When we're talking 100% perlite are we suggesting I remove them from the pots and repot them into only perlite? Won't that shock them in some way? Also, when I planted them I completely soaked the soil with the intention of not watering again until they have leaves. It was so nice here 10 days ago I wasn't expecting the weather to turn so quickly.
Or are you saying switch to 100% perlite and give up on trying to root them for now?
Will the T5's (4 ft x 4 bulbs) put out enough heat on their own or should I also look at heat mats? I stood in front of a fixture at home depot yesterday and thought I could feel heat, certainly enough to be 80 degrees or so.
I think it would be really neat to be able to give them light in the winter and keep them blooming. It was always an event at our house when the one I have right now actually bloomed. It made us feel like we were somewhere warm, sort of like going to a Jimmy Buffet concert.
A good part of our trip was scouting trees and finding the right time to snatch a piece of them. I'd hate to lose them. These are the flowers I took and they're in the pots numbered to match this picture. I'll shoot some pics of the stems tonight when I get home.