i noticed my nepenthe was not growing right, ive had it for 2 months or so and the pitchers were withering a bit, i realised from this video that ive had the wrong humidity and potting! I really appreciate the advice given here, i could not find info anywhere else
Just bought one for my high school environmental science classroom. Kids are going to love it! Thanks for helping me figure out how to take care of my new friend. I have orchid soil, what kind of pot?
Excellent advice! Great instructional! #6. Proper Temperatures/Day-Night swings. It can make or break your Nepenthes! Know what your specific plant needs.
On the topic of humidity. Mine was growing so well when I was living in a place that had a sky window in a bathroom. There were 3 people who were showering in this bathroom a day so it had great humidity and light, it was thriving. I moved and now I'm struggling with it!
Just found your channel, the Highland tour -omg -luscious nepenthes I never saw before. Ooh the black ones, the striped ones with the green ruffles down the pitcher, fat ones, skinny ones... I spent at least over $1,000 in my head ( where all my money is 😂) question before I get one: does it matter if it is a high land or a low land one if I will be growing it in an east window? Im thinking highland might be better. Thanks for sharing your passion!!! 🌱🤗👍🏻 oh I’ve had Peter D’Amato’s book “The Savage Garden” for ages , playing around w sarracenias but twice had no luck w neps, now I know why! 🤦🏻♀️
Several years ago I potted a wild nepenthes on a soil pot... It survive 😂 but after a month, all the pitcher fall and it wont grow any pitcher till now... guess its not a pitcher plant anymore 😂
NOW ALSO VERY IMPORTANT....In the Gulf states of the USA, the temperature outside in the winter is too cold. I bring my Nepenthes indoors for the winter.....it survives until it is warm enough to go back outside when spring time comes, and around sixty degrees is good for mine to go back outside...temperatures of forty degrees during the winter nearly killed mine! Bringing them indoors the humidity is low and they will stop growing, but the warmth will keep them from dying. ( I don't own a climate controlled greenhouse o.k.!) Find out by research first, and then trial and error last!
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I found recently my nepenthes was making lots of leaves and tendrils but not pitchering, so I got another cool mist humidifier and it's starting to pitcher again and made a big leaf jump!
Just got my first 2 Nepenthes plants :) Got hybrids as i am a first time Nepenthes grower and cant wait to expand the collection. love the vids as you give the best advice and im sure they will thrive. lots of love from South Africa
I like your presentation! It is very informative and well structured; your tone also helps to deliver the concepts. I just bought my first Nepenthes and Fly traps to grow in the Blue ridge mountains. A bit of a stretch in terms of the plants habitat, I know, but it is a decent climate. Anyway, thank you for all the help and God Bless you.
Thank you, my nepenthes took major damage I think from taking them to direct sun contact and still kind of cold outside. They turned orange almost. What humidifier would you Recommend?
Hi, nice video.. Anyway u mention before that u ever saw unhealthy nepenthes on oversived pot with quite soggy sphagnum moss, does it mean that nepenthes should never be put on oversize pot or maybe if I do, the watering should be done on extra caution?
Really nice tuto :) I would not recommend the terrarium as if there is no air flow, mold can happen. A small computer fan with a dimmer switch can fix that.
I think the key there is not to put a top on it. He has a video about terrariums for small plants and he doesn't put a top on it. Theres just water on the bottom, and the plants are elevated on bases.
Hey, the video's great! Very clear and informative. I've been growing VFTs, droseras and sarracenias for a while now, but just got my first nepenthes today. Glad to have people like you spreading the word on how to take care of them correctly :) Thanks man, have a good one!
Thank you for this advice. I just bought my first nepenthes from Bunnings (hardware store) it was sitting in water and groing in soil. Doesn't look amazing but it does have some pitchers on it. Hoping to follow your tips and amend its living situation, fingers crossed.
As Indonesian, point No #1 actually it's OK to put their roots keep in a water, we usually use pot placements, to keep the soil moist or wet and we using rain water with TDS meter less than 50 or you can use distilled water or from air condition water dew... BUT the problem is.. in your region the water temperature sometimes is too cold. Keep the water temp among 20C-30C degrees (68F - 86F) like in the tropical forest.
I just impulse mine yesterday, thanks for the videos would never guess to just use spaghmum moss. Question though. I have lizards so I have access to insects like mealworms, Dubai roaches, and wax worms. Would they be good options.
