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Post by hongrui on Jul 26, 2007 20:05:15 GMT 8
just for you, Isaac. Enjoy ;D N. veitchii (f.) [EP]  N. rafflesiana 'Johore spotted' [MT]  N. rafflesiana (g.) [EP]  N. 'Giant Tiger' [Neofarm]  N. xhookeriana [Neofarm]  N. rowanae (e.) [EP]  N. globosa [Neofarm]    N. rafflesiana 'Kuching squat red' [MT]  N. distillatoria 'Purple' [BE]  N. campanulata [BE]  very tiny N. bicalcarata 'Red flush' [BE]  xxx these pictures are old pictures.. some are taken this month and some as far back as jan. i'll post more pictures as i take them.  |
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Post by isaacgoh on Jul 27, 2007 13:27:07 GMT 8
Dear Hongrui,
Thanks for your wonderful pictures. I like your globosa and campanulata.
Hope my globosa from Thi(bugbeware) will grow just as nice. Does globosa grow fast for you?
Thanks.
Rgds,
Isaac
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Post by hongrui on Jul 27, 2007 13:59:18 GMT 8
N. globosa is a easy grower and pitchers readily for me. just give it lots of light and water. but with the very wet weather recently and a lack of sunlight, most of my globosa got attacked by scales.
now i'm using a systemic insectide, and hopefully i can kill off the scales before they spread to other neps.
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Post by isaacgoh on Jul 27, 2007 14:11:32 GMT 8
Please share experience with us on growing neps. We always needs tips from time to time.
Rgds,
Isaac
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Post by hongrui on Aug 3, 2007 12:23:08 GMT 8
new pictures for august! enjoy! xxx xxx N. bicalcarata 'Orange' [BE]  N. xCoccinea [Lam]  N. maxima x TM [EP]  close up on peristome  another N. maxima x TM [EP]  N. veitchii (f.) [EP] again - newly opened pitcher  N. thorelii x truncata (c.) [EP] i think i won the lucky draw. i've got a not so red red dragon, but it's squat and tubbyish. i like  N. 'Sabre' [EP] - 2 different clones  N. 'Sabre' [EP] - i think this is a dead giveaway as to what is the cross behind N. 'Sabre'  N. 'Sabre' [EP] older and darker pitcher on the left, newer and slightly bigger on the right  N. globosa x northiana [Apodagis]  N. globosa x rafflesiana var. alata [Apodagis]  xxx mods/admin, i plan to like update this picture thread maybe once a month, do let me know if this is okay or you'd prefer that i open a new thread for new pictures.  |
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Post by isaacgoh on Aug 3, 2007 14:08:22 GMT 8
Dear Hongrui, Thanks for sharing your pictures. All your neps are so nice, there's not one that I do not like. Probably it's your skill of growing them to such healthy state. Do you have any trade list? Rgds, Isaac |
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Post by David on Aug 3, 2007 14:17:34 GMT 8
hongrui,
do you grow your globosa under direct sun or shaded? What is the secret of getting the pitchers to be so red? Some growers say this species is different. If the pitchers are shaded it'll turn red. But others say if under direct sun it'll turn red. Which is the fact and which is fiction? I also notice one picther is whitish.
Also what soil you use for your globosa?
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Post by isaacgoh on Aug 3, 2007 14:57:11 GMT 8
I'm also interested to know how you grow your globosa. I read that globosa will have different looking pitchers in one plant. It's kind of like the gene of globosa is not yet stable IMO.
Rgds,
Isaac
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Post by hongrui on Aug 3, 2007 15:42:38 GMT 8
thanks for the kind words Issac. i believe it's more of the my growing conditions that suits the plants rather than me, the water boy. i do not have any trade list, but i'll post if i have extra cuttings/plants for trade/sale/giveaways.
