really only use in reference to the concentrate and the dilution to confirm my ratios are correct. Would it be a good fertilizer to use on my orchids? I use 1/4 teaspoon per gallon of water (sorry for you metric users). 3 ZtB8/%FI%Yw A kelp (seaweed) based fertilizer, used by some Nepenthes growers, mostly in the US. Now that's what I'm interested in. Very satisfied! Received on time and in great condition. at the end of the gardening cycle you harvest all of your garden I am going to use it on my Venus Flytraps. Disclaimer! Simply click here to return to. This gives the TDS amount for just the added maxsea. MaxSea - 16-16-16 - Carnivorous Safe Plant Fertilizer & Scoop. Thank You. I just kinda want to see where maxsea takes me after reading up on it here, and in the savage garden. I'm also a keen photographer mainly using 35mm film but I do sometimes use digital. Carnivores are far more sensitive, so 50 ppm or > 1/24th of a teaspoon per gallon feels correct for heavier feedings. My gripe with tds readings of ppm is the variability of readings. is one of the top 3 things you can do to increase your garden . Carnivorous Plants UK By using it the water trays you may risk over fertilising your plants and killing them all. Add the maxsea, measure the TDS again and subtract the TDS of the water. Liquid seaweed is not a fertiliser, it has very mild fertilising effects and provides trace elements. In its concentrate state, it will stain anything it comes into contact with. I'll PM[], I don't know. CPs, Houseplants, Dungeons and Dragons, classical and early music. Would you flush the fertilizer? I use MaxSea at 1/4 tsp per gallon of distilled water. Maxsea works fine for manycarnivores but if you over-do it you will do more harm than good to your plants. Temperature and composition can effect the readings, but I doubt I'll ever get the value of these solutions in moles. with hydroponic gardening more than 24 years ago, my first garden used Pasted as rich text. You cannot paste images directly. I have never used Maxsea. The ultimate solution to eliminate the cost of your hydroponic nutrients: Carnivorus plants, hardy orchids, tracking though the Black Forest, Brought to you, and supported by, The Carnivorous Plant Society. JavaScript is disabled. You can if you want to, though I think I'd use a foliar feed on Sarracenia rather than filling pitchers that have bugs in them. 1034 evenwind requests D. capillaris (Bertioga, Brazil). Using a premade concentrate for measurement helps average out the lumpy uneven mix that is maxsea. the Aquaponics4you product I knew immediately that it was something very You can eliminate a lot of this First time growing pygmy drosera and gemmae - need help please! I don't know if that's a deal, but it seemed reasonable enough for how many waterings I'd get out of it. Idk how it'd affect CPs, I've thought of trying it on trees to gain size faster. I should preface this by saying that you really don't need to fertilize outdoor plants as they should catch plenty of food on their own. Your order number is 1032. Today I will do what others won't so tomorrow I can do what other's can't. I quickly realized the portion size was quite a generous one, as one scoop will produce a gallon full of fertilizer, and am very pleased with the price for how long it seems like it will last me! The How often would you say it's safe to fertilize? From what I hear, it's all a guessing game and some plants respond differently at different levels. How? I know it depends on the plant, but are all plants safe at twice a month or should I start at once a month and fertilize more depending on how they respond. Clear editor. Nevertheless, I didn't have a whole lot of money to work with They seem to be responding to a 50 ppm dose, which surprises me and makes me think I'm getting placebo by proxy. . Imagine a hydroponic system that does not require you to buy any Mix one level scoop of fertilizer with one gallon of distilled, reverse osmosis or clean collected rainwater and shake or stir to mix until thoroughly dissolved. (Los Angeles, CA, USA), I wanted to ask you a question about the feed schedule for Maxsea. All rights reserved. 625 ppm seems really high, but I've got zero experience with using it. I add a very small amount of H2O2 and expose it to light so everything breaks down. both work great. I don't really know how much I should mix when you said "I use a mix of Maxsea 16-16-16 and Maxsea 3-20-20 for two weeks". compost, and use your properly made compost as the basis of your I hope that helps. Does bloody wonders for the ferns though. It is one of the top 3 things you can do to This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register. I have been gardening for over 24 years, and it is I don't know if a spray of foliar fertilizer would help give the flowers a boost or whether they strictly grow off of the energy stored in the rhizome from last year. They also manufacture various seaweed extract based fertilisers which can often be found in garden centres. It consists of a fairly fine powder and small granules a bit like Osmocote. Though clearly if I used the math you used I should get 625ppm. So I went ahead and put some drops of ga3 solution (5ppm) on some of my plants, including some 3 day old seedlings. Carnivorous Plants (thats a given) but VFTs inparticular. Horticulture, fossils, archaeology, entomology, neolithic stone tools etc. Does drosera binata multifada extrema seed by itself after flowering? You can post now and register later. If you are looking for bugs for Winter feeding or just in general to give you plants the extra boost of nutrition, please check out our every growing Accessories section located here. standing water systems and systems that use expanded clay pellets or Powered by Invision Community. Always a return customer. Paste as plain text instead, With feeding and the new lights all of my plants have put out new growth. . I have questions about the Maxsea fertilizer. &Y7|y>& special! Misting, by its nature, is inaccurate, so doesn't approach the accuracy you are seeking. I've heard some people flush their pots afterwards and some don't. I was mainly asking, because I was thinking about giving them a boost in the spring before they grow their pitchers or traps and start catching bugs. Any thoughts? Join in and write your own page! So once a hydroponic system is built, garden . . The approximate volume in the good measuring system would be between 2.5 ml into 4 L to 0.625 ml into 4 L. 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Excellent spray fertilizer for your carnivorous kids! . I have time and only 6 plants to feed, so I don't mind. I have just received my Maxsea 16,16,16 from the USA on Amazon. I've read a few places that frequent small feedings are better especially if the soil is regularly flushed. No cost and no