I actually have the issue of under watering. The lids actually started browning. I got mine in an orchid bark and perlite mix, so I guess it’s too airy.
Yes, it’s really good to experiment and find which mix works. IPersonally, I don’t use orchid bark. Mainly sphagnum/perlite and coco coir. Maybe get them into some Sphagnum. Thanks!
I am so glad I came across this video! I bought my first pitcher plant from a garden center today. It was sitting in water with VFT. So I went home and put it in with my VFT too. After seeing mistake #1, I immediately took it out of my homemade bog.
Dom!! I need help. Lol. So my issue is that my Nepenthes leaves are turning red due to too much light but I cant lessen the light intensity anymore than it already is. Will my Nepenthes continue to grow despite the leaves being red or is this the beginning of my plant dying out?
Im actually growing my Nepenthes around 40% humidity, but I do have it under bright grow lights like you said. I read that Nepenthes can tolerate up to 200 ppm water, and I have watered them a few times with approx 170 ppm nutrient solution, but I have stopped because I noticed chlorosis spots on the leaves (might have been from overwatering though now that im watching your video).
So technically, if I put my carnivorous plants in a terrarium (not for animals but for them only) with all the stuff they need (stones at the bottom, cole, terrarium soil with sphagnum moss in it and put it under LED light it will survive, right? Because it’s basically a living ecosystem if I put moss in there too and there is enough humidity, and basically I also don’t need to water it a lot because the soil is wet enough
Here goes nothing. Go a small 4" Kitchen has a s/w window and is warm and bright gona put him over the sink. Wish me luck I think I have the tryfecta 70° bright and over the sink/dishwasher so humid.
So I mist my nepenthes twice a day with distilled water. Does it need more than that? It's been a very hot summer here in the north of the UK. My Nepenthes (his name is Goldblum, because I'm weird) lives on the kitchen window sill getting bright, indirect light. I use the grow light on heavy over cast days (e.g. when it's really dull and cloudy when we've had rain over the past few months) for about an hour. This is my first ever attempt to keep a house plant going.
We were gifted one of these plants. My mother hates it. She thinks it looks like an alien. I like it. I think it looks like an alien. Anyway I just discovered it outside(Irish climate not good). She must have put it there about 2wks back when she went on hols.. Sneaky move... The pitchers are gone from this plant(went b4 she put it outside Ias she never cared for it).... Anyway I just found it. The leaves are greeny brown but quite green in places so Im hoping its still alive.... I watered it and brought it inside to the heat.. Im hoping I can resuscitate it(no, Im not giving it mouth to mouth/leaf....yet) .... Basically Im wondering does it need its pitchers to survive? Has this plant lost all hope without its pitchers? Should I bin it or continue the resuscitation attempt?.. As you may have gathered Im not a plant person !
Don't feed them with human food. How about feeding them with insects / household pests? eg lizards, flies etc..Or are they able to catch these on their own?
Was told on the card with the plant to simulate swamp for nepenthes so mine is literally sitting in soggy moss in a no drain pot for years. No fertilizer no insects. Seems ok? Grew 18 inches and then Budded a second plant from the base, many pitchers... Maybe the pitchers don't last as long as they should, but I don't know what that time frame is. So... I guess I could switch in new sphagnum+pearlite and a draining pot and see if it gets happier? So much contradictory info.
Can I grow pitcher plants in sphagnum and perlite? Or should it be in sand and peat moss? Do I have to use bottle water? I live in the hot desert, it needs sunlight, should be outside or can I leave it inside in a South facing window. I'm new at this. Help.
Just a question, is there any help in standard leds at all? I got some I can adjust the colour temperature. And can't really afford real growth lights at the moment 😜
ROFL who is giving their plant cheeseburgers rofl what? Lmao thanks for sharing, I needed this , this is my first plant ever and this was soooooo helpful
Thank you for the 5 things to keep Nepenthes happy. I do have mine in potting soil but will change that ASAP. Where would you recommended getting sphagnum moss for a very large pot? I live in south Texts my plants live out side hanging in a tree. Thanks again, Gloria
I have 3 in a 10 gallon aquarium my RE0002 is almost a year old now throw in out 8 in leaves. My (galndulifera x Veitchi) x LVB x VMN is a few months behind her and still alot smaller. I also have a ventricosa that I rescued from a tiny plastic box in a hardware store that one is going to out grow my terrarium soon it's already getting large pitchers. Love my Red Leaf pitchers, I keep springtails and isopods to help keep the terrarium clean they also end up as snacks now and then.
