Yossu Posted January 10, 2016 Report Share Posted January 10, 2016 Beautiful looking plants! How do you keep the pitchers full of water? As soon as I put water in mine, it empties out. Do I have a leak? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden Posted January 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 Thanks for your kind words guys :) Gunner: not this year :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden Posted February 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 (edited) Sorry yossu, i didnt got your last post... Quite strange. Anyway, i just add water once a month, or 3-4 days after each feeding. This will shake the nutritive soup and the leaf will absorb the nitrogen faster n better. A healthy pitcher will keep the water. Sometimes old or damaged pitchers will not. If your new pitchers cannot keep a decent level of water inside, something is wrong. Edited March 4, 2016 by Maiden 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yossu Posted February 14, 2016 Report Share Posted February 14, 2016 Thanks for the reply. As it happens, I filled the pitchers last night, and they still have water in them. Don't know if it's relevant, but up until last night, I had cling film around the lighting rig, in an attempt to keep the humidity up. As I wasn't convinced it was making much difference, I decided to try removing it, to see how the humidity went. This morning the humidity was quite low, but there is still water in the heli pitchers. I wonder if the cling film stopped the hear form the lights escaping, and caused more evaporation? Not sure what to do, as without the cling film, I can see them better and there's more air movement, but if the humidity is going to drop to much, it also won't be good. Any thoughts? Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden Posted February 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2016 (edited) How much low? Some species can survive in 'low' RH% setup, but its not optimal for sure. Edited February 22, 2016 by Maiden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yossu Posted February 23, 2016 Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 The RH is usually around 50%, sometimes a little higher. I have a small humidifier that comes on for 45 minutes every three hours during the day. That pushes the RH up, sometimes only a little, sometimes up to about 75-80%, but it soon drops back again. As it happens, I've noticed over the past week or so that the newer leaves have water in the bottom, so maybe it was just part of a slow settling in period. Both plants seem t be growing well, and putting out quite a few new leaves, so it looks like they are growing OK. Thanks 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden Posted April 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2016 My heliamphoras are lovely colored after this cold winter :) Heliamphora minor var pilosa Another pilosa clone, very showy Heliamphora "red mambo" Var minor corner Selection 1 Pulchella amuri Hispida mOO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden Posted April 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2016 Heliamphora minor "big orange" Heliamphora minor "burgundy-black" 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yossu Posted April 4, 2016 Report Share Posted April 4, 2016 My heliamphoras are lovely colored after this cold winter :) You don't keep them outside do you? I thought they needed to be kept warm. If so, how did the winter affect them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden Posted April 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 In Canada our winter are insanely cold. (-25C at nights). Of course i dont keep em outside. I grow all my plants in my appartment, in a room i made just for them. In the winter i just open a window at night to bring the temp at 8-10C. And i start the heater the day to reach 22C. In the summer, i run a a/c 24/7 next to my setup. So the nights are at 16-17C and days at 23-24C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yossu Posted April 5, 2016 Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 Thanks for the clarification. I keep mine in the house all year round, on a windowsill in my office. The heating is on in the winter, although not in this room, so they don't get that cold. Do you think that's necessary to help bring out the colour? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden Posted April 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2016 (edited) Thats help a lot. You will always have more coloration with cold nights :) Edited April 11, 2016 by Maiden 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden Posted April 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 I forgot some Heliamphora minor var pilosa by Francois, on Flickr Heliamphora "red mambo" by Francois, on Flickr H.minor "selection 1" by Francois, on Flickr H.pulchella akopan by Francois, on Flickr 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden Posted April 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2016 Heliamphora minor var pilosa 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Maiden Posted May 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 Heliamphora "red mambo" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden Posted May 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yossu Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 Stunning pics as usual! Those helis are massive! And yes, I am jealous! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden Posted August 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 heliamphora pulchella akopan heliamphora minor var pilosa auyan heliamphora minor var minor auyan 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUNNER Posted August 18, 2016 Report Share Posted August 18, 2016 The "red mambo" is a hybrid? <3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden Posted August 31, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2016 Its a lost label plant h.minor var pilosa cerro la luna 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobile Posted May 11, 2018 Report Share Posted May 11, 2018 I would be interested to know if you still use fluorescent lighting. Many growers seem to have moved to LED lighting, so I was wondering if you have or have considered changing to them? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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