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Tindomul 07-27-2008 03:53 PM

Thats horrible about the Masdies. I have had the experience of all of them dying on me for no apparent reason. Oh well.

Ross 07-27-2008 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by MZHMD (Post 128297)
I would be VERY wary of most Draculas on a windowsill unless enclosed to increase humidity. Well, if you run your whole house humidifier at 75% - you might do ok. I grow a bunch of Dracs indoors under lights/windowsill but I do it in an indoor greenhouse setup with two foggers going 24/7 and a fan on each shelf keeping the air moving. There are a few that will do OK with less - look for the more intermediate growing types with more succulent leaves. Stay far away from cold growers, or anything with thin, pleated-looking leaves.

I have done fairly well on eBay getting plants for less than Andy's or J&L sell 'em for. SOME of the plants are really quite nice. That is not to say that you wouldn't do well buying from J&L or Andy's, but you ARE going to kill a few of these babies while learning how to grow them on a 'sill so getting them cheap at first is a good idea.

Let us know how you do in about 6-8 months (once the heating season is well underway).

I definitely second this. Dracs grow in nature in very wet, humid situations. Some are low light, some higher light, but all have one thing in common - lots of air movement (constant) and wet - guess that's two things :biggrin:


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