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Post by bananahands on Aug 4, 2007 8:39:14 GMT
I have seen pictures of N. Bicalcarata being grown indoors and was wonder what conditions I would have to provide it order for it to work. What about outdoors in eastern New Mexico? Any insight would be much appreciated.
Mike
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Post by phissionkorps on Aug 4, 2007 10:39:51 GMT
Your humidity is too low for it to pitcher, and its going to get too cold in the winter. I'm in Texas about an 1.5 hrs from the NM border.
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Post by macamus3 on Aug 4, 2007 14:18:39 GMT
N bicalcarata needs high humidity ie >75% to pitcher, and high temp, so indoors should be in a terrarium. The problem with that is Bicals get very big/very fast. You will eventually need to put in a greenhouse as leaf span can reach 2-3 feet and vines up to 20 feet on mine in the past. I currently keep a seedling indoors in a tank of about 75 gal. Will probably outgrow this space in 6-8 months when my greenhouse should be ready.
Bical is a very easy grower as long as it gets high temp/humidity. You can slow growth rate down by growing cooler but no lower than 60F unless hardened off to cooler temps. Must always have high humidity to pitcher well. The main thing is they get huge!
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Post by bananahands on Aug 4, 2007 21:54:24 GMT
Thanks for your replies. About the heat/humidity, to the south I have a covered patio that I am thinking about putting an automatic mister on, would that fix the humidity issue? Are thsre any other Neps. that might be more suited to my climate? Thanks again!
Mike
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Clint
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Post by Clint on Aug 4, 2007 23:23:27 GMT
If it can keep the humidity up, sure. Personally I'd go with a fogger instead.
I'm not sure how any Nepenthes will do outside in New Mexico. You can start with N. ventrata or N. ventricosa and go from there. If anything will take your outdoor conditions, those will.
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Post by phissionkorps on Aug 5, 2007 0:15:48 GMT
All i can tell you that for sure will work in your conditions outdoors with no special equipment are ventrata, truncata, and petiolata. I've grown all three outside, and we have basically identical conditions. I'm trying a red dragon outside right now, but I don't think it's going to make it.
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Post by macamus3 on Aug 5, 2007 14:27:13 GMT
N. ventrata is probably the best for your outdoor conditions. Only Nep. I've had success with in high temp and low/fluctuating humidity outdoors in my area. Although my humidity is higher than it will be in NM. I had some days when humidity dropped into the teens and ventrata never had any problems. The pitchers are not as distictive as bical. but still very beautiful especially the red varieties.
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