I want to get some help from the more experienced people here to see if I'm doing anything wrong or if there's anything I can do better.
I was at a local garden center a week ago and kinda impulsively purchased two CPs they had there. I've had them IDed as N. x ventrata and D. Capensis.
http://www.terraforums.com/forums/showthread.php/135434-Drosera-and-Nepenthes-ID
The Drosera was one that I was planning on ordering regardless so that worked out. I wasn't sure what Nepenthes I was going to order but from the research I have done on this one so far it seems to be one of the more hardy species.
I repotted both plants in roughly a 50/50 mix of Hoffman's sphagnum peat moss and Hoffman's perlite. The Drosera pot is sitting in a small plastic tray that I've been keeping distilled water in to keep the media moist. I also occasionally water from the top. The nep I've been watering every 2 days or so, the media has been staying fairly wet. They are both getting sunlight from a SSW window. I've pulled a sheer curtain across the window since I read they might not like too much direct light while adjusting to new conditions. Oh and I also read that the pitchers can dry out since the fluid in them spilled during transport so I added a little water to each pitcher. For humidity control I'm trying to mist them once a day with some distilled water. It should be fairly humid in my room anyways though. I have two open top fish tanks and two aquatic vases planted, oh and one small tank with a top. So the evap from all those keeps my room fairly humid.
I'm not sure if there is anything else I should be doing or anything I should do differently. Any feedback is appreciated. Thanks!
I was at a local garden center a week ago and kinda impulsively purchased two CPs they had there. I've had them IDed as N. x ventrata and D. Capensis.
http://www.terraforums.com/forums/showthread.php/135434-Drosera-and-Nepenthes-ID
The Drosera was one that I was planning on ordering regardless so that worked out. I wasn't sure what Nepenthes I was going to order but from the research I have done on this one so far it seems to be one of the more hardy species.
I repotted both plants in roughly a 50/50 mix of Hoffman's sphagnum peat moss and Hoffman's perlite. The Drosera pot is sitting in a small plastic tray that I've been keeping distilled water in to keep the media moist. I also occasionally water from the top. The nep I've been watering every 2 days or so, the media has been staying fairly wet. They are both getting sunlight from a SSW window. I've pulled a sheer curtain across the window since I read they might not like too much direct light while adjusting to new conditions. Oh and I also read that the pitchers can dry out since the fluid in them spilled during transport so I added a little water to each pitcher. For humidity control I'm trying to mist them once a day with some distilled water. It should be fairly humid in my room anyways though. I have two open top fish tanks and two aquatic vases planted, oh and one small tank with a top. So the evap from all those keeps my room fairly humid.
I'm not sure if there is anything else I should be doing or anything I should do differently. Any feedback is appreciated. Thanks!