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An exciting day for me, thought I would share. Received seed for Stylidium calcaratum from Dr Darnowski exactly two months ago. Sowed seed immediately on peat/sand mix with no pre-treatment and placed in terrarium about two inches below fluorescent fixture. Here are pictures of their...

Last fall / winter I put many of Mexican pings at a west facing window sill that draws the cold from the outside. The leaves became succulent, responding to the cold, dryness, and lower photoperiod. I moved them all back to the rack, which gets southern exposure, along with a fluorescent...

I have a grow rack that is at the south facing set of glass doors. It's actually a foot away from the glass, which is as close as I can get it. There is an eave that juts out a foot and the space between the racks is also about a foot. As the sun gets and stays high in the horizon, as it is...

OK, I need help from the experts, or at least the experienced. I am in the process of helping our local aquarium (Great Lakes Aquarium) set up a CP display. We have bounced a lot of ideas around which I had personal experience and good success using. For the better, they have decided to dive...

I've been out of Neps for a couple years but after starting with Lithops and Cacti I've gotten the plants back in the blood! So this is the highland Nep/Orchid & CP chamber I want to setup, I will have 3 times the floor space of my old highland chamber with this design and mounted mini orchids...

Well I couldn't stay unpotted for long, I've been percolating the idea of a new highland nep/orchid/cp chamber here's the initial blue prints: The shelves are 4 ft L x 2 ft W x 6 ft H - spaced 2 ft apart Braces/frame will be built of 1" x 4" pine The actual shelves will be egg crate to allow...

I'm the proud owner of a baby Coastal Carpet Jaguar Python. He will get to be around 9 feet long and need a fairly large enclosure. Along with the other plants, I would like to add a Nepenthes in there. This is where you guys, the nep experts, come in... First question I have is what would...

Got up today and there's a ton of whirling blowing falling snow so heading off to a book store in a county far, far away was outta the question. I have plenty to read anyway, including a book I somehow ordered two of off amazon last week which both arrived today! So it better be good! lol...

Wanted to know if you guys think this is normal growth. I received this plant on a very cold day. Did my research on the forum and set up "box" for it....think I have good growing conditions. The temp is just above 80 (I think) and the humidity is about 85%. My temp guage changes drastically...

Hi everybody!:-D I had to make a winter setup since the plants were not getting enough light due to weather. I accommodated some of my plants in 2 terrariums. First -bigger one- is for propagating pygmies and has two 13W fluorescent T5s 10cm (apx. 4') from the plants. The other one is for some...

I've got essentially a terrarium in a fishtank, with mostly tropical sundews and most of them are Petiolaris Complex. The temperature tops out at about 95 F / 35 C. Room temp is about 73 F / 23 C. Would it be a good idea or not to turn off the submercible heater for the night as I do the...

Here is my set-up for an automatic watering system for my Nepenthes. This system allows me to go on vacation and abandon my plants! The main drawback is the unsightly nature of all the tubes. I elevated the plants just above the water line by using a grid which is sold as a cover for...

I bought a few pots of cephalotus recently and am interested to make a terrarium for them.. i was just wondering what kind of bulbs to use. are those fluorescent tubes we usually use for our homes sufficient for the cephalotus in the terrarium? also, how far must the bulb be from the...

Hello everyone! Lately i noticed more and more growers new to pygmy drosera asking how they can collect the gemmae or how to plant them. I will try to cover some of that for you and you can acces the links for pics. Here are 2 of my methods: 1. Locate the gemmae ...on top of the plant, round...

These are the same pictures I just posted in my introduction, but I figured I'd share them here, along with some specs. The terrariums is an 18 x 18 x 24 inch Exoterra glass terrarium, with a front opening. I got rid of the screen cover, and replaced it with a sheet of glass. The clips that held...

One of my D. hilaris plants turned yellow and eventually brown a while ago. I think that it got too hot near lights (or too much light?) I can't find any info on this one. my other plant is still growing, but the leaves are much smaller than pictures I see. It is around 5inches from 40W...

Hello - I am new to the forum and have some questions regarding U. reinformis. I purchased a plant which arrived one week ago. The day it arrived, the temps here were about 18 degrees, however, the plant itself felt about 40 degrees. I promptly put it in a highland terrarium where I have...

I'm looking to both save space and provide depth for Nep cuttings I have in water vases and pots. Right now they are in my rack. What I'm thinking about is setting up a couple of outside fishtank filters, that hook over the tank. One would be filled with water for the cuttings and be right under...

Wow, After an unsuccessful year of doing pullings, it seems all are striking now! The difference is having the right light and moisture for the pullings - at least for me. I even threw in a scronny, elongated leaf with hardly any white at the bottom and it has now struck! To recap, I bought a...

Hey guys! Long time no see. Just a quick question... When should I start to lower the amount of hours my fluorescent lights are on during the day? Right now they're on for 15 hours. I'm growing a few neps, but I'm mostly concerned with my cephalotus going into dormancy. Thanks Matt