I've had my nepenthes for years, and it was horribly neglected yet hanging on. It was in potting soil, rarely watered, and has only grown pitcher once for me. Recently I've repotted it in a sphagnum moss/perlite mix with a grow light. It's over a foot tall with really close leaves but is obviously not happy. Hopefully this baby turns around.
Id say one of the most common mistake with growing neps (what i have done and still have done, im getting better at not doing it tho) is actually playing around with them too much, as in taking them off the shelf they are on, especially Touching deveoping pitchers, i myslef have accidentally caused a few pitchers to pop prematurely
2:15 What kind of minerals do you think rain water carries? Do you think you’re just breathing in minerals all day and that’s what rain water picks up? LOL
Mine is growing pitchers without issue nowadays, but it goes through phases where some of its leaves brown and yellow and then I cut those off and it rebounces. And then after a while it we have to do tje dance again. It gets indirect sunlight plus a grow light but I think it would prefer more light
I got a nepenthes plant from online nursery and waited for 2 days for repotting...the pitchers turned black n look like burnt and the plant is also burning...how can I save it?
Hi there! I need your help with my Nepenthes. It looks like it's not doing great right now. The pitchers are dying and the leaves look weak. Can you please help me save it?
I got a tiny one and its sitting in a corner in my porch ,,,,it growed big in a month and making pitchers all over,,, 😂 i need to move it to bigger better pot ,,, i am in FL ,,she love it here 😅😅😅😅
I sit all my nepenthes outdoors on my deck in summer (live in mountains of Virginia where it's quite humid), my nepenthes flourish from May through September and set lots of pitchers. I move them indoors in late Sept. to large aquariums with gro-lights.... they winter well but growth slows tremendously... overall I feel success with these plants...just wish I could afford a greenhouse like yours :)
You sound like you got it! I wonder why they slow so much. Usually they explode under lights indoors. Is the temps and humidity as good? Maybe get an indoor greenhouse 😜 grow tents are awesome too! Dom
Do nepenthes grow slower in winter? I got a nepenthes like 2 weeks ago but it dosen't even look like it's growing. It is a baby Deroose Alata. And I am doing everything right.
My Nepenthes are potted in Peat,Perlite and Quartz sand and they doing really good. My Gardener that I trust puts some Barks between it in his new Recipe but when I have to give my Nepenthes a new bigger Pot i will try just Dead Sphagnum Moos with Perlite like you do. What I can say is all of my Nepenthes have produced Pitchers in this Summer since I got them.
Question I have been feeding my lil guys ants and wasp by catching them and dropping them in is it okay to feed them bugs that have venom like wasp will it poison them
All well and good but all the stores are sold out of everything 😂 went to get some stock for this year and it's sold out everywhere. UA-cam over success?
Thank you for your info: my plant is very healthy but when the pitchers start growing they immediately turn brown and don’t grow: the leaves continue to grow: I have the plant in the bathroom; so everyday it gets humidity. Please give me your suggestions
I put my small nepenthe in a makeshift terrarium for humidity, it is super hot and humid in it, and it is pitchering like there is no tomorrow, I put them on a bright windowsill with lots of light
i grow mine indoors and i find if i just place the tip of the tendril( that has an embryonic pitcher on it) in the sphagnum moss that the plant is already growing in then the pitchers develop fine even in relatively low humidity.
A great video! I just my first Nepenthes so this a good topic! Love your plants in the background! You mentioned fertilizer so what is your recommendation? Love your energy!
Thanks James! Most use maxsea 16-16-16 1/4 strength as a foliar spray 1 x per month. What you use and how often is completely dependent on your conditions. Thanks!
Insects, humidity, bright light, sounds exactly like my Florida backyard... Explains why mine grow so well!
My room is basically a greenhouse in Florida so I also don’t have to worry either
Hawaii too
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i noticed my nepenthe was not growing right, ive had it for 2 months or so and the pitchers were withering a bit, i realised from this video that ive had the wrong humidity and potting! I really appreciate the advice given here, i could not find info anywhere else
Just bought one for my high school environmental science classroom. Kids are going to love it! Thanks for helping me figure out how to take care of my new friend. I have orchid soil, what kind of pot?
