Karsty Posted August 27, 2017 Report Share Posted August 27, 2017 (edited) I've got a Nepenthes 'Suki' which I acquired early this year with several pitchers on it. I fed them quite copiously with caught bugs, and the plant has been growing like a monster all year, in fact I've repotted it twice. It has a total width of just over 1m, and a height of about 40cm. I got fed up with it growing wildly, but producing no pitchers. All the old pitchers were half-dead, so I have tried an experiment. I cut off all the old pitchers, which were presumably still feeding the plant and not motivating it to produce new ones. It actually looks like it is now beginning to pitcher. I'll get back with updates. https://photos.app.goo.gl/gIB1K2DK2IooL7Ur2 Edited November 28, 2017 by Karsty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manders Posted August 27, 2017 Report Share Posted August 27, 2017 It may not have enough light, cant tell from the photo but it looks shady. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karsty Posted August 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2017 (edited) This is it at 4pm. It;s close to a full length SW facing window. So it gets the sun later in the day. I bought it from Matt Soper, Hampshire Carnivorous Plants, and it was growing in his greenhouse, bright light but not wildly sunny. https://goo.gl/photos/ZXWFNk1FnDxp3T1J9 Edited October 14, 2017 by Karsty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantsman89 Posted August 27, 2017 Report Share Posted August 27, 2017 It could be low humidity, do you what percentage it's at? Ideally it needs to be above 70% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karsty Posted August 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2017 Well it varies, from about 60% to about 85%. It varies quite a lot, depending on the weather and time of year. I haven't measured it for a while in that spot because I did for several months and was happy with it. I stumbled across one growers conclusions and he said humidity did not matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manders Posted August 28, 2017 Report Share Posted August 28, 2017 I dont think its humidity, i have one growing in a dry sunny windowsill and it pitchers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantsman89 Posted August 28, 2017 Report Share Posted August 28, 2017 How long ago was it repotted? I've had a couple of Nepenthes sulk for quite some time after repotting. Their roots are quite brittle and susceptible to break when transplanting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karsty Posted August 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2017 Well, I repotted it about May this year, then again this month, August. I was extremely careful both times, and it gave no indication of sulking, just kept growing like billyo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manders Posted August 28, 2017 Report Share Posted August 28, 2017 I hate to labour a point... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karsty Posted August 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2017 I think she is getting enough sun. She's right by a SW window. I've got others in less light which are pitchering very nicely. Strangely, Bloody Mary and Ventrata have been pretty sulky all year. Also the new leaves are always very red. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karsty Posted September 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 It seems to be working... https://photos.app.goo.gl/w9N8fSmpHtOPKYYx1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropicat Posted September 6, 2017 Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 very nice! I have had a Nepenthes that didn't pitcher for a full year. Now it started to make new (huge!) pitchers again. Manders you are right, most often the reason for Nepenthes not pitchering is lack of light. I think this one just needed a bit of patience. Keep us informed! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karsty Posted September 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 Hey Tropicat, which Nepenthes is it? Can you throw up any pitchers of the pitchers here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fltropical Posted September 6, 2017 Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 Def. light. I have one in the tropics. During the summer I've sometimes had it in direct sunlight for up to six hours. It turns a nice shade of red. Season also seems to play a role - mine pitchers in winter and late summer... but can go months in betweeen before producing a new round.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropicat Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 (edited) Sure. It is Nepenthes Louisa. I has almost turned into a tree. From the soil to the highest point of the stem it meassures 110 cm. Unfortunately, in the winter this Nepenthes doesnt do as well with me as in the summer, since it gets quite cold here. This is my biggest pitcher: I also want to add, I triedd different pots and mixes with my Nepentheses. I noticed they grow very well in these baskets. That seemed to matter more to them than the mix. I just put the basket on top of an empty pot with holes in it, on top of a dish. This way the water can run through and then vaporize again from the dish below. Edited September 7, 2017 by Tropicat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karsty Posted September 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 Lovely!!! How do you feed them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropicat Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 (edited) In the summer if the weather is ok I put all my Nepenthes out in the garden. They catch their own insects then (usually spiders in the night for some reason). If i find the occasional bug in the house i will throw that in an open pitcher as well. I dont think they need a lot of feeding, I am not all that bothered by feeding them. I think light and temperature fluctuation are the most important for Nepenthes to survive. Humidity also doesnt seem to have such a big influence on most of my nepenthes, but I live in a pretty humid environment. As long as it doesn't drop below 60% they are ok. Edited September 8, 2017 by Tropicat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantsman89 Posted September 9, 2017 Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 Nice to see it's picked up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karsty Posted September 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2017 And here it is today - https://photos.app.goo.gl/2ttGPMZsOVqdG71y2 https://photos.app.goo.gl/1dwXfbtwBnRcCBZd2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karsty Posted October 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 Well, it's either coincidence or it worked. Here is the biggest pitcher now... https://photos.app.goo.gl/W0vx8qTvBMtqYxKr2 And the second one, a fraction smaller... https://photos.app.goo.gl/GOqS9DUjuWMfswtz1 In the process, it has lost quite a few older leaves, here you can see 3 of them in the yellow stage... https://photos.app.goo.gl/yFGTVqsmgkopK6jE2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karsty Posted November 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2017 (edited) Here's an update.... The pitcher by the window is a magnificent 15cm tall!... https://photos.app.goo.gl/41FkDiR1wUnSccfN2 https://photos.app.goo.gl/d4QCrmvnne7EMVZl2 The one "round the back" is an amazing 16.5cm tall!.... https://photos.app.goo.gl/6q0LOmwF3IFff8Bn2 https://photos.app.goo.gl/J34qGrT9APfQcZyk2 In the pot here are two separate stems, and interestingly only one has grown these two pitchers. The second one is still growing vigorously, but as yet no pitchers. Edited November 28, 2017 by Karsty Trying to make photos show for all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
werds Posted November 27, 2017 Report Share Posted November 27, 2017 Can´t see the photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karsty Posted November 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2017 That's odd, I can. Is there even a url showing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carambola Posted November 27, 2017 Report Share Posted November 27, 2017 It only shows random letters and numbers for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tatter Posted November 27, 2017 Report Share Posted November 27, 2017 i can see the photo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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