Great video! I just wanted to mention that I have a grow chamber and I love my Mist King. I set it up so that the plants sit on a shelf and the water drains into a bucket. Not sure how you'd do this on a windowsill but I would think it could be done with proper waterproofing.
Thanks for sharing! Yes MistKing is the best ;) One day I'll probably try to get a chamber but I'm a little bit afraid of the water leaking on the floor.
I grow nepenthes plant on my windowsill! I’ve got quite a collection, most of them are basal shoots .. anyways your channel has help me out a lot growing my plants inside the house .. I’ve got 25 highlands n 14 lowlands . I’ve been able to keep them alive n happy thanks to you . Keep up the good work buddy
What would you recommend for me who had my nepenthes hanging in front of my window? (It's definitely more humid there then the rest of my house because it's really close to the air grille above my window. So it's pretty drafty over there but U don't know if it's enough
About the levoit ultrasonic cool mist, is it good To raise the humidity on a full room or only around it? Does it raised a lot the humidity? I have never use humidityfer
Do you think that it would help with humidity if I left a cup of hot water near my nepenthes. And if it does help does it have to be distilled or could it just be tap water?
Even if some minerals would "fly" to the plant, I believe your humidifier will die before the plant. Because of the minerals building up and blocking the membrane that vibrate and produce the mist. ;) I think a humidifier would survive 3-5 years maybe with tap water.
It depends on how hard your tap water is. You can measure this using a TDS meter. In my experience, it is best to use RO water if you have it. You can also descale them using dilute distilled malt vinegar, it is what I do.
nice video. You showed the measured effect of spraying, do you also have the same data of the other methods you describe? One disadvantage of the cold mister that is hardly mentioned, is the possible aerosol forming of microbes. There are some nasty ones you don't want to breath in.
No I only have my setup data (water tray + humidifier at night). Nobody is around the humidifier so I think it's safe (RO water) but as would like to use rain water so maybe I'll try the warm one...
I’m thinking about legionaries disease, which resulted in multiple casualties in the past including in the Netherlands where a listing system was the cause. You will at least need to clean/replace the water every few days. Misters that are based on boiling would prevent the issue, but use a gigantic amount of energy, especially when you use them on a daily base. From an environmental perspective you probably don’t want that neither. I’m using a pressure pump to create regular mist, this way I prevent stagnant water. Funny thing though that I don’t really see a measured affect of this misting.
I have problem with my nephente. It loss all 8 pitchers in a few days and the New one is becoming soft. Leaves are becoming soft and yellow too :/ It can be because of winter or less temperature than in the summer? I had 22-24°C in the room and now I have 18-20. My plant is under the window so the light is all day but not the strongest one
Could very be a combination of both. Less light will reduce the number of pitcher but usually don't impact the existing pitchers. That's more "cold damage" that does that. Like when you let the plant outside and temp at night goes below 16ºC (60ºF). Could also happen when a windows stay open etc. But if not too much damaged, it will recover. keep it above +18ºC and consider adding light. ;)
If good care will make the pitchers "as big as they can be", selecting a species that produce big pitchers will help. Any truncata hybrid would be great.
@@iBLaCKOuTxZ Fertilizing will help the plant to grow stronger every month. I don't see why winter would do anything since they don't go dormant and keep growing. Also keep in mind that each species will have a pitcher's maximum size. That's why I said "as big as they can". ;) N. Maxima is good too.
Depends of your home humidity, if you have airflow and the brand/model of the humidifier... As long as the plant is under this mist it's good. The cold mist is at room temperature.
Can u do one video application on type of best lighting configuration for Nepenthes highland intermediate and lowland? Thanks.. as now most LED lighting comes with DIFFERENT configure you can choose.. Personally, I am confuse which configure to use
Yes… cos’ today the set of lighting consist of blue, white, yellow, and red/pink… and they comes with few configuration that you can has certain combination lighting to optimise your application..
@@andywong7969 Ok so for me, the blue-red (purple) LED are great for plants, but the "full spectrum" LED are just as good and will make it easier to look at your plants without feeling you are in a club lol Did you watch my wideo about LED light?
Technically the water in a cold humidifier is ultrasonically nebulized. The liquid is turned into tiny drops of water (aerosol) like mist or fog. I am not sure where I am on spraying water. If a plant has adapted to your growing conditions spraying will make the humidity fluctuate as you can see from Reme's graphs. I imagine the plants would prefer it to be more constant. I know this may be controversial. Where I live in the UK it is often wet and humid outside and opening a window can raise the humidity quite a bit. Cheers Adam
But the humidity also fluctuate during the day in tropical climates right? I't dry the day and more humid at night? There is cloudy day, sunny days, with or without wind...