Thank you for the orchid comment! I grow my nepenthes the same way and light as my orchids, and they are all happy together!
Excellent advice! Great instructional!
#6. Proper Temperatures/Day-Night swings. It can make or break your Nepenthes! Know what your specific plant needs.
Thanks Dan! Villosa in Florida... lol
On the topic of humidity. Mine was growing so well when I was living in a place that had a sky window in a bathroom. There were 3 people who were showering in this bathroom a day so it had great humidity and light, it was thriving. I moved and now I'm struggling with it!
I put mine in my bathroom best the window, and it is doing very well. They seem to be a very low maintenance plant.
Just found your channel, the Highland tour -omg -luscious nepenthes I never saw before. Ooh the black ones, the striped ones with the green ruffles down the pitcher, fat ones, skinny ones... I spent at least over $1,000 in my head ( where all my money is 😂) question before I get one: does it matter if it is a high land or a low land one if I will be growing it in an east window? Im thinking highland might be better. Thanks for sharing your passion!!! 🌱🤗👍🏻 oh I’ve had Peter D’Amato’s book “The Savage Garden” for ages , playing around w sarracenias but twice had no luck w neps, now I know why! 🤦🏻♀️
Would a wicking system work without rotting the roots? I tend to underwater and mature pitchers turn brown.
Thank you!
I can’t stop thinking about someone stuffing a hamburger into their poor pitcher plant
I enjoyed this. Subscribed!
Should I just try to grow the pitcher plant and not buy other ones?
What about if I repotted into carnivorous soil
Can i mix my nepenthes potting soil with wood-charcoal ?
I hard that some grower mix with it.
You can, but I find it’s not necessary. Simple sphagnum and perlite or even just sphagnum seems to work best. Keep it simple:)
Thanks,
Dom
If I use a humidifier in my bathroom, would that cause mold issues? should I open the window?
Didn't mention using distilled water.
Several years ago I potted a wild nepenthes on a soil pot... It survive 😂 but after a month, all the pitcher fall and it wont grow any pitcher till now... guess its not a pitcher plant anymore 😂
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WHO WAS FEEDING THESE HUMAN FOOD???
Dom, you're the best! lol I can't believe they actually fed them human food. Keep posting cool vids! Cheers from Buenos Aires.
Thanks Fernando! More cool vids to come:) Cheers from Tennesee!
Needed this, thank you 😊 just put some nepenthe in a terrarium and they are pushing out pitchers like crazy
Yay! I’m happy to hear it! Enjoy them💚
Thanks!
"they will hate you and then they will die" made me chuckle, great educational and entertaining video :)
What a horrible way to die - hating someone before you die 😢
NOW ALSO VERY IMPORTANT....In the Gulf states of the USA, the temperature outside in the winter is too cold. I bring my Nepenthes indoors for the winter.....it survives until it is warm enough to go back outside when spring time comes, and around sixty degrees is good for mine to go back outside...temperatures of forty degrees during the winter nearly killed mine! Bringing them indoors the humidity is low and they will stop growing, but the warmth will keep them from dying. ( I don't own a climate controlled greenhouse o.k.!) Find out by research first, and then trial and error last!
"Nepenthes roots are very fine and brittle like the hair on my head"
I felt that
Haha
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I found recently my nepenthes was making lots of leaves and tendrils but not pitchering, so I got another cool mist humidifier and it's starting to pitcher again and made a big leaf jump!
They loooooove those humidifiers! Sounds like you’ll be full of pitchers soon:)
I grow orchids and it took me a year to really understand what "evenly moist" is 😁 (I just got my first Nepenthes hybrid)
Just got my first 2 Nepenthes plants :) Got hybrids as i am a first time Nepenthes grower and cant wait to expand the collection. love the vids as you give the best advice and im sure they will thrive. lots of love from South Africa
Happy to hear this!:) It starts with a couple and then hundreds! Lol Thanks for the love and good luck with your Neps.
Dom
I like your presentation! It is very informative and well structured; your tone also helps to deliver the concepts. I just bought my first Nepenthes and Fly traps to grow in the Blue ridge mountains. A bit of a stretch in terms of the plants habitat, I know, but it is a decent climate. Anyway, thank you for all the help and God Bless you.
Thank you, my nepenthes took major damage I think from taking them to direct sun contact and still kind of cold outside. They turned orange almost. What humidifier would you Recommend?
