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Post by tarence on May 12, 2007 14:07:53 GMT 8
It finally decided that it was adult enough to grow these ground pitchers. Finally.....TS & David actually spotted them in my garden as they were checking out my CPs last weekend. It`s tucked away at a corner so I never noticed it.  |
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Post by Robert on May 12, 2007 15:46:36 GMT 8
as months go by the ground pitchers going to be awesome  |
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Post by tarence on May 14, 2007 8:04:39 GMT 8
Really ? Coz i`m already impressed now. heheh. I`ve seen those in the wild & they look awesome too. Some of the more adult ones which have climbing vines also grow their pitchers in clusters along the vines> i doubt it will happen in cultivation as I lack the `perfect` mix of environment, media, moisture, sun levels.
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Post by isaacgoh on May 14, 2007 16:30:05 GMT 8
Hi Tarence,
Nice picture of your green amp. I hope mine will be like that soon. Still waiting for them to root from cuttings.
Rgds,
Isaac
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Post by tarence on May 14, 2007 17:02:34 GMT 8
Thx Isaac. i`ve had them for about 3 years I think. Started from a small plantlet a friend gave me. All the best for yours....
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Post by Robert on May 14, 2007 20:43:54 GMT 8
Hi Tarence the same behaviour can be observed in captivity-basals pitchers along the main vine. Here is one of my exampes.  |
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Post by isaacgoh on May 17, 2007 10:55:33 GMT 8
Robert,
you always never fail to impress me with your neps collections.
Cheers.
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Post by Robert on May 17, 2007 19:20:57 GMT 8
Hi Isaac, thanks for the kind words. If you have a young amp., be patient it will naturally bear ground pitchers and finally more basal growth with pitchers. some examples. Note this young red amp.,with 3-4 new shoots and ground pitchers getting more compact.  another red amp., this one has been inactive for many months until i stirred the medium top allowing extra aeration and move to brighter part in the garden. Pitchers are small but getting more compact now.  ;D Robert |
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Post by fishingman on May 18, 2007 11:41:45 GMT 8
Wow! Nice!!!!!! I've always have a special facination with amps to begin with actually but have not been successfull in the past. I bought one from Fauzi when we went to his nursery and I let the pot sit partially in a tank that I use to keep guppies. The medium is always moist due to this and I'm hoping it'll be something like a bog. The water should be quite 'fertile' thanks to the droppings from the about 150-200 guppies in the water. The place is shaded and so far the new leave of the amp is growing ok, light green and the pitcher at the end is very hairy. But the growth is kinda slow as compared to the coccenia and ventrata.
What do you guys think? Should I continue letting the plant soak partially in that water?
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Post by tarence on May 18, 2007 11:55:59 GMT 8
Did you say fertile ? NO !!!!! get it out of the tank.......a nep near or in contact with fertile soil or water will stop having pitchers...why bother having pitchers when it can get nutrients frm the water ? btw, why is in a tank ? isn`t fresh air or rather stagnant air going to be an issue ?
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Post by fishingman on May 18, 2007 12:08:35 GMT 8
Tarence,
The 'tank' is actually a big plastic container filled with water and placed in my balcony. In it is some water weeds and lots of guppies swimming inside. The pot for the amp is placed on top of 2 fully submerged pots so that only the base of the pot is immersed in the water. The is no pump in the tank to stir up the water so all of the dropping from the fish is at the bottom. No problem with stale air as the tank is uncovered.
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Post by artificialive on May 18, 2007 12:16:40 GMT 8
Hi fishingman,
As far as im concern, neps dont like 'tray watering'. They need the media to be moist, but not wet all the time. Since i dont see ur setup, i cant say whether u have to remove the amp pot or not..
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Post by fishingman on May 18, 2007 12:21:24 GMT 8
ok, I'll take a pic and post it next week.
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Post by tarence on May 18, 2007 13:50:58 GMT 8
I second what Naj says. in fact, the Nep might just `drown` in that set up with waterlogged roots. Not natural for Neps to grow that way...even the ones I`ve seen in the wild growing next to streams or rivers, have their dry-out days.
Also, even if the water is stagnant, the guppies excreta will still make the water `fertile` and affect your Nep.....i won`t leave the Nep in that condition but well, that`s just me. You are welcomed to do otherwise.
*smile*
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Post by fishingman on May 18, 2007 14:04:16 GMT 8
Thanks for the advise guys. Well noted. I'll take it out the moment I notice something not right. But me being evil, wanna experiment a bit. Muahahahahaha  That's why I got a cheap amp from fauzi and not his red ones that cost RM150.  |
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Post by David on May 18, 2007 18:44:33 GMT 8
The poor amp.  Err, not a good idea leaving the amp with wet feet all the time. I have grown neps in very wet soil before, even amps. They don't grow well and become weak and droopy when the media is constanly soggy. And it is true what tarence say, when the media is more fertile, they stop producing pitchers. Perhaps you could try this. Repot the amp and give it a mixture or 3 parts perlite and 1 part chopped up sphagnum moss as its growing media. This would allow more airflow around the roots. It might thrive like that. But I worry that the amonia secreted by your guppies will harm the plant since you said the whole tank is full of it. |
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That's why I got a cheap amp from fauzi and not his red ones that cost RM150. 
