Recent content by TomV

...Wonderful pictures as always Josh! Please post a pic of that new raja pitcher when it opens...looks like it will be unbelievable! Quick question: throughout the course of your raja's development, did you notice if pitchers that formed while resting on compost were larger than pitchers...

I could be totally off, but the lid seems very N. ovata-ish.

...Amazing Josh.  Two quick questions: 1) If I remember correctly, you were puzzled a number of months ago as to why your rajah was making smaller pitchers than one would expect for such a large plant.  What do you attribute this increased pitcher size to?...changing the lights possibly? 2)...

Hello, I am looking for some information on the cultivation of common cattails...I am planning on keeping a few in a large pot outdoors.  I've looked around the web quite a bit, but I haven't been able to find much on cultivation....(probably because most people are trying to get rid of them...

...yes...These lights are pretty strong...and give a good amount light for a distance of approx. 36". I keep plants like N. bicalcarata right under these lights with no problem. I made the mistake of putting N. campanulata too close...the leaves were burned and the delicate lids of the...

...sorry, but I was unable to check this site until today: The Griffin:  As Schloaty mentioned, they're around $30. Schloaty:  I was also unable to find the fixture with a plug (however, the last time I checked the Lights of America website, the same fixture was available WITH and without a...

Tony:  Yeah, I'm using 3 of those fluorex compact fluorescent fixtures, along with two 40W twin tube shoplights to brighten up potential dark spots in the chamber.  The fluorex fixtures are great...even at 2-3 feet away, new leaves on recently obtained plants almost always have a reddish/maroon...

...Thanks.  I got some requests for a picture of my growspace.  Here's a quick picture I took of my intermediate/lowland chamber.  The design is based on Swords' highland chamber.  It's approx. 4ft wide x 3 feet high x 3 feet deep.  The glass of the storm window that acts as the front of the...

...last ones... N. tentaculata (upper pitcher) A tendril of N. veitchii x lowii clearly showing veitchii influence in the way it is wrapping around its pot...quite similar to pictures I've seen of veitchii leaves hugging neighboring tree trunks.   N. veitchii x lowii ...I hope you liked...

...a few more..... N. macfarlanei x (tobiaca x thorelii) N. muluensis...this plant was obtained approx. 8 months ago as a tiny, 1 inch plant from tissue culture.  It took a bit of time to settle in, but is now producing pitchers quite frequently and currently measures approx.  3 inches in...

....I took a few pictures while I was re-arranging/watering etc., and I thought I would share them.... N. thorelii x aristolochioides N. bellii N. bicalcarata N. campanulata N. hamata (next to N. spathulata x spectabilis) N. lowii

...REALLY nice pictures Josh. I can't wait to see the pitchers that the hamata vine produces!

Intermediate/Lowland Grow Chamber: ampullaria: spectabilis x bicalcarata: bicalcarata: campanulata: ventricosa x talangensis:

I've never read anything concerning the following question...but hopefully someone can give some input... Regarding light and pitcher development/coloration:  Is it the light that the rosette (main portion of the plant) is exposed to that has the predominating effect on a pitcher's...

mat_man444: Each bulb gives off 6,825 lumens PlantAKiss: The chamber is not ventilated. However, I purposely left some very small gaps between the plexiglass top and the top of the enclosure to provide some ventilation and allow excessive heat to escape...usually gets around 84*F by mid-day...