@@WindowsillNepenthes yes but that is a day-night thing especially for highland species. With the water spray, I mean up and down all the time. I used to spray but I have given up as I am not at home all the time. I have not noticed any deterioration in the plants. Cheers Adam
That's a hard question. Some demanding species takes a few month... where easy species will take 1-2 months. And it's faster during summer for most intermediate species.
This is the classic "nepenthes x ventrata" and this one received a lot of light, that's why it's so red/pink. Also, some N.alata are also some nice pink color just like some N. veitchii.
Do highland nepenthes like warm mist or cool mist I live in Virginia so I naturally gets hit during the day and cold at night I was wondering if I still needed a warm or cool humidifier or just put it in the window and let the plant do it’s thing
@@WindowsillNepenthes I have a highland pitcher plant called palawanensis that’s a send grown I believe and it’s from the island of palawan it’s get cold at night there and I wanted to know if a warm humidifier or cold would be beneficial to the plant during the day or night
There are humidifier that can provide either warm or cool misting. Edit: Guardian Technologies Pureguardian H1510 Ultrasonic Warm and Cool Mist Humidifier, White and Blue, 1.86 ounces It can take up to 1.5 gallons and on sale right now on Amazon.
@@WindowsillNepenthes Humidifier Stays Cleaner Longer "No stranger to natural innovative technologies, PureGuardian has equipped the H1510 with advanced Silver Clean Technology. For centuries, silver has been recognized as a natural sanitizer that inhibits the growth of mold and mildew. Silver particles are embedded inside the H1510 water tank where they work continuously to inhibit mold and bacteria buildup. You're in for less cleaning, a cleaner healthier mist, and less maintenance headaches!" Edit: Also this humidifier does not require cartridge renewal, which can save the owner money!
I only turn it on at night because I fell like usually the humidity raise at that time of the day (dew). And it use less water too. ;) If the room was drier the humidifier would be used way more. Mine is set to "minimum speed" to use less water.
@@monke1919 Depends of your humidity at night, if during the day is 40% I would turn it on at night to be more 60%. Especially if you heat during the night.
@@WindowsillNepenthes i wish i could send you a pic of mine but essentially yes, i have a little bamboo stick that props up the plastic to create a little tent for it.
@@DeezNuts-hf2xmdoes that raises the temperature inside the bag too much? I once nearly killed one Nep by doing it. Maybe I did something wrong. I don’t know. But I also grow them outdoors, so that’s probably the cause
Great video! I just wanted to mention that I have a grow chamber and I love my Mist King. I set it up so that the plants sit on a shelf and the water drains into a bucket. Not sure how you'd do this on a windowsill but I would think it could be done with proper waterproofing.
Thanks for sharing! Yes MistKing is the best ;)
One day I'll probably try to get a chamber but I'm a little bit afraid of the water leaking on the floor.
I grow nepenthes plant on my windowsill! I’ve got quite a collection, most of them are basal shoots .. anyways your channel has help me out a lot growing my plants inside the house .. I’ve got 25 highlands n 14 lowlands . I’ve been able to keep them alive n happy thanks to you . Keep up the good work buddy
Really happy for you ☺
U should do a video on why Nepenthes grow small pitchers or a video about pests. Great video by the way.
For pest video I'll would need more time. For small pitcher I'll need info about the growing conditions as it can be a lot of things... ;)
What would you recommend for me who had my nepenthes hanging in front of my window?
(It's definitely more humid there then the rest of my house because it's really close to the air grille above my window. So it's pretty drafty over there but U don't know if it's enough
Thanks for sharing this valuable information, I can add to the list a large tray of live sphagnum moss it can do wonders! ;)
Oh yeah trays of live sphagnum is great. Also, the moss will show you when it's too dry ;)
Oh wow that’s what I’m gonna try. I can’t keep still water because mosquito diseases and the moss will do a great job soaking all the water
excellent information! thanks! can you tell me where to purchase the water trays with grids that you have?
The trays come from hydroponic shops and the crates (grid) come from Home Depot or Lowes (they are used for lights).
About the levoit ultrasonic cool mist, is it good To raise the humidity on a full room or only around it? Does it raised a lot the humidity? I have never use humidityfer
For a small room like a bedroom that raise the humidity yes. And the closer it will be to the plants the better.
Do you think that it would help with humidity if I left a cup of hot water near my nepenthes. And if it does help does it have to be distilled or could it just be tap water?
