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  1. new addition

    in Nepenthes

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    Anyway, this weekend the cutters and sphagnum will be in action! Look out for stupid questions about propagating cuttings in the 'propagation' section

    You've probably already seen it, but there was some great advice given to me in this thread recently. Whilst not as directly useful (got sidetracked into a discussion on growing sphagnum moss), this thread also had some useful info.

     

    Hope these help. Don't forget to let us know how you get on. And don't forget pictures, we like pictures (yes Welshy, that was your line!)

  4. new addition

    in Nepenthes

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    Wow, that's massive! I reckon you could split that down, grow the cuttings on, get your money back by selling the cuttings, and still have a large plant at the end!

     

    Good find  :dance4:

  10. What do you use to feed your orchids?

    in Orchids

    Posted · Edited by Yossu

    Pardon the dumb question, but my total experience with keeping orchids has been to give them a good watering about once a week during the summer, and once a month (or so) during the winter. They've done OK.

     

    I'm thinking about feeding them to get them to grow better. I just had a look around, and there seem to be various fertilisers around, some you add to the water, some in a drip bottle that you shove in the pot, and some that you mist the leaves.

     

    Any recommendations? I think my orchids are potted in bark (looks like that, not compost of any sort) if that makes any difference.

     

    Thanks

  11. Has my Nepenthes ventrata had babies?

    in General Carnivorous Plant Discussion

    Posted

    Congratulations Yossu :good2:

    Ta, we're pretty proud of the new arrivals. We were wondering what to call them. What do you think of Huey, Dewey and Louey? How about Moe, Curly and Larry?

     

    You can either leave all the basal growths to grow into a mass of vines (which themselves will create branches and basals) and have a cascade of beautiful ventricosa pitchers, or leave them until they've got a few internodes and lop them off, remove the lower leaves, and pot them up.

    Would like to split them, as the one we have is a bit big, and it would be nice to have some small ones - at least until they grow! Plus, it' exciting to see the collection grow this way. Buying new plants is nice, but expanding from your own is even better!

     

    By "internodes" do you mean leave points? Sorry, I'm not very technical!

     

    Also, you pointed me to a video recently where someone showed how he cut down his vines and got them to root. He had a whole thing of slicing up the outer layer of stalk, then putting them in water (I think you also mentioned using sphag), wrapping them in plastic bags to keep up the humidity, etc. Are you saying I don't need any of that? If I snip off these babies, won't they be in the same position as the snipped vines?

     

    Dip them in a rooting hormone like Clonex if you want to try it, but it's not really neccessary, especially with a vigerous species like ventricosa.

    I use Strike rooting powder for my non-CP plants. Would that be OK, or would I be better off not using anything?

     

    Thanks for the help

  20. When and how do I collect my Sarra seeds?

    in General Carnivorous Plant Discussion

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    Depends how many bees you get on your plants and whether you want specific or random crosses. If you want some certainty you'll need to pollinate. Use a paint brush to dab some pollen onto each stigma - the little pointy bits around the edge of the style, I think there's 5 of them without going out and counting.

    I'm not worried about the crosses, most of my Sarras are mixed hybrids of unknown origin anyway! I'm just interested in growing more plants  :laugh2:

     

    Not seen any bees in the greenhouse, but then I haven't seen any around at all. Is it only bees that will pollinate them?

     

    You'll have to wait until the autumn. The seed pod will turn brown and you can open them up to see if there are any seeds in there. Unless you saw a bumblebee in your greenhouse I wouldn't be too hopeful though!

    OK, thanks. Just wanted to make sure I hadn't missed the boat.

  22. When and how do I collect my Sarra seeds?

    in General Carnivorous Plant Discussion

    Posted

    Pardon the dumb question, but this is the first time I've had Sarras in flower, and I don't want to do it wrong.

    I'd like to collect the seeds, so I can have a go at raising the next generation. I have a few in flower, one of which is already wilting. On another, I can see inside the flower, and the "floor" (for want of a better description) is covered with what looks like seeds. If they are, I don't want to lose them when the flowers wilts.

    Any advice? Thanks in advance.

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