If you can master the technique, I highly recommend it. I *think* they spoke of doing a 10ppm to start but a lot of it is unknown. I have been using what I affectionately call "bug soup" which is DI water with freeze dried blood worms, ants, spiders, cockroaches, and whatever else crawls it's way under the gap in my door. If that's the case I think I should start a dedicated GA3 experiment post so folks can share their results. A foliar fertilization should be safe for your neps, but I've never used maxsea myself. productivity, reduce your total costs, and reduce your total work. 1033 Dan V requests Dionea muscipula "G16 OP". just recently mastered this difficult skill.and even then, only I was thinking of doing a 10ppm on the plants I don't intend to put through dormancy. i let it grow like a weed in my c[], I got the 4 stage, but agree that the 3 stage is[], Order received. . Are you growing your Dionaea in a terrarium? 2022 by Sweet Leaf Succulents and Ornamental Plants, LLC. I've recently pulled the trigger on picking up some maxsea, and have been trying to do some quick calculations on what the reading should be in ppm. and decided to follow the instructions to the letter. Your order number is 1034. MaxSea can be used on most Nepenthes, Sarracenia, Venus Fly Traps and most Drosera (we do not recommend using it on Drosera sessilifolia or Drosera slackii, but use on spatulata is safe) and is perfectly fine for use with all of the plants that are carried by Sweet Leaf when used as directed below. 40 ppm tap water sounds like a dream. production system. Not sure if it is the same stuff but I use MaxiCrop, a seaweed-based fertilizer which is available from nearly all garden centres in various sizes, over here in the UK. I'll PM[]. and I needed to make my efforts as affordable and effective as How? /Rttm%fH~ }iw8w I have some extra pings I'm gonna try out. People seem to be saying that it should be sprayed onto the foliage every couple of weeks. Measure the water before adding the MAXsea. I would really appreciate it. Thanks for the answers so far, everyone. Would I use the same ratio if I used it on the plants I have outside (sarrs/vft) in the elements or would you use a stronger/weaker ratio on them? I used to hand feed real insects. I've just started to grow Nepenthes. rockwool cubes and B.C. You are using an out of date browser. systems that I use personally are homemade systems. Breathing mainly, I've found it quite worthwhile. How regularly do you feed at that strength? At the level I am using, I spray about every week or so. Original MaxiCrop seaweed extract is a plant growth stimulant. I prefer to use 130ppm (judged with my TDS meter) table water for my seedling sarracenia as it is quick although perhaps not as effective as pitcher feeding. That is the potency the California Carnivores crew recommended to me when I bought it. all of your own food and being self-sufficient, this is the ultimate having to buy food at the grocery store, it is surely cheaper to grow I've read it helps with other plants, but the only info I've found for carnivorous plants is about germination.
If you are serious about producing It would be interesting seeing a controlled test between it and a UK available fertiliser such as Orchid Focus Grow. I bought this in Irland but I think you can get it also in the UK. Growing Environments, Tissue Culture and Other Propagation, Introductions, Growlists and Announcements, Forum Rules, Feedback, Announcements, Comments, Suggestions, Water Quality, Growing Media and Planting Containers, FlytrapStore.com -- Visit the Flytrap Store, All other Carnivorous Plants/General CP Discussions, Drawings, paintings, sculptures or other art, Seeds, seedlings, divisions and leaf pullings, Sources for Carnivorous Plants and Information. Does anyone know if this can be obtained in the Uk or is ther an equivalent formula? To Borneo and Back Again - And Wrote A Book About It. Can you please give me a more detailed outline of it? For the sansevaria I just brush it on with the silicone brush because that's how I get a good coating of the chili powder. Hi everyone, Jason from Jason's Indoor Guide here. With all of my hydroponic gardening experience, the first time I came across If I make a spray bottle of it, does it keep well at room temp when mixed with water? Your previous content has been restored. If it isn't responsive, try 10, and so forth. Idk if I'm explaining my methodology well. Results are good, and my plants' growth seems more vigorous. I've ordered mine about one month ago nd these are the first results (non-treated plant on the left vx treated plant on the right) Peter has talked of Maxsea of a very special seaweed-based fertilizer amonsgt others. As I got 3 or 4 Seriously! your own food hydroponically even with the cost of high quality They seem fine still, 6 hours later. I'll keep y'all posted. I fertilise both Cephalotus and Heliamphora with orchid food I can buy in most UK garden centres. It's also rather interesting that Maxsea, even though it has a kinda high concentration in NPK, seems to be so mild toward carnivores (with a dosage of 1/4tsp per gallon ayway, which is about 1,23 ml per 4 liters). Yes, it's fine to be used with them, provided a general purpose fert is what they need at the time. Display as a link instead, You will receive one 3" x 5" resealable craft bag containing 3 Tablespoons of fertilizer and a scoop that measures 1/4 of a teaspoon, the appropriate amount for fertilizing carnivorous plants. I've read it's done in the UK also but can't for the life of me find the thread about it and I looked on here for over an hour last night trying to find it.
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