Yes tap water will evaporate without bringing minerals.
But just water at room temperature is OK. Like the water tray method.
@@WindowsillNepenthes so it will help with humidity?
@@monke1919 sure 👍
Do the water tray really works? I’m interested because I grow my Neps outdoors and I wish I didn’t have to keep an electric machine outdoors…
It works but outside the wind will wipe the humidity away in no time...
Great video! I was wondering, would my plants get damaged if I used tap water in the humidifier or would they be alright? Thank you
Even if some minerals would "fly" to the plant, I believe your humidifier will die before the plant. Because of the minerals building up and blocking the membrane that vibrate and produce the mist. ;)
I think a humidifier would survive 3-5 years maybe with tap water.
I dun think so! Normal family use tap water..
@@andywong7969 ok then :)
So your plant should be fine.
It depends on how hard your tap water is. You can measure this using a TDS meter. In my experience, it is best to use RO water if you have it. You can also descale them using dilute distilled malt vinegar, it is what I do.
@@adamkesingland968 good advice! It's the angel bad with vinegar?
For grow lights is it good to keep it on 24/7
I would keep the light max 16/24h. Plants also need to rest ;)
@@WindowsillNepenthes alright
For the humidifier, do you use regular tap water or distilled water? Does it make a difference?
I only used distilled or reserved water. Tap water is possible but the minerals will stay in the machine and reduce its lifespan. … ;)
@@WindowsillNepenthes i figured distilled water is the way to go. Thanks for confirming :)
nice video. You showed the measured effect of spraying, do you also have the same data of the other methods you describe? One disadvantage of the cold mister that is hardly mentioned, is the possible aerosol forming of microbes. There are some nasty ones you don't want to breath in.
No I only have my setup data (water tray + humidifier at night).
Nobody is around the humidifier so I think it's safe (RO water) but as would like to use rain water so maybe I'll try the warm one...
I’m thinking about legionaries disease, which resulted in multiple casualties in the past including in the Netherlands where a listing system was the cause. You will at least need to clean/replace the water every few days. Misters that are based on boiling would prevent the issue, but use a gigantic amount of energy, especially when you use them on a daily base. From an environmental perspective you probably don’t want that neither. I’m using a pressure pump to create regular mist, this way I prevent stagnant water. Funny thing though that I don’t really see a measured affect of this misting.
@@nightlife311 Wow you did your research! Impressive
I wash mine in 2% (v/v) plain liquid (not the thick stuff) every week or so.
Do you put distilled water in the machine?
Yes it will help the machine work longer.
I have problem with my nephente. It loss all 8 pitchers in a few days and the New one is becoming soft. Leaves are becoming soft and yellow too :/
It can be because of winter or less temperature than in the summer? I had 22-24°C in the room and now I have 18-20. My plant is under the window so the light is all day but not the strongest one
Could very be a combination of both. Less light will reduce the number of pitcher but usually don't impact the existing pitchers. That's more "cold damage" that does that.
Like when you let the plant outside and temp at night goes below 16ºC (60ºF).
Could also happen when a windows stay open etc. But if not too much damaged, it will recover. keep it above +18ºC and consider adding light. ;)
What would you recommend to do to grow bigger pitcher on a nepenthes?
If good care will make the pitchers "as big as they can be", selecting a species that produce big pitchers will help. Any truncata hybrid would be great.
@@WindowsillNepenthes i heard spraying orchid food on nepenthes during winter will cause next year yo produce bigger pitchers
@@iBLaCKOuTxZ Fertilizing will help the plant to grow stronger every month. I don't see why winter would do anything since they don't go dormant and keep growing. Also keep in mind that each species will have a pitcher's maximum size. That's why I said "as big as they can". ;)
N. Maxima is good too.
How close can you put a cool mist humidifier up to your highland nepenthes and how long should I leave it on.
Depends of your home humidity, if you have airflow and the brand/model of the humidifier... As long as the plant is under this mist it's good. The cold mist is at room temperature.
Can u do one video application on type of best lighting configuration for Nepenthes highland intermediate and lowland? Thanks..
as now most LED lighting comes with DIFFERENT configure you can choose.. Personally, I am confuse which configure to use
By configuration, do you mean the light spectrum?
Yes… cos’ today the set of lighting consist of blue, white, yellow, and red/pink… and they comes with few configuration that you can has certain combination lighting to optimise your application..
@@andywong7969 Ok so for me, the blue-red (purple) LED are great for plants, but the "full spectrum" LED are just as good and will make it easier to look at your plants without feeling you are in a club lol
Did you watch my wideo about LED light?
