my nep has been sitting in my windowsill for about a week now, still in its 3" original pot, i wanted to transplant it today. its a 4" tall n. ventricosa with a few totally black leaves on it(i imagine just needs trim from winter). the plant has like three 4 inch leaves with many smaller ones and only one 2inch pitcher on the plant(which is dying from the leaf snapping while removing from the death cube, hince the name?)
my questions are...
1. do i use the regular 50 sphag. peat/50 perlite mix? i i also have LFS handy.
2. i read people fertilize them?!?! foliar feed?(perhaps they meant feeding it bugs and not what i think?) i thought cp didnt need it??
3. i imagine the houston summer heat and killer direct sun would melt this plant, but would it be ok if it was hanging on a NW corner of the house where it would receive afternoon/dawn light?
4. does the soil need to be as moist as..say the sarracenia soil? or vft soil? i hear moist but not wet?
i have a 8" hanging pot just waiting now.....
i tried to read as much as possible beforehand but its tough to beat the expertise of someone whos been at it as long as some of you. i really appreciate the help.
thanks
~b
my questions are...
1. do i use the regular 50 sphag. peat/50 perlite mix? i i also have LFS handy.
2. i read people fertilize them?!?! foliar feed?(perhaps they meant feeding it bugs and not what i think?) i thought cp didnt need it??
3. i imagine the houston summer heat and killer direct sun would melt this plant, but would it be ok if it was hanging on a NW corner of the house where it would receive afternoon/dawn light?
4. does the soil need to be as moist as..say the sarracenia soil? or vft soil? i hear moist but not wet?
i have a 8" hanging pot just waiting now.....
i tried to read as much as possible beforehand but its tough to beat the expertise of someone whos been at it as long as some of you. i really appreciate the help.
thanks
~b