Just any humidifier should be fine or hand mist them once in the morning and then hand mist them once in the evening
The piezo misters run at low cost and will keep a layer of fog if necessary, not sure how the plants might react to the resonance though
Mine came in soil when I got it, and I can’t get rid of the soil since it’s roots are so thin, can someone explain what I should do?
Luv it....I've killed lots of pitcher plant...now I believe my pitcher plant will now survive🙂🙂🙂
Love this video, thank you, so very helpful!! I have a question. When, where and how do I remove dead pitchers?
Hi, nice video..
Anyway u mention before that u ever saw unhealthy nepenthes on oversived pot with quite soggy sphagnum moss, does it mean that nepenthes should never be put on oversize pot or maybe if I do, the watering should be done on extra caution?
Really nice tuto :)
I would not recommend the terrarium as if there is no air flow, mold can happen.
A small computer fan with a dimmer switch can fix that.
I think the key there is not to put a top on it. He has a video about terrariums for small plants and he doesn't put a top on it. Theres just water on the bottom, and the plants are elevated on bases.
@@TheSilversatyr ok but with an opened terra reaching 80%+ humidity will be hard.
Hey, the video's great! Very clear and informative. I've been growing VFTs, droseras and sarracenias for a while now, but just got my first nepenthes today. Glad to have people like you spreading the word on how to take care of them correctly :) Thanks man, have a good one!
Amazing content and great energy as always!
Starting a Nepenthes collection and you are my nr. 1 source of information
Thank you! You’re going to loooove them!
I got mine from the store already in soil. Is it possible to switch it safely?
Thanks, man. I think even somewhat experienced growers need to be reminded of a few of these from time to time!
That’s for sure! You’re welcome!
That for the idea my nepenthes are soooooo much more happier and have lots of pictures thanks you soooooo much for the cool video
The perfect balance of sass comedy and information
Thank you for the tips💖
Thank you for this advice. I just bought my first nepenthes from Bunnings (hardware store) it was sitting in water and groing in soil. Doesn't look amazing but it does have some pitchers on it. Hoping to follow your tips and amend its living situation, fingers crossed.
Any updates?
As Indonesian, point No #1 actually it's OK to put their roots keep in a water, we usually use pot placements, to keep the soil moist or wet and we using rain water with TDS meter less than 50 or you can use distilled water or from air condition water dew... BUT the problem is.. in your region the water temperature sometimes is too cold. Keep the water temp among 20C-30C degrees (68F - 86F) like in the tropical forest.
Mine rot if I do that
I just impulse mine yesterday, thanks for the videos would never guess to just use spaghmum moss.
Question though. I have lizards so I have access to insects like mealworms, Dubai roaches, and wax worms. Would they be good options.
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I actually have the issue of under watering. The lids actually started browning. I got mine in an orchid bark and perlite mix, so I guess it’s too airy.
Yes, it’s really good to experiment and find which mix works. IPersonally, I don’t use orchid bark. Mainly sphagnum/perlite and coco coir. Maybe get them into some Sphagnum.
Thanks!
If your pitchers are dying it might be a humidity issue aswell
may i ask if peat moss is okay to use? bc spagnum moss is quite expensive from where i live
I am so glad I came across this video! I bought my first pitcher plant from a garden center today. It was sitting in water with VFT. So I went home and put it in with my VFT too. After seeing mistake #1, I immediately took it out of my homemade bog.
Dom!! I need help. Lol. So my issue is that my Nepenthes leaves are turning red due to too much light but I cant lessen the light intensity anymore than it already is. Will my Nepenthes continue to grow despite the leaves being red or is this the beginning of my plant dying out?
Im actually growing my Nepenthes around 40% humidity, but I do have it under bright grow lights like you said. I read that Nepenthes can tolerate up to 200 ppm water, and I have watered them a few times with approx 170 ppm nutrient solution, but I have stopped because I noticed chlorosis spots on the leaves (might have been from overwatering though now that im watching your video).
So technically, if I put my carnivorous plants in a terrarium (not for animals but for them only) with all the stuff they need (stones at the bottom, cole, terrarium soil with sphagnum moss in it and put it under LED light it will survive, right? Because it’s basically a living ecosystem if I put moss in there too and there is enough humidity, and basically I also don’t need to water it a lot because the soil is wet enough
Peat works as well, mixed with some perlite and/or bark husks
Here goes nothing. Go a small 4" Kitchen has a s/w window and is warm and bright gona put him over the sink. Wish me luck I think I have the tryfecta 70° bright and over the sink/dishwasher so humid.