Technically the water in a cold humidifier is ultrasonically nebulized. The liquid is turned into tiny drops of water (aerosol) like mist or fog. I am not sure where I am on spraying water. If a plant has adapted to your growing conditions spraying will make the humidity fluctuate as you can see from Reme's graphs. I imagine the plants would prefer it to be more constant. I know this may be controversial. Where I live in the UK it is often wet and humid outside and opening a window can raise the humidity quite a bit. Cheers Adam
But the humidity also fluctuate during the day in tropical climates right?
I't dry the day and more humid at night? There is cloudy day, sunny days, with or without wind...
@@WindowsillNepenthes yes but that is a day-night thing especially for highland species. With the water spray, I mean up and down all the time. I used to spray but I have given up as I am not at home all the time. I have not noticed any deterioration in the plants. Cheers Adam
Hello can I ask a question?
How many days does it take for the tip of the tendril to be a real mature pitcher,thanks
That's a hard question. Some demanding species takes a few month... where easy species will take 1-2 months.
And it's faster during summer for most intermediate species.
Could you tell me the name of the Nepenthese on the video thumbnail? Its a lovely pink.
This is the classic "nepenthes x ventrata" and this one received a lot of light, that's why it's so red/pink.
Also, some N.alata are also some nice pink color just like some N. veitchii.
Do highland nepenthes like warm mist or cool mist I live in Virginia so I naturally gets hit during the day and cold at night I was wondering if I still needed a warm or cool humidifier or just put it in the window and let the plant do it’s thing
It will depends of the species or hybrids but both mist are good. HL will love this temperature drop :)
@@WindowsillNepenthes I have a highland pitcher plant called palawanensis that’s a send grown I believe and it’s from the island of palawan it’s get cold at night there and I wanted to know if a warm humidifier or cold would be beneficial to the plant during the day or night
I just don’t want to give it too much or spend money on a humidifier and I don’t really need it
@@isaiahbrown9402 Then don't buy a humidifier and see if they pitchers or not. :)
As long as you have enough light most of them pitcher.
1 more thing I wanted to know if I needed just any humidifier or do I need a smart one that customizes the humidity
There are humidifier that can provide either warm or cool misting.
Edit: Guardian Technologies Pureguardian H1510 Ultrasonic Warm and Cool Mist Humidifier, White and Blue, 1.86 ounces
It can take up to 1.5 gallons and on sale right now on Amazon.
Interesting :). As the tech is also ultrasonic (versus heating) and it still blow warm mist, I believe we would still have the bacteria right?
@@WindowsillNepenthes Humidifier Stays Cleaner Longer
"No stranger to natural innovative technologies, PureGuardian has equipped the H1510 with advanced Silver Clean Technology. For centuries, silver has been recognized as a natural sanitizer that inhibits the growth of mold and mildew. Silver particles are embedded inside the H1510 water tank where they work continuously to inhibit mold and bacteria buildup. You're in for less cleaning, a cleaner healthier mist, and less maintenance headaches!"
Edit: Also this humidifier does not require cartridge renewal, which can save the owner money!
@@weirdboyrox I'll to get one then, to test :)
@@WindowsillNepentheswhat’s the Verdict on this ? Any advice on the best humidifier to get? I have one from a reptile that’s not that great
@@chooton5113 That's just my opinion but I prefer cold mist. :)
nice :)
What do you set your humidity to on your humidifier? And why do you have your humidifier on only at night?
I only turn it on at night because I fell like usually the humidity raise at that time of the day (dew). And it use less water too. ;) If the room was drier the humidifier would be used way more. Mine is set to "minimum speed" to use less water.
@@WindowsillNepenthes should I only turn it on at night too?
@@monke1919 Depends of your humidity at night, if during the day is 40% I would turn it on at night to be more 60%. Especially if you heat during the night.
Adding a burning body cut scene was a bad idea... I was watching this with my young son to better care for his nepenthes...
It's a Marvel movie 🎥 but sorry for you son. 90% of my viewers are adults.
nice lady pauline
Whats your opinion on plastic wrap around the pot and poking some holes for air flow. Thats what im testing out right now.
I'm not sure to understand, you wrap up the pot and media?
@@WindowsillNepenthes i wish i could send you a pic of mine but essentially yes, i have a little bamboo stick that props up the plastic to create a little tent for it.
@@DeezNuts-hf2xmdoes that raises the temperature inside the bag too much? I once nearly killed one Nep by doing it. Maybe I did something wrong. I don’t know. But I also grow them outdoors, so that’s probably the cause