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  • #101
Your tentaculata is a fast grower? Wow, I wonder why mine's stalling so much..
 
  • #102
:clap: Everything is gorgeous as always!! You should update more often! :D
 
  • #103
Thank you everyone!

Mato - well it's not exactly fast but faster than my other terrarium neps right now . . .

Mass - I know, I got it just for the colour!

Liz - I'll try ;)
 
  • #104
I'd tell you what my favorite one is....but I'd just list them all. :lol:
 
  • #105
Awsome!! Good growing!
 
  • #106
Oh wow, as majestic as ever sir carn :grin:
 
  • #107
WOW! Beautiful neps!

May I ask how you keep the temperature and humidity in the desired range of those more difficult species? You live in Ontario... Isn't it cold and snowy there? Do you rely solely on diffused sunlight and misting?
 
  • #108
Thanks pineapple. I don't really do anything to moderate temperature ranges, usually the temps in bedroom are "naturally" in the HL range, and I get good cool downs at night, especially in the winter.

In the summer they get about 5 hours of direct light in the morning and 11 of bright indirect light. In the winter photoperiod goes down quite a bit, this year I added some lights to a shelf to put some of the other neps for additional light.

Humidity is usually good, its higher in the summer, I mist them about twice a day! I keep the smaller neps in the terrarium where humidity and lighting are ofcourse more constant.

Thanks TJ & Thez!
 
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  • #109
Thanks pineapple. I don't really do anything to moderate temperature ranges, usually the temps in bedroom are "naturally" in the HL range, and I get good cool downs at night, especially in the winter.

In the summer they get about 5 hours of direct light in the morning and 11 of bright indirect light. In the winter photoperiod goes down quite a bit, this year I added some lights to a shelf to put some of the other neps for additional light.

Humidity is usually good, its higher in the summer, I mist them about twice a day! I keep the smaller neps in the terrarium where humidity and lighting are ofcourse more constant.

Wow, so simple but effective! Do you know what percentage the humidity is usually at? I heard Hamatas like high humidity. Is it really hardy for you?
 
  • #110
Humidity sits at around 50% in the winter, and 70-80% in the summer. N. hamata has been a trouble maker for me really, I just lost mine, but it's because it got attacked by spider mites, and I think I think it didn't like the media I used for it, It does like its humdity for sure, thats why i was growing in the terrarium where humidity is constantly around 80%.
 
  • #111
sweet plants carnivoure, keep up the great work!
 
  • #112
Why thank you Steven!

Quick Update, my N. veitchii (k) opened a new pitcher, and N. ventricosa x hamata is looking nice again!

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N. inermis is looking like it might do something interesting.
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  • #113
Beautiful plants. Love the veitchii.
 
  • #116
Awesome windowsill pics. :) It seems everyone's veitchii is growing faster than mine. :)
 
  • #117
Oh my my my have you done well! :love:
 
  • #118
Wow.... very nice Carn!
 
  • #119
Very nice! Everyone keeps posting pics of their Veitchii K and it makes the pain of not owning one even worst! Beautiful plants!
 
  • #120
Some updates, please forgive my horrible photography :p

I set up this shelf with some lights and put some neps in there who needed more than what the winter photoperiod had to offer

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N. ventriocosa x (ventricosa x xTM) - Doing nicely
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N. spectabilis x aristolochioides - made a nice pitcherconsidering the conditions!
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N. flava - biggest pitcher in my care!
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N. ventricosa x hamata - a beast is born
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N. inermis - finally looking like N. inermis :D :-D
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and this one looks very promising
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N. macrophylla
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Courageous insects venture into the dense growth of the "Forest of Death" defying rumours of a beast with many mouths with sharp teeth lurks about . . .
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And a relatively new addition to the family, our older cat was feeling lonely aand sad so we got him a friend!
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