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Post by tarence on Jul 23, 2007 11:14:08 GMT 8
Thx for sharing Michael. Good to know your personal experience. At the moment, I `m still trying to locate limestone or coral chips. Apparently what I got the other day was merely granite. Everyone says go to construction site, can find at the roadside etc but we simply do not know for sure what limestone looks like.
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Post by isaacgoh on Jul 23, 2007 11:25:00 GMT 8
Dear Michael,
Thanks for sharing your insights. A big welcome to you too.
Rgds,
Isaac
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Post by David on Jul 23, 2007 23:33:24 GMT 8
Hi Michael! Welcome and thanks for the insight.  |
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Post by rainforestguy on Jul 27, 2007 2:14:41 GMT 8
Anyone has a male N. northiana male in bloom?
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Post by seree on Aug 12, 2007 14:15:55 GMT 8
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Post by hongrui on Aug 12, 2007 21:06:13 GMT 8
nice! under what kind of light conditions do you grow the N. northiana?
i have mine growing under shade now, but am wondering if they would do better with more sun?
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Post by seree on Aug 13, 2007 2:08:42 GMT 8
I grow northaina in ful sun no wind and rain, soil have limestone and give (Ca2+)
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Post by hongrui on Aug 13, 2007 8:05:45 GMT 8
thanks! i guess i'll just keep it at where it is for another 6months or so before deciding to move it or not.
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Post by tarence on Sept 2, 2007 11:47:10 GMT 8
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Post by hongrui on Sept 2, 2007 22:22:23 GMT 8
wow tarence! i wonder how long i'll have to wait too see a single pitcher on my northiana
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Post by tarence on Sept 3, 2007 8:59:45 GMT 8
i got mine as a very small plant about 14 months ago & it oredi had many offshoots then. it was just bought at a morning market in kuching by chua for rm8 i believe & we waited with bated breath to see of this plant could survive. Pitchers....we daren`t hope coz we kinda figured this nep was a lil` difficult to keep...but well, for rm8...why not try ?
so finally after more than a year...it kinda decided to end the pitcherless period.
mine currently gets direct morning sun from 8-11 a.m....the way i see it, that`s how it grows in the wild....
Good luck for yours hongrui.....it should pitcher eventually.
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Post by isaacgoh on Sept 3, 2007 9:21:03 GMT 8
Wow, lucky you Tarence. Rm8 is very cheap for a northiana.
My big northiana female refuse to pitcher for me still. I'm happy just to see her throw out some big and nice leaves for now. Let her figure out when she will pitcher.
However, my 2 northiana seedlings had a growth spurt recently and is throwing out pitchers too. Waiting for them to grow into a nice size to be transferred outdoor.
Rgds,
Isaac
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Post by tarence on Sept 3, 2007 9:46:30 GMT 8
Good to know Isaac.....happy Northiana-ing....
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Post by isaacgoh on Sept 3, 2007 10:05:57 GMT 8
Good to know Isaac.....happy Northiana-ing.... Looking at your plant, I would be tempted to do a cutting seeing that it has a number of side shoots.  |
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Post by tarence on Sept 3, 2007 10:16:43 GMT 8
yeah i know....i`m so tempted too...
David : did the cutting i gave you survive ?
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Post by rainforestguy on Sept 4, 2007 0:37:52 GMT 8
I have found that N. northiana are water hogs. Give it ample water and allow the media to run freely with excess water every few days. This helps makes big pitchers and allows the plants to develop a better root system.
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Post by tarence on Sept 4, 2007 8:52:09 GMT 8
My current medium of granite rocks & vermaculite drains within 5 seconds or less I`m afraid...but I do make it a point of wetting the nep as much as I can...thx for tip....
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Post by David on Sept 5, 2007 9:16:48 GMT 8
David : did the cutting i gave you survive ? Yaa, still "existing". Growth has been stagnant. Only recently it started to grow new leaves. |
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Post by isaacgoh on Sept 5, 2007 10:32:41 GMT 8
David : did the cutting i gave you survive ? Yaa, still "existing". Growth has been stagnant. Only recently it started to grow new leaves. David, How is your northiana seedling doing? Mine is doing quite well in my terrarium. I almost gave up on them. They like it moist but not soaking wet (no plate). Rgds, Isaac |
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Post by Robert on Sept 5, 2007 22:35:06 GMT 8
well,Isaac what's wrong with your northiana?
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