BenScoobert Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 As a lesson to all of you, don't put off your repotting!!! I got 12 from this in the end Still.... 4 days of mucky hard work and all is organised now in my 6x2 piece of insect hell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dchasselblad74 Posted April 13, 2011 Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 As a lesson to all of you, don't put off your repotting!!!I got 12 from this in the end Wow!!!! That's a super healthy Cobra, despite it needing dividing and transplanting I wish Tonia my darling Cobra Plant could grow like that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenScoobert Posted May 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2011 Wow!!!! That's a super healthy Cobra, despite it needing dividing and transplanting I wish Tonia my darling Cobra Plant could grow like that... I t was no small task teasing it all apart I can tell ya, but 9 of the 12 seem to be doing well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel G Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 Wow! I'll be repottig every day now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenScoobert Posted May 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2011 6 of the refugees from the cluster, 2 months later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeeland Posted May 29, 2011 Report Share Posted May 29, 2011 looking good!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dchasselblad74 Posted May 30, 2011 Report Share Posted May 30, 2011 (edited) 6 of the refugees from the cluster, 2 months later Looks a lot neater( Not that it looked bad before)......Do you have to put ice or do you water it with cold RO water during the hotter months??? How do you cool the roots down?? Edited May 30, 2011 by dchasselblad74 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenScoobert Posted May 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2011 Looks a lot neater( Not that it looked bad before)......Do you have to put ice or do you water it with cold RO water during the hotter months??? How do you cool the roots down?? I don't do anything other than keep the pots sat in rainwater. My theory is, my greenhouse is a lean-to on an East facing wall, so they don't get the hotter afternoon sun, and I think this is why they seem to thrive. Also I live in England hardiness zone 7 on the edge of the pennines, which makes it a little cooler here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MH1 Posted May 30, 2011 Report Share Posted May 30, 2011 Do you have to put ice or do you water it with cold RO water during the hotter months??? How do you cool the roots down?? LOL, hot summer months? I think the record high temperature recorded where I live was around 32C, with an overall average of 18C in summer. Also, the sun isn't so strong this far north, so that helps too. Haha, we can live the Darlingtonia dream over here, we just forfeit any real summer warmth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenScoobert Posted May 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2011 LOL, hot summer months? I think the record high temperature recorded where I live was around 32C, with an overall average of 18C in summer. Also, the sun isn't so strong this far north, so that helps too. Haha, we can live the Darlingtonia dream over here, we just forfeit any real summer warmth Tis true, my highest recorded INSIDE the greenhouse is 42c, lowest -1.2c Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dchasselblad74 Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 LOL, hot summer months? I think the record high temperature recorded where I live was around 32C, with an overall average of 18C in summer. Also, the sun isn't so strong this far north, so that helps too. Haha, we can live the Darlingtonia dream over here, we just forfeit any real summer warmth WOW!!!! I wish your zone is my zone then Cause our Chicago summers are brutal!! Just today it was 90 Degrees Farenheit....Thats warm for my Helis and Darlingtonias and Highland Neps that I keep outside during the cooler spring weeks.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenScoobert Posted July 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2011 5 weeks since last piccy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenScoobert Posted July 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 I can't believe it a little runner has popped up at the side of the pot on 2 of these already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wadave Posted November 12, 2011 Report Share Posted November 12, 2011 Hi Ben, I'm so envious of your cobras, I can't seem to get mine to last through the autumn months where our Perth weather fluctuates between low 20s and high 30 deg C. It's the large temp fluctuations at this time of year they seem to hate so much. I get them to live through summer ok, even though they look pretty rough and ragged but as soon as autumn swings round they seem to fall over pretty quickly. Why is it always the plants we can't grow which are the ones we love more than the rest???? Kind regards, Dave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenScoobert Posted November 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 Hi Ben, I'm so envious of your cobras, I can't seem to get mine to last through the autumn months where our Perth weather fluctuates between low 20s and high 30 deg C. It's the large temp fluctuations at this time of year they seem to hate so much. I get them to live through summer ok, even though they look pretty rough and ragged but as soon as autumn swings round they seem to fall over pretty quickly. Why is it always the plants we can't grow which are the ones we love more than the rest???? Kind regards, Dave. Do your plants actually die in autumn? Mine lose a few pitchers, but spring revives them with bigger growth than the previous year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenScoobert Posted August 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 This little lot will need a repot this winter, all potbound already. IF anyone in the UK wants some then let me know by PM, I'd imagine I'll get 10 decent ones off them minimum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenScoobert Posted June 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2015 https://www.dropbox.com/s/luc79hh33oa12w7/2015-06-10%2019.29.54.jpg?dl=0 Just sayin' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredG Posted June 14, 2015 Report Share Posted June 14, 2015 Add a pair of scissors to your birthday list Ben 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenScoobert Posted March 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 This year, rather than repotting and splitting the CD, I'll be just moving them into huge pots do do their thing. If anyone wants a runner from them then pipe up, I'm sure there will be a few spare.They're pretty hardy, the window basket one has been outside 2 years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenScoobert Posted March 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 What you may call a full plant, I call a runner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S Krelbourn Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 Pm sent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dukkha Posted March 21, 2016 Report Share Posted March 21, 2016 Healthy looking plants!!! what is your secret? What kind of soil do you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenScoobert Posted March 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 Pure peat and a bit of perlite, nothing special. I just keep them permanently wet and leave them alone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nepenthes Lowii Posted March 22, 2016 Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yossu Posted March 28, 2016 Report Share Posted March 28, 2016 I just want to say a huge THANK YOU to Ben! He was passing this way, and took the time to drop off some plants t me this morning. I am now the proud owner of some superb looking Darlings! Truly one of the Good Guys around here Thanks again Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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