Scotcarnivorousplants Posted July 20, 2015 Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 So here I was standing in pound land when I came across these little guys. Guess what price they were? Lol Anyway, there is a lot of talk on the forum about windowsill nepenthes growing. This is my solution to it. So there are two in one pack with a 12cm pot so this is what I did. I began with a bit of digging around in the greenhouse to find these. I got the in dobbies sale around Christmas. There are 5 in a pack. What I did was took one of the dishes and pressed it Firmly into the bottom of the pot. This would act as a water tray to increase humidity. What I then did was get a 5 cm pot and cut it in half I then used the bottom part and glued it to the black tray Then I filled with water put the plant on the small 5cm pot and put the lid on. What do you think. Hope it helps Oliver Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Anderson Posted July 20, 2015 Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 (edited) Very nice setup and great looking plant. Only problem I can see with it is, over heating, not a lot of air flow and when the nep out grows its home it to will have to find a bigger enclosure. Great for people with really low humidity and diminutive species. Great bit of diy and find. I'm going to grab some for myself to try a tentactulata in. Mark Edited July 20, 2015 by carni grower Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Anderson Posted July 20, 2015 Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 You could always go the bio dome route and make a bigger hole in the top and as the plant grows up and out it will give it a easy transition to a windowsill. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotcarnivorousplants Posted July 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 Yes I suppose. There is a vent at the top. But I don't see it heating up much unless it was a really sunny day, but in Scotland that is one day a year :). The only problem that I would see in it would be air circulation. Oliver Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Anderson Posted July 20, 2015 Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 You could add a some ventilation holes in the outer pot just above the reservoir of water, that would allow air movement from top to bottom. What plant do you have inside the the enclosure? Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotcarnivorousplants Posted July 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2015 It's nepenthes glabrata. My favourite species. It is grow in the greenhouse. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Anderson Posted July 21, 2015 Report Share Posted July 21, 2015 Ah, I thought so, quite stunning,I will have to add one to my collection sometime. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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