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Post by hongrui on Oct 16, 2007 13:16:01 GMT 8
yes sir yes sir, i'll take some pics later and post them up when i get home. don't be expecting too much tho, just imagine some rows of pots with untidy nep vines.  |
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Post by tarence on Oct 16, 2007 14:02:58 GMT 8
i`m just curious about your garden space coz i have half your number of neps but hardly any more space for additional pots......heheh. no hurry with the pics Hongrui, when you are free then.
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Post by hongrui on Oct 16, 2007 15:43:39 GMT 8
i grow my neps in 2 (now 3) spots around the garden and this is the sunnier growing area, which gets full sun till about 2pm. 2/3 of my neps are grown here.  a look from the other end. my ceph from cindy is somewhere in there.  this particular area that i'm starting to invade has full sun the whole day. right now, there's some amp x mirabilis, amp x raff and xmiranda there as test plants.  i have another spot, which i did not take any pics because it is waay too messy, is where i grow the more shade loving ones like amps, hirsuta and friends. that particular area only gets morning sun till about 11, and after that it's in bright shade till sundown. i've recently received a 'permit' from my dad to fix up a sprinkler watering system. hopefully i'll be able to get it done up during my school break in december and with luck, the neps will appreciate the higher humidity levels and extra water and grow better for me. |
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Post by tarence on Oct 16, 2007 16:13:50 GMT 8
thx hongrui...you DO have a lot of space altho as you mention before, space might become a problem once the Neps mature & start vining. For now, you are safe. I`m looking at your bare walls in pic 1 & 2 and going mmmmmm......coz neps can hang happily from there.
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Post by Robert on Oct 16, 2007 19:12:29 GMT 8
yup,agreed Hongrui can easily double his collection by construction a bench  |
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Post by funkychips on Oct 16, 2007 19:45:55 GMT 8
hongrui...based on your pics, if you ask me....there is absolutely LOTS of space for ALL your plants to vine! Especially with that wall height, i agree with robert that you can construct tiered benches, maybe shove those shade-loving plants below and woalla! you can even construct wall lattices...just my imagination running wild but hey lol ;D but if I had that much of wallspace you have I'd be constructing lattices too soon for comfort! and i foresee a Nep jungle coming with the headache  |
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Post by hongrui on Oct 16, 2007 23:28:20 GMT 8
double my collection, robert? a very tempting thought, but i need to get a permit to construct a bench, especially if it's going to be permanent. i was thinking of getting some stainless steel shelves from some DIY shop and maybe DIY it. and that will have to wait after i get the sprinkler system done up as i'm planning to DIY that too.
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Post by Robert on Oct 17, 2007 0:04:04 GMT 8
Hi Hongrui,DIY was a good idea as it allowed for ease of installing and dismantling. Go for it ;D
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Post by David on Oct 17, 2007 8:32:46 GMT 8
hongrui, you can also have 3 roll of neps instead of one now (all next to the wall). You can still walkk inbetween the 3 rolls.
On top of that, in the second picture on the right... that is where the roof of your house ends is it? If so, you can install hooks and hang your neps from the roof too. You can hang them all just next to each other. If you hang the plants one higher, another lower and another higher next to each other, you can double the amount of plants hung from your roof.
I would say you can tripple your collection in this area.
If you do this, the whole area will be more humid and better for your neps too. Hmm, I'm getting all excited but this is not my house... haa, haaa... Just got to make do with my home "in the air".
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Post by hongrui on Oct 17, 2007 9:37:50 GMT 8
i used to have 2 rows of pots with walking space inbetween, but when their population multiplied, i had to bring them all together and the result is what you see.
hanging pots from the roof is out cause that's where the laundry is! i'm also not exactly in favor of hanging pots as it'd be harder to water, unless i hang them at maybe my eye level, but then it'd be quite erm.. challenging to walk about?
my current idea is to have 2 benches, one against the wall, and another parallel to and against the pails you see in pic 1 and 2. i should then have a small walking space in between and that should be an incentive for me not to get any fatter!
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Post by tarence on Oct 17, 2007 10:21:20 GMT 8
aiya, S`poreans are rarely fat, unlike us M`sians. All of us are obese. heheh.
yes to the 2 benches......*smile*
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Post by David on Oct 17, 2007 13:16:20 GMT 8
cool!
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Post by hongrui on Nov 2, 2007 10:13:08 GMT 8
more pics for nov! following Robert's lead, here are ampu crosses and friends N. xhookeriana [Lam]  N. xhookeriana 'Green' [BE]  N. xhookeriana [NF]  3 x different N. xkuchingensis 'Songkhla' [NF]    N. 'Viking' x ampullaria 'Spotted' [NF]  N. 'Sabre' [EP] (N. ventricosa x xTM)  N. tobaica-purple x thorelii-squat [EP]  |
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Post by hongrui on Nov 2, 2007 10:15:49 GMT 8
my mother is asking if rearing ants is my new hobby ;D N. xkuchingensis 'Songkhla' [NF]  N. truncata [EP]  N. truncata (c.) [EP]  |
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Post by funkychips on Nov 2, 2007 11:39:43 GMT 8
Ahh finally eye candy again. i hate those kind of ants. they came streaming out of my xero when I first got it. now they are seemingly around my garden somewhere as I see one or two astray.
Your kuchingensis and hookerianas seems to be doing well for you. Mine practically struggles to produce pitchers. Don't ask me why, I have no idea especially when rafflesianas are in fullpitchering mode and they are sitting side by side, ironically.
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Post by hongrui on Nov 2, 2007 12:34:28 GMT 8
i had a little problem with the xhookeriana 'Green' when it first came though. but i ignored it and left it alone. after 2months of sulking, it finally pitchered and has been doing so ever since.
ants.. they're all over the place! when i'm really really bored, i catch them and feed them to my drosera!
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Post by tarence on Nov 2, 2007 12:44:51 GMT 8
hongrui, those are m-i-g-h-t-y big, ferocious looking ants, esp the 2nd & 3rd pics....brrrr....i only get ants of similiar size to your 1st pic....oops, nice neps too. heheh.
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Post by Robert on Nov 2, 2007 12:55:20 GMT 8
Hongrui, nice hookeriana and viking x hookeriana. Are you collecting the hook., and viking x hook. various forms and colours?
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Post by hongrui on Nov 2, 2007 14:37:18 GMT 8
tarence, the ants shown ain't too bad compared to the larger soldier ants that patrol around and those really bite.
Thanks robert. yep, i'm trying to collect as many forms of hookers as i can but they are hard to come about.
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Post by ameliepoulain on Nov 2, 2007 14:50:10 GMT 8
tarence, the ants shown ain't too bad compared to the larger soldier ants that patrol around and those really bite. Thanks robert. yep, i'm trying to collect as many forms of hookers as i can but they are hard to come about. do I have dirty mind or do I have a dirty mind? ;D |
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