So I mist my nepenthes twice a day with distilled water. Does it need more than that? It's been a very hot summer here in the north of the UK. My Nepenthes (his name is Goldblum, because I'm weird) lives on the kitchen window sill getting bright, indirect light. I use the grow light on heavy over cast days (e.g. when it's really dull and cloudy when we've had rain over the past few months) for about an hour.
This is my first ever attempt to keep a house plant going.
We were gifted one of these plants. My mother hates it. She thinks it looks like an alien. I like it. I think it looks like an alien. Anyway I just discovered it outside(Irish climate not good). She must have put it there about 2wks back when she went on hols.. Sneaky move... The pitchers are gone from this plant(went b4 she put it outside Ias she never cared for it).... Anyway I just found it. The leaves are greeny brown but quite green in places so Im hoping its still alive.... I watered it and brought it inside to the heat.. Im hoping I can resuscitate it(no, Im not giving it mouth to mouth/leaf....yet) ....
Basically Im wondering does it need its pitchers to survive? Has this plant lost all hope without its pitchers? Should I bin it or continue the resuscitation attempt?.. As you may have gathered Im not a plant person !
Don't feed them with human food. How about feeding them with insects / household pests? eg lizards, flies etc..Or are they able to catch these on their own?
Was told on the card with the plant to simulate swamp for nepenthes so mine is literally sitting in soggy moss in a no drain pot for years. No fertilizer no insects. Seems ok? Grew 18 inches and then Budded a second plant from the base, many pitchers... Maybe the pitchers don't last as long as they should, but I don't know what that time frame is. So... I guess I could switch in new sphagnum+pearlite and a draining pot and see if it gets happier? So much contradictory info.
Can I grow pitcher plants in sphagnum and perlite?
Or should it be in sand and peat moss?
Do I have to use bottle water?
I live in the hot desert, it needs sunlight, should be outside or can I leave it inside in a South facing window. I'm new at this. Help.
Just a question, is there any help in standard leds at all? I got some I can adjust the colour temperature. And can't really afford real growth lights at the moment 😜
ROFL who is giving their plant cheeseburgers rofl what? Lmao thanks for sharing, I needed this , this is my first plant ever and this was soooooo helpful
Hi can i grow them in egypt? We have a lot of light. Hot as hell but the humidity part is lacking greatly. How can i make them survive there?
Thank you for the 5 things to keep Nepenthes happy. I do have mine in potting soil but will change that ASAP.
Where would you recommended getting sphagnum moss for a very large pot? I live in south Texts my plants live out side hanging in a tree. Thanks again, Gloria
I have 3 in a 10 gallon aquarium my RE0002 is almost a year old now throw in out 8 in leaves. My (galndulifera x Veitchi) x LVB x VMN is a few months behind her and still alot smaller. I also have a ventricosa that I rescued from a tiny plastic box in a hardware store that one is going to out grow my terrarium soon it's already getting large pitchers. Love my Red Leaf pitchers, I keep springtails and isopods to help keep the terrarium clean they also end up as snacks now and then.
Sounds great.... I want to do similar. Can I trickle continuous water over the medium?
I've had my nepenthes for years, and it was horribly neglected yet hanging on. It was in potting soil, rarely watered, and has only grown pitcher once for me. Recently I've repotted it in a sphagnum moss/perlite mix with a grow light. It's over a foot tall with really close leaves but is obviously not happy. Hopefully this baby turns around.
Id say one of the most common mistake with growing neps (what i have done and still have done, im getting better at not doing it tho) is actually playing around with them too much, as in taking them off the shelf they are on, especially Touching deveoping pitchers, i myslef have accidentally caused a few pitchers to pop prematurely
Moving them around definitely makes them mad!
True I also touch them too much 🥴🥴🥴
@@kyawthuta9058 same ;)
2:15 What kind of minerals do you think rain water carries? Do you think you’re just breathing in minerals all day and that’s what rain water picks up? LOL
Mine is growing pitchers without issue nowadays, but it goes through phases where some of its leaves brown and yellow and then I cut those off and it rebounces. And then after a while it we have to do tje dance again. It gets indirect sunlight plus a grow light but I think it would prefer more light
I got a nepenthes plant from online nursery and waited for 2 days for repotting...the pitchers turned black n look like burnt and the plant is also burning...how can I save it?
