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2 Litre Nepenthes Hydroponics

  • #41
Good beginners species/hybrids:
ventricosa
alata
x ventrata
sanguina
truncata
maxima
poi dogs (hybrids)
rafflesiana
veitchii
spathulata
the list goes on...
 
  • #42
Yeah there are a lot more but heli listed some good starter plants. I'd personally add copelandii and vogelii to the list as well
 
  • #43
Well, I've already got truncata, sort of, and ventricosa, so i might try my hand at spathulata.
now, how to get my hands on it... theres a spathulata x fusca hybrid at *, good idea or not?
 
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  • #44
I'd add N. burkei and alba to the list too.
 
  • #45
Mr. Acurite: Just so you know, naming vendors, other than flytrapshop.com is against the forum rules.
 
  • #46
Hmm, burkei does look nice, is it highland? or intermediate? my dad said i could go to lowes and buy an automated light changer, so that's taken care of. Hopefully i can get a nice aquarium to. does the aquarium go open side up, down, or on its side, i understand everything else, but i can see you doing it any of those 3 ways...
 
  • #47
Hmm, burkei does look nice, is it highland? or intermediate? my dad said i could go to lowes and buy an automated light changer, so that's taken care of. Hopefully i can get a nice aquarium to. does the aquarium go open side up, down, or on its side, i understand everything else, but i can see you doing it any of those 3 ways...

Burkei grows well as either HL or intermediate.
 
  • #48
Just a question; if im growing highlands, is an aquarium casing necessary? or is that just lowlanders for extra humidity?
 
  • #49
not necessary for highland but it is much easier to grow them. Plants with thin leaves like hamata will probably do bad in low humidity.
 
  • #50
now, just waiting for the weekend, my stuff in the mail, and warning everyone of the impending internet apocalypse (SOPA and PIPA, which would likely shut down terraforums) is all i have to do.
 
  • #51
I am sure SOPA and PIPA arent going to pass. They are against the first amendment.
 
  • #52
I am sure SOPA and PIPA arent going to pass. They are against the first amendment.

...And Google got over four million people to sign the petition against it... :blush:

They said on the news that a lot of the supporters of passing the bill backed out after that. :)
 
  • #53
Yea, wikipedia blacked itself as you prolly know. Also the hacking group Anonymous is against SOPA and PIPA, they hacked several sites.
 
  • #54
Just a question; if im growing highlands, is an aquarium casing necessary? or is that just lowlanders for extra humidity?

Some highlanders do want higher humidity. I know for a fact that talangensis, singalana and some others won't pitcher for you in lower humidity, and prefer humidity around 70%+ at minimum. It's much easier to control variables in a terrarium. I would suggest getting one. You can get a 10g glass tank for $10 at petco and a glass lid for another $10, then put it in the window and you have a cheap terrarium. The humidity stays around 90% during the day in my terrarium, *unsealed*! In a sealer terrarium, you may have to mist less than once a month to keep the humidity high enough. I'm not any expert though, I'm just into this hobby a month myself. I just spend too much time on terra forums collecting information. :-D

now, just waiting for the weekend, my stuff in the mail, and warning everyone of the impending internet apocalypse (SOPA and PIPA, which would likely shut down terraforums) is all i have to do.

No. It won't shut down terra forums. Just pirate websites. But that will force google to take helpful resources off of their search engine.
 
  • #55
thanks for the tip pineapple *nice name*

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My dad is saying that before running out and buying anything legitimate, i should take a cardboard box and cover it in saran wrap, and put my plants in there to see what happens. is this, in any way, a good idea?
 
  • #56
Not really. You need light inside. And big electric lights and cardboard equals fire hazard. Just cut a two liter soda bottle in half and use the bottom half as a dome to temporarily keep the humidity up so it doesn't dry out when you leave. Then concentrate on building a terrarium.
 
  • #57
+1 to what he said ^
 
  • #58
now, just waiting for the weekend, my stuff in the mail, and warning everyone of the impending internet apocalypse (SOPA and PIPA, which would likely shut down terraforums) is all i have to do.

You can't be serious.

:lol:

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I am sure SOPA and PIPA arent going to pass. They are against the first amendment.

Explain to me how.
 
  • #59
You can't be serious.

:lol:

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Explain to me how.

Let's try to stay on topic with Mr Acurite's original post. This could get out of control.
 
  • #60
You can't be serious.

:lol:

Explain to me how.

I caught these as well, but I was too chicken to say much. But dude, he's just 13. At that age, most kids can't even type correctly. At least he's staying up with controversial issues. Neps are a pretty sophisticated hobby for such an age.

On topic, I think basically anything that is 99% enclosed will keep the humidity high. So anything from a car to a pumpkin will keep high humidity if there is moisture inside and high enough temperatures to evaporate it into the air.
 
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