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Post by piscesilim on Apr 2, 2008 12:56:14 GMT 8
Outdoor but no shade.
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Post by David on Apr 2, 2008 13:50:07 GMT 8
Another question, I was strolling in a nursery to hunt a pot for sow Byblis' seeds, I got shocked when i see their Neps!!!! It's huge though plants' still short.... When i asked them what kind of media they are using, and guess what!? [glow=red,2,300]They use organic soil![/glow]  How could that be!?  Nepenthes are tolerant of a wide range of media. Even in the wild they grow on a wide variaty of soil/media, some of which have nutrients in them. That's why most Nep growers nowadays fertilise their neps with very diluted fertilisers and it works wonders. However, never try this on other CPs. A few Nep species are also not tolerant of media with nutrients, especially highlanders. Usually new growers to neps are advised to use sphagnum moss, peat, coconut chips and wood bark to be on the safe side. These are lacking in nutrients and minerals. However, most probably the media in those xventrata pots are sphagnum peat moss unless they repotted them into new pots with their own media. Is the media pitch black or dark brown in colour and very fine? If yes, it is most probably peat moss. I also noticed that only the old leaves nearest to the media has pitchers. Those on the vines have no pitchers. |
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Post by pheabs on Apr 2, 2008 16:04:07 GMT 8
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Post by pheabs on Apr 2, 2008 16:08:26 GMT 8
Another question, I was strolling in a nursery to hunt a pot for sow Byblis' seeds, I got shocked when i see their Neps!!!! It's huge though plants' still short.... When i asked them what kind of media they are using, and guess what!? [glow=red,2,300]They use organic soil![/glow] How could that be!? Nepenthes are tolerant of a wide range of media. Even in the wild they grow on a wide variaty of soil/media, some of which have nutrients in them. That's why most Nep growers nowadays fertilise their neps with very diluted fertilisers and it works wonders. However, never try this on other CPs. A few Nep species are also not tolerant of media with nutrients, especially highlanders. Usually new growers to neps are advised to use sphagnum moss, peat, coconut chips and wood bark to be on the safe side. These are lacking in nutrients and minerals. However, most probably the media in those xventrata pots are sphagnum peat moss unless they repotted them into new pots with their own media. Is the media pitch black or dark brown in colour and very fine? If yes, it is most probably peat moss. I also noticed that only the old leaves nearest to the media has pitchers. Those on the vines have no pitchers. Hmm.. they probably mix peat moss in it.. Because i did saw soil inside the pot... How bout the pot i bought? Is it okay for byblis sowing? |
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Post by pheabs on Apr 3, 2008 10:42:36 GMT 8
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Post by pheabs on Apr 9, 2008 12:05:53 GMT 8
my ping getting weird.. it seems like dying.. = =" how come?  |
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Post by artificialive on Apr 9, 2008 14:09:45 GMT 8
do you put it under direct sun?
for how long?
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Post by bactrus on Apr 9, 2008 15:08:16 GMT 8
Happened to mine too. Now no more big ping, managed to salvage one tiny fellow. Mine is always in the balcony- sunny in the morning and bright in the afternoon, till the fellow died.
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Post by piscesilim on Apr 9, 2008 21:17:43 GMT 8
I would say this is due to low humidity in your place. Try to put it covered aquarium and see how.
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Post by bactrus on Apr 10, 2008 9:09:57 GMT 8
Okay. Will try to nurture the tiny fellow in hight humidity condition. Strong wind my place...
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