David/Issac,
i grow N. globosa (actually about 2/3 of my neps) under very bright light. full sun for 1pm till 3pm, bright light for the rest of the day. some of the globosa plants simply produces more red pitchers, others doesn't. but if the pitchers are allowed to develop in deep shade, then it is likely that the pitchers will be more red, compared to pitchers that are developed in light. what i do is i usually tuck the developing pitchers below the pots and let them develop there.
one problem i'm facing is that when the globosa pitchers are new, they are nice and red, but after a month or so after fully opening the pitchers will get attacked by scale and/or mealy bugs. the problem worsen recently after the wet weather and a lack of sun. as i mentioned earlier, most of my globosa plants are attacked by scales/mealy bugs and i'm now using a systemic pesticide to fight them.
my potting mix for my all my neps are pretty similiar 1:1:1 of sphagnum peat:perlite:pine bark. the cost of the pine bark is killing me and i'm looking for cheaper alternatives.
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Post by rainforestguy on Aug 4, 2007 11:34:47 GMT 8
hongrui,
I would check to see what orchid growers in your area is using over bark. I really like the scrubby mulch products (Cedar, Cypress, other woods) bark-mulch. This is usually the outer covering of threes where wood and skin meet. This product is grated/shredded and used mainly as a mulch. It lasts longer than bark and have better water retaining qualities. I also mix in perlite, some peatmoss or an inexpensive compost filler. Use broken charcoal (made from wood, not reconstituted kinds with the flame starters) pieces to mix with the soil for added long term drainage and water quality.
I would suspect that you might be able to find a good quality subsititute for the expensive bark.
M
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Post by hongrui on Aug 5, 2007 11:26:46 GMT 8
thanks michael, i've been around to some bigger nurseries (including orchid nurseries) but i've not been able to find any bark mulch in SG. what they're mostly selling is either fern bark slabs or pine bark.
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Post by rainforestguy on Aug 11, 2007 6:52:37 GMT 8
Do they sell fern root/bark shredded cheaply/inexpensively? At one time in Hawai'i. they used to sell them cheaply. It is still my favorite media of choice and would use it if I could find a cheap source for it. The roots of neps just love it.
M
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Post by hongrui on Aug 29, 2007 14:31:58 GMT 8
some pictures before August ends N. carunculata var robusta x truncata [EP]  N. maxima (h.) x mira [EP]  N. sibuyanensis x truncata-squat [EP] - just for the record, the insect was already in there when i looked at the pitcher today.   |
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Post by tarence on Aug 29, 2007 14:51:07 GMT 8
Yeah hongrui, we believe you about the insect. *wink*
No, really.........*2ndwink*
Haha......don`t get mad yah ? joking only.....how long have you had the recent 3 neps ? they look very nice. you seem to have a knack of choosing really attractive hybrids....
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Post by hongrui on Aug 29, 2007 15:07:32 GMT 8
the insect.. heh heh ;D
thanks tarence. i got the plants in mid june '07, these are the first pitchers that developed since arriving.
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Post by tarence on Aug 29, 2007 15:42:36 GMT 8
Well, in 2 short months, they seem to have acclimatised themselves happily to your environment....good work.
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Post by isaacgoh on Aug 29, 2007 16:14:44 GMT 8
yes, in 3 months with this kind of result it's very good indeed.
*whew*...when I saw this thread active again I thought we'll have more poison from Hongrui!
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Post by hongrui on Aug 29, 2007 23:24:55 GMT 8
hehe i'm waiting for some pitchers to open but hopefully i'll have some time to take some pics this weekend. september's dose of poison coming soon! |
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Post by Robert on Aug 30, 2007 8:37:23 GMT 8
Hongrui the coccinea look different from mine. Perhaps different form of the parent plants.
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Post by David on Aug 30, 2007 9:18:53 GMT 8
hongrui, is that an upper pitcher of xcoccenia you have posted? Looks like mine when it is grown under full sunlight but alittle more elongated than mine. Also if ever you have cuttings of your hybrids to spare, I am interested. |
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