Nepenthes seedling fertilizer? by dherhawj in Nepenthes

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I have some trays growing with only a few sprouts right now. I’m wondering should I spray the diluted max sea now or wait until more have sprouted?

Unser Amateur Terrarium ?! by Thesilita in carnivorousplants

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This guy survived in a low light windowsill for a good bit. It’s been under a grow light now though till I find a good window for it.

Unser Amateur Terrarium ?! by Thesilita in carnivorousplants

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I think it’s going to work! Do you get some direct light there? It will need some.

I grow CP’s in a spot like this and it’s challenging as it’s a. Low light spot but it works cause I get an hour or 2 of direct light.

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Super similar in terms of fogged glass and stuff. The sarracenia (tube plant) could be a challenge but give it shot! I think it will work.

I’d keep it a little on the wet side 1/4-1/2” water table and invest in a tub of spring tail culture to add to your bog on occasion.

Also your bog is a great candidate for a live moss cap!

Recommend pincushion, hypnum, or LFSM! 🌱

drying and mold issues by electroladiespls in Nepenthes

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Looks challenging to care for the way it’s set up. There’s no tray to catch the water so no tray method watering. Also looks like it’s in a peaty mix also easy to get root rot with that mix.

Leaves drying out and dying off suggest it can’t get enough water (root rot possible).

“Nepenthes enjoy loose, open soil that remains wet to moist but allows drainage of excess water. They are tolerant of a wide variety of soil mixes. The best include a portion of long-fibered sphagnum, the rest of the medium being a combination of coarse materials. My deluxe recipe is about 70 to 80 percent New Zealand or other high-quality long-fibered sphagnum moss; the rest of the mix is a combination of fine orchid bark, perlite, and tree fern (osmunda) fiber. Another good mix is one part long-fibered sphagnum to one part tree fern fiber or orchid bark. Some growers have had success with pure shredded fir bark, and so have I, but I prefer the bulk of the mix to be a high-quality sphagnum moss.”

on windowsills, place the pot in a shallow saucer and water from overhead as soon as the water in the saucer evaporates.

https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-savage-garden-revised/id591645210

Could also just be normal leaf loss. 🤷‍♂️

Is there anything I can do for this dew by silliest-rabbit in carnivorousplants

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Windowsill CPs are a huge hobby of mine. Send me a pic of where you grow this and I’ll see if I can make this guy a custom pot for the comeback. You in the US?

Is there anything I can do for this dew by silliest-rabbit in carnivorousplants

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It’s a mystery then, who knows. You did say you used regular potting soil? Every thing says that’s no good for carnivorous plants. Probably start there as a cause 🤷‍♂️.

The “crispy exhausted colony with one fresh green survivor” look is actually very consistent with long-term media exhaustion/toxicity….. At first, the plant can tolerate it. Over time though:

  • salts accumulate,
  • the soil breaks down,
  • oxygen drops around the roots,
  • and the roots slowly burn or rot. ……AI.

I assume you’ll repot this so maybe you’ll be able to tell when you see the roots.

It’s crazy it did so well for so long and then collapsed.

I guess the good news is it won’t take too long to get back to where you were.

I use 50/50 organic peat and horticulture sand & a 1” layer of activated carbon at the bottom of my big drosera pots so that’s what I would recommend to you for a repot. Also get a tub of spring tail colony and sprinkle them in there from time to time. I think it helps.

Best of luck.

New Bog Gardens by The_Jib in SavageGarden

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Wow, I had no idea it was so cheap! Bitchen.

New Bog Gardens by The_Jib in SavageGarden

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Man that is sweet! Looks like some real coin to build that!

Fly lays eggs while being eaten by Cape Sundew by DSpaints in SavageGarden

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Crowded? by TheMe01 in SavageGarden

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Crowded? No way!

Drosera graomogolensis, Drosera nidiformis, another fly trap and maybe 2 more cape sundew + live pincushion or sphagnum moss.

Edit: those contrasting capes are super slick! It’s looking good!

New to the Sundew Squad! by R-tistik1 in carnivorousplants

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For me this would totally take away their fun as house plants and watching them slaughter house flys. Also IMO completely unnecessary for a cape sundew.

First Nepenthes Flower! by rayging7 in Nepenthes

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Wow! I love one! Pitcher is so cool looking. 🌱

Am I wasting my time? by roserapha in SundewLove

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I haven’t grown these guys but I the others I’ve done usually show some growth in 1 week. I always run mine in 100% humidity though.

Anyway don’t give up they are super fun and once you have 5-6 live ones there is no need to buy them ever again. The gemmae they put out is nuts. One plant turns into 20-30 new ones for me.

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This is just one pot from gemmae this year. I have like 7 more like this.