Recent content by jeremyfishb

Thanks Flip_Side_the_Pint! Hamata is indeed one of my fastest growers. It's just started pitchering after a long thrips battle. It's got a new pitcher but I was waiting for it to color up before shooting it. Does your hamata open very early during development? When mine opens, the peristome is...

Thanks Grey Moss! Overall, the plant is only about 6-7 inches across. I actually picked it up in Hawaii on a visit. You should check that place out some time if you get the chance.

It's been a while since I've posted anything. I had an annoying thrips problem for about 6 months, but it's all getting better now! Here's some recent pitchers... N. glabrata x aristolochioides N. glabrata x aristolochioides N. veitchii x platychilla N. chaniana N. vogellii N. maxima...

Awesome!

Thanks for the tip, Corky. I'll try that out on a few plants and see how it goes...

Thanks so much for your thoughts and information guys! Much appreciated!

Thanks Whimgrinder. It's assuring to know that the browning on the sides of the leaves happens to others. The leaves it's happening on aren't the newest ones, but they're not that old either. I'll keep monitoring them and keep the forum posted. I'm still unsure about osmocote myself. For some...

Thanks plantman. I should have mentioned that they do get osmocote pellets in most of the pitchers. I usually put them in 3 or so pitchers in a row and then give em a break for a pitcher or two. Sometimes the osmocote instantly destroys the pitchers. Air circulation is Ok. The humidifier keeps...

Thanks for the quick responses. I got N. spectabilis last spring and the others I've had for a bit over a year. The N. veitchii x platy was just re-potted a few weeks ago. They did get a neem oil treatment around Halloween when we brought home a pumpkin, believe it or not, that had spider mites...

Hello, I'm not sure what's going on with a few of my plants and am looking for help or advice. Some look like they have some pest damage and a couple have fairly recent leaves, still with pitchers (at least partly alive), that are drying up from the sides of the leaves. My plants are all grown...

About a week ago I got back from a trip to Hawaii, the big island, where we visited a Nepenthes nursery (can I name it here?). It was amazing and so big and full of awesome plants that we spent about 3 and a half hours there. Here's a bunch of pics I took before it started raining. Some of the...

It's been a slow couple weeks for new pitchers, but here's a few that have recently popped open: N. hamata, only 2 days open, I love how these guy's pitchers open so early. The coloration process of the peristome is so cool. N. (ventricosa x sibuyanensis) x 'Sabre DC' The peristome is getting...

Thanks! Here's a few more recent openings: N. spectabilis N. jamban N. glandulifera x burbidgeae N. vogellii N. chaniana N. spathulata x spectabilis N. spectabilis x jacquelineae

I've had good results with osmocote too: N. mira N. burb x eddie However, sometimes it burns the pitchers like this:

Great stuff!