Got the shelf :D

[Drosera36]

Jeez, you're right! What would normally be 99 cents is now 10 bucks!

-Ben

 

[Drosera36]

I stuck a kinda cheap (5 buck) thermometer and hygrometer on the shelf next to my Nepenthes. As far as I can tell (from two days), the temp in the daytime tends to be around 70-75, and 60-65 at night (these temps are only if I leave the heating vent closed, other wise, the temps shoot around all the time as the heat comes on and off, though I always leave it closed at night). The humidity (with the heating vent closed) seems to stabalize around 40%-50% in the day, and maybe 60%-65% at night. I still have to observe it a little more, and these readings are probably different for my shorter shelf with the dews and pings, but the bulbs don't really make much heat at all, so I don't think they're too much of a factor.

So, my question is, what plants would enjoy growing here besides the "weeds"? Would N. ramispina do ok here, especially if I added another fixture with two bulbs to the nep shelf? Could D. cisitflora grow here?

Thanks,
-Ben

 

[Drosera36]

Update

Plants that I want to control the water table of:

D. admirabilis:

D. tokaiensis:

P. 'Sethos':

D. binata seedlings (emerging from dormancy):

P. 'Huahuapan':

D. scorpioides:

-Ben

 

[Jayson16]

Looking great Drosera36, love the P. 'Sethos'. Keep up the good work

Jayson.

 

[Not a Number]

Nice setup and plants indeed.

Does your camera have a fluorescent lighting mode? Your photos will probably not come out as blue/cyan if it does.

 

[Drosera36]

Thanks.

Yeah, right now I think it's in incandescent. But, I sort of like that blue hue.

-Ben

 

[Not a Number]

If the tubes are balanced for daylight, daylight mode might work better. Experiment, you can always delete the image from the camera.

 

[Drosera36]

The many colors of P. 'Sethos'

Incandescent:

Fluorescent:

Daylight:

Cloudy:

I think it's interesting how one plant can look so many different colors just by changing the settings on my camera. It looks pretty though.

-Ben

 

[Drosera36]

Just an update.

Well, I went to the hydroponic place, and they have a lot of cool stuff. Including trays:

And I repotted the N. x ventrata, and cut away the vining stems:

Look who joined the party! (Senecio articulatus):

-Ben

 

[SarraceniaScott]

Get transparent vinyl shower curtains, and put them up with cable ties to form a humidity hood. Then you can use another piece of plastic to cover the top. It will keep the humidity quite high.

 

[xvart]

Get transparent vinyl shower curtains, and put them up with cable ties to form a humidity hood. Then you can use another piece of plastic to cover the top. It will keep the humidity quite high.

I told you, Ben! lol.

xvart.

 

[Drosera36]

Lol, I don't think my plants really care about that, because, you guessed it, it's time for another update!

Pretty much the same plants.

D. binata:

D. capensis 'Giant':

P. 'Sethos':

D. admirabilis:

-Ben

 

[Drosera36]

D. scorpioides:

P. 'Huahuapan':

-Ben

 

[glider14]

very nice! i have been planning to do somthing like this for a while. until now i didnt have any money. i will probably get a shelf for my birthday and then ill buy the lights i need. what are the measurements of your shelf?
Alex

 

[Drosera36]

Thanks.

I dunno, something like 7' tall, 4' long, 17" wide.

-Ben

 

[glider14]

very nice! i plan to get a shelf on my birthday so ill have somthing similar to yours. what are the dimensions of the shelf?
Alex

 

[glider14]

ok...thats a little weird. i didnt see my post come up. i typed a new one though.
MODS can delete these 2 last posts. this one and the copy.
Alex

 

[xvart]

Dang! Your D. binata is really springing up fast! It's growing like a beast!

xvart.

 

[Drosera36]

Lol, yeah, it's pretty crazy.

-Ben

 

[Zero]

your plants are coloring up nice.
is the shelf unit you have 48 inches wide?
when I looked at lowes, home depot, walmart websites, all I could find was 36 in. shelfs.
peace,
Zero