Myles
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Post by Myles on May 17, 2012 2:01:15 GMT
Hello all! Its been a while since I have checked in here.... I lost my account subscription about a year back but I didn't forget about you guys. Now I'm freshly renewed and back at it. My current project is to build a highland nep/heli/ceph terrarium for easy enjoyment in my home. I will be collecting supplies over the next week and putting it together as soon as possible. Basically I will have a screen cover on the tank with t5s, a humidifier and a small heater both of which hooked up to a controller to keep levels where I want them. I am thinking of laying LFS betwen pots and possibly dropping some Drosera seed to spice up the place. I have a few questions that are quite generalized as I will have the before mentioned group of plants mixed in. What temp should I aim for as far as daytime and nighttime? I know helis and highland neps like a decent differential between night and day temp but how much is overkill? Also, what humidity level should I aim for as ideal? I'k get pics up as soon as things start to take shape. My bog garden that I installed last spring has matured quite a bit as well. This being the second year for most of the plants should result in some beautiful pitchers and traps. Will definitely have pics up in my old bog garden thread soon!
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Post by Myles on May 18, 2012 16:57:18 GMT
lets see if posting pics will pull in some posters heres what I have going right now. Nepenthes robcantleyi Queen of Hearts x King of Spades H. minor my little cephs and in my lil ping tank: P 'weser' P. agnata red leaf...not colored up yet. hope it live up to its name! P. agnata true blue the two newbie pings. P 'anpa A' and moctezumae lil baby flytraps
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Post by carniplants on Aug 15, 2012 11:36:00 GMT
Hi, that's looking good. I asked myself the same question about growing highlands and lowlands species together... I think all depends on which species. Some Nepenthes hibrids are really easy to grow and do well in a constat 25ºC indoor climate, even though they are highlands, for example. I'm growing a Nepenthes x hookeriana (highlands) and a Nepenthes ventrata (midlands or lowlands) together, temperature arround 28ºC day and 25 night and they both look very good. By the way, Nepenthes ventrata is very tolerant and it does well but maybe another lownad nepenthes wouldn't. A 80% humidity is more than enough. And remember to keep it ventiated! otherwise fungus, etc could appear.
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