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The 'Enchanted Forest'?

Gorgeous

Absolutely essential for me in a nepenthes greenhouse. I have two. Not only does it keep humidity up but also temperature down

I can't speak with any experience of VFTs, but I find sarracenia seedlings of similar size respond extremely well to pricking out. I think this may be a combination of fresh media, and removal of thick wads of stifling moss.

I grow sarracenia seedlings with full spectrum LEDs (MarsHydro SP series) between 10,000-20,000 lux with 18 hour days. They grow strongly and with great colour.

You are right you need lots of light. Blurple lights will look horrible in a domestic setting, so you probably want a white light. Have a look at Mars Hydro, I have been pleased with them. Even then if the lights are really bright in a window that is going to stand out from inside and outside the house. You may get planes attempting to land or strangers asking if you have any cannabis for sale. Two other considerations - you need to find a way of giving the plants a clear winter rest. Some people cut off all the leaves and put in refrigerators. Its brutal, but it may be an option for you You may also want to consider choosing plants that colour up in moderate light - some are more fussy than others

I bought an affordable Light meter (ETI-1301), but I'm sure they are all much of a muchness I use it to judge light levels broadly, and make comparisons. I understand that PAR/ colour temperature add considerable complexities

It is also solid (plywood). & the whole inner face of the propagator, including the door, is lined with Hydrogarden Orca The lights are very bright, the whole thing would stick out if any part were translucent

I'm pleased with it Sarracenia seedlings are growing and colouring up nicely under it (which you can actually appreciate compare to blurple), it's heat burden is low, there are no active cooling fans to go wrong, I love the adjustable driver, and most importantly it lights the space evenly. I have another propagator of a similar size that I have been lighting for a couple of years with a 'Platinum LED' P300. It's a great light, but it is 13000 lux in the center down to about 2000 at the edges, so it doesn't light that space effectively. It would be fine in a smaller space. Consequently, I just bought another identical MarsHydro and will be replacing it this week Hope that helps, Dave

Outstanding. Everything that interests me about plants - well done

A 90 watt draw MarsHydro SP250, with the transformer and heat sinks outside is enough to raise the temperature of a well insulated propagator 140cm x 50 x 60 by about 20 degrees . Hope that helps

My project over Christmas was building a new propagator for bringing on Sarracenia seeds. It is built with 18mm varnished plyboard, with 50mm foil backed insulation on external surfaces and under the base. Internal grow space dimensions are 54 x 140cm. Total height is 60cm to fit under greenhouse benching. Inside is lined with Hydrogarden Orca grow film, which is highly reflective but gives a white diffuse light and is a useful tough cloth like material to work with In the base is a thermostatically controlled Bio Green Sahara heat mat. Lighting is a MarsHydro SP 250 mounted into the lid of the propagator about 15 inches from the foliage. Out of the box, it provided 45000 lux @230watts, but the its wattage can be adjusted down which I have done to about 19000lux @90watts directly under the lights, to about 10,000 lux in the far corner of the propagator. It’s a white spectrum light but claims to have a good PAR rating. As its size and shape fits the unit well, the light is reasonably even within the grow space – much better than my other propagator with a smaller light where the difference between lux in the centre and corners of the unit are 5x compared with this at 2x

Absolutely love this. Congratulations

This my favourite clone, deep red colour and full, rounded flower. It's quite a contrast to the other clone I have with strongly reflexed petals

Hydrofoggers, like these: http://simplycontrol.co.uk/shop/hydrofoggers/2_44_0_274/hydrofogger_400.aspx ; https://www.hantsflytrap.com/hr50-humidifier-hydrofogger-500-p.asp I combine them with extractor fans, keeps a south facing greenhouse cool and humid.

Cheers, I'm all OK now. I plan to buy a flush kit, in which case I think I need to open up the elbow and remove the inbuilt restrictor anyway Probably get a pressure gauge at the same time, if that's a good indicator of clogged up prefilters

I bought, perhaps hastily given your subsequent experience but I was starting to feel a bit exposed without a backup plan, from the same vendor as you, except my unit is the 100GPD FS-401 http://www.pure-pro.com/fs401.htm The lack of instructions were a bit troubling, and the single sheet that does exist refers to a flow restrictor on the RO water outflow elbow that could be inside the unit but is not at all obvious. It also includes some unexplained components which I believe are intended for attaching to garden or kitchen taps Anyway, I did simply connect it up and it was producing 20ppm within 10 minutes. We do have very high water pressure here, though - I wondered if that was possibly a contributory factor for you?

Amazing - love it

I have managed to get through 2000 litres since the last rain, I thought I was covered with that amount of storage, but apparently not I have heard that RO membranes clog if not used for a period of time. In other words, that a unit cannot simply be mothballed - once you start using it you have to keep it going (or replace the membrane before you can bring it back into use) Does that sound correct - I don't mind investing in a unit, but having to replace the membrane at the end of using it for a few weeks a year makes it quite a high cost of use solution. Dave

Soaking in peat exchanges some Calcium/ Magnesium ions for H+ - in other words acts like an ion exchange resin. Whether it does enough to make a significant difference, I don't know, not having needed to try it myself See https://web.archive.org/web/20041029080941/http://hjem.get2net.dk/Best_of_the_Web/peat page.html

I mix 1/4tsp in 2 litres, and pitcher feed sarracenias and nepenthes, from adults to seedlings. I've certainly not had any problems with this and I believe it is effective.

The one thing I really wanted to do this year, but eldest son has first A-levels on Monday, so I'm marking papers all day, and for most of the next 3 weeks Hopefully get up there in Autumn..

Mike King has done several bulk orders from him to the US. e.g. http://sarracenia.proboards.com/thread/1883/mike-king-usa-import I'm not aware anything similar has happened in reverse before now, though clearly some US clones are making their way over here somehow. If I could add one suggestion, if a means of doing this were established, it would be wonderful if the scope were extended (for a handling and shipping fee of course) to holding and forwarding plants from other US nurseries or individuals (kind of a hub), to really break down cultivation barriers

That's a very beautiful greenhouse Alex, it looks like you have some great plants