Storing different carnivorous plant seeds?

7 years ago

Hello,

I'm hoping someone can help me. I am a novice at CP's and have ordered a whole bunch of seeds. I live in Romania so this is becoming a somewhat expensive endeavor as most of the things I need have been ordered from outside the country. I have a soil mix for CP's as well as live sphagnum moss that I am trying to propagate in about 7 containers (maybe I'm just keeping it alive, who knows?). Anyway, I am ready for my seeds.

I have done research as to how to plant them and am somewhat comfortable with that. Although any advice will be welcome.

The big question that I have not been able to find any definitive answers to online is how to I store the extra seeds?

I ordered:

Dionaea muscipula

Drosera capensis

Nepenthes chaniana

Pinguicula (mexican species)

Sarracenia (mix of species and hybrids)

Sarracenia purpurea purpurea

Urticularia subulata

Which one's, if any, should I put in the fridge? How do I store these guys?And...since anyone who is answering this obviously knows their carnivorous plants I would like to ask a few more questions please.

I know which species need dormancy, although not off the top of my head. Could they survive here in the cold? Here it can get to -14C with snow and very little sun. Should I leave the flytraps and sarracenia outside in the winter with mulch on top? I have a greenhouse but it has floor heating and a bad case of spidermites (if anyone can give me any advice on how to get rid of them for good I would appreciate it. I am in eastern europe and it is hard, expensive, sometimes impossible, to get certain things here.).Nothing has died but I know they are there.

Also, I have an all windows south facing house which was designed to take advantage of the sun in all seasons. I therefore have optimal sunlight in all seasons, when there is sun. I recently tested my house, with all windows opened, and it tested at 44-44% humidity (don't know about the winter with the windows closed), is this enough for these plants or do I need to make an indoor greenhouse for them? The summers here are hot (30-40 C) and facing south we get FULL sun on the terrace.. I'm afraid it might burn some of these plants. There is no cover for them. It's all or nothing. Considering I have so much light when it is available if I do make a greenhouse do I have to worry about them overheating?

I have so may questions...But for now these are enough. If you can answer any of them it will be very appreciated. This is an expensive endeavor for me and I do not want to fail. That would be money wasted and I would feel so guilty to have started this and failed.

As I said before any other advice will be greatly appreciated.

I am sorry for the long post. It was not intended to be so.

Thanks.

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