Tortoise_Girl Posted December 8, 2019 Report Share Posted December 8, 2019 (edited) So I went and ordered myself another bareroot nepenthes sabuyanensis clone online. I was hoping for some better advice on acclimating it before/during/after repotting.... ( ???) I read about leaving plants that traveled through the mail inside plastic bags for a few days to adjust humidity levels. Then, leaving the top open for a while .... I wouldn't mind acclimating this plant a little nicer than my last one. Any links, or advice for a noob? Edited December 9, 2019 by Tortoise_Girl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argo88 Posted December 8, 2019 Report Share Posted December 8, 2019 Yes, you’ve said the true... it is important to start with a very high humidity (also 100%) and then to riduce it very gradually, making some holes (about 0,5 cm of diameter, every day one or two. After about 10/15 days you can remove the plastic bag.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortoise_Girl Posted December 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2019 Oh thank you so much! Would a mini greenhouse work? Am I trying to quarantine the new clone, or adjust it to new humidity levels? Both??? I'm used to worrying about stuff like a quarantine encloser for tortoises... I keep thinking that I need a sealed container for the thing. No? Just put a bag over the top? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortoise_Girl Posted December 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2019 It's a sibuyanensis × globosa BE-3940 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argo88 Posted December 9, 2019 Report Share Posted December 9, 2019 All works;-) I put on the pots the upper part of a plastic bottle closed, and than I gradually remove it... so you can do as you prefer;-) better if it is a hibryd, it is more vigorous;-) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortoise_Girl Posted December 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2019 So my new baby arrived in the mail today. The soda bottle suggestion seems convenient for now. I'll get my humidity domes delivered in a couple of days so no worries! I went ahead and added some water to the 2 little open pitchers. Also 2 little budding pitchers forming. Would love it if I can keep this one from aborting all pitcher growth. Sigh.... I must have really done a number on my last nepenthes clone I had shipped. I didnt have a clue at the time..... oh well. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Argo88 Posted December 12, 2019 Report Share Posted December 12, 2019 Excellent!!!! Well done!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortoise_Girl Posted December 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2019 (edited) It was hard to get a good pic with the bottle in the shot! Every time I go on vacation I end up with a bunch of hand made glass beads for my art box. So some of them get glued to my ghetto training stakes. I like the skulls. Hopefully they keep the bottle cloche from falling over. Edited December 12, 2019 by Tortoise_Girl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortoise_Girl Posted December 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2019 Used my "bug vacuum" to capture her some fruit flies/ gnats for dinner. I made sure the two open pitchers got a couple each. My last nepenthes, I didnt even fill up the pitchers it had arrived with until they were already browning. I wanted it to acclimate to my room.... oh well.... By the way if you get a bug vacuum; this brand has lasted me more than 3 years now. Recommend! I dont know about some of the other brands out there though.( https://www.lakeshorelearning.com/products/science/life-science/catch-release-bug-vacuum/p/LM417/ ) Just stick the little cell in the freezer to slow down the bugs metabolism so that they cannot fly away if you want them alive and squirming. A little more time if you want them dead before adding them to a pitcher! Convenient. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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