You rocked this video man. Loved it. Lots of great advice. Definitely earned a subscriber today.
Hi there! I need your help with my Nepenthes. It looks like it's not doing great right now. The pitchers are dying and the leaves look weak. Can you please help me save it?
I got a tiny one and its sitting in a corner in my porch ,,,,it growed big in a month and making pitchers all over,,, 😂 i need to move it to bigger better pot ,,, i am in FL ,,she love it here 😅😅😅😅
I sit all my nepenthes outdoors on my deck in summer (live in mountains of Virginia where it's quite humid), my nepenthes flourish from May through September and
set lots of pitchers. I move them indoors in late Sept. to large aquariums with gro-lights.... they winter well but growth slows tremendously... overall I feel success
with these plants...just wish I could afford a greenhouse like yours :)
You sound like you got it! I wonder why they slow so much. Usually they explode under lights indoors. Is the temps and humidity as good? Maybe get an indoor greenhouse 😜 grow tents are awesome too!
Dom
Do nepenthes grow slower in winter? I got a nepenthes like 2 weeks ago but it dosen't even look like it's growing. It is a baby Deroose Alata. And I am doing everything right.
My Nepenthes are potted in Peat,Perlite and Quartz sand and they doing really good. My Gardener that I trust puts some Barks between it in his new Recipe but when I have to give my Nepenthes a new bigger Pot i will try just Dead Sphagnum Moos with Perlite like you do. What I can say is all of my Nepenthes have produced Pitchers in this Summer since I got them.
Love videos like this. Pretty raw, straight forward info. Thanks for taking the b.s. out of it all!
Some times you have to get right to it! Ha
Thank you!
Question I have been feeding my lil guys ants and wasp by catching them and dropping them in is it okay to feed them bugs that have venom like wasp will it poison them
Hi I’m going to grow in a Aquarium, can I skip misting if humidity is 70% to 90% .
All well and good but all the stores are sold out of everything 😂 went to get some stock for this year and it's sold out everywhere. UA-cam over success?
Thank you for your info: my plant is very healthy but when the pitchers start growing they immediately turn brown and don’t grow: the leaves continue to grow: I have the plant in the bathroom; so everyday it gets humidity. Please give me your suggestions
I put my small nepenthe in a makeshift terrarium for humidity, it is super hot and humid in it, and it is pitchering like there is no tomorrow, I put them on a bright windowsill with lots of light
This video made me realize how lucky I am to have three windows in my bedroom
I think I may have overwatered mine. It’s looks try but is not dry it’s a bit squishy. Can she be saved? 😢
Just be careful with having a humidifier running all day. Causes mold over time.
I think mistake 1 is not for all species like ampluraria or maybe mirabillis but other mistake is so cringe like who plant it in soil why just why
my nepenthes is growing fine in extremely low humidity.
but i am overwatering a bit so maybe its combatting that a bit.
Do you think right above a tropical aquarium would be enough humidity?
GREAT vid bro should be helpful to all
Can I place my nepenthes outside during rainy season. I mean will it feel over watered as we have a good amount of rain in some months
And No tapwater! use rainwater or other waters without any minerals and suchs stuff
Can I feed rat droppings from my house rats to my Nepenthes and how often do you recommend feeding?
I have a bad fly problem-
If I get some of these do you think it will help??
so i just got my first baby plant I'm wondering if I can hang these in my bathroom it has a a lot of light and is humid a lot of the time
I have mine in front of a fan sitting in a tray with tray in tub og water is that a good move?it's in a greenhouse
I wanna come there one day, also would an aquarium be algood, I mean do you need a false bottom etc???
This is very true, listen to him
The light is extremely essential
I have one outside in Venice Florida in a east facing space will this work
If i use LED can i shine them directly on the plant or should i reflect it by a wall?
i grow mine indoors and i find if i just place the tip of the tendril( that has an embryonic pitcher on it) in the sphagnum moss that the plant is already growing in then the pitchers develop fine even in relatively low humidity.
Who feed them with human food ?! 😨
Morons.
A great video! I just my first Nepenthes so this a good topic! Love your plants in the background! You mentioned fertilizer so what is your recommendation? Love your energy!
Thanks James! Most use maxsea 16-16-16 1/4 strength as a foliar spray 1 x per month. What you use and how often is completely dependent on your conditions. Thanks!