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Hello all, Firstly I would like to say a big thank you to all who contribute to this forum, you have really inspired me and encouraged me in this fascinating hobby. I know I only post when I have a problem and true to form here I go! I have a problem with my Nepenthes hamata. I have two...

Ive had a h. pulchella now for about 2 months and its been doing great up until a couple days ago.. Im keeping it in my hl chamber with my 2 other helis. a minor and a teite. those are growing fine but the pulchella seems to be taking a turn for the worse... i currently have it in a plastic bag...

So I ordered a plant on eBay and they sent the wrong plant, it was a hybrid of the species rather than the species... So I contacted the seller and they agreed to send a replacement plant, and since they didn't have the species I wanted, they offered a N. ventricosa 'Black Peristome' which I had...

I recently moved to a rural area and I am finding a hard time finding cp supplies. The sand sold here is only quikcrete. The perlite I have found is small and super dirty. Oddly enough I found turface at a John Deere supply store. I can get decent peat and lfs from lowes. I plan on repotting...

Hello everyone! I have recently gotten a reniformis. I have it potted in a 14" net pot with a mix of LFS, orchid bark, and perlite. I'm keeping it drier as it gets established, as per a recommendation in a really old CPN article. Can it be kept like this successfully long term? Do you have any...

Happy New Years to everyone. I found this sight while seaching CP and terrariums. I've been interested in CP for some years now and have attempted a CP bog garden several years ago but failed due the drought in GA. Santa brough me a small H Potter terrarium so I started looking at keeping...

Here are some of my new year's resolutions... 1. Never give up on difficult-to-grow CPs. Continue to try weird stuff like pure perlite as media for Mexican Pings! 2. Occasionally, try out some of my daughter's "silly" requests just for the fun of it. I am sure she remembers the shapes and...

I had a feeling this little bugger would give me a hard time... starting off I think some of it was my fault. I was hoping to leave it in the media the vendor sent me which is 100% LFS until the plant recovered from shipping at which point I would switch to my media.....the way my lowland...

Earlier this year when I was living in Mississippi I posted about my pitcher plants not thriving like they should have been, and eventually I figured out the cause... It was because the soil I used had waaaaaaay to much LFS in it (I think I used LFS, peat, and sand in a 1:1:1 ratio), and over...

So I used to grow other plants, however, I wish not to discuss that. I have hand made a pretty awesome grow box. There are three fans pulling air into the box located at the bottom and three fans located at the top pushing the air out. The inside is coated in mylar. For lighting, I'm...

Note~ Wont be able to trade / ship till after X-Mas 'Cause I'll be out of town Asking now because I was thinking of giving it to someone as a gift Smaller but decent sized rooted cutting / See pics Acclimated to outdoor SoCal temps Growing in an orchid bark / perlite / moss soil mix Open to HL...

Decided it was time to repot a large x Red Leopard that was overwhelming the chili pepper plant it was growing up. It also needed to be moved because of low light levels on that side of the house this time of year. When I removed its pot (which was inside a much larger pot containing the chili...

Hi! I just received some seeds of this cute, cute plant :-)) I've read that I have to scarify them and soak in GA3 to accelerate germination... Any recommendations from experience? I only have 3 shots at this :ohno: I have GA3, at what concentration in PPM? Scarification... When do I stop...

I got a very small clump of U. Livida a little over a year ago. I used a mixture of peat and perlite as a substrate, and placed it in a water tray next to my sundews (due to space constraints), under a set of fluorescent lights, and where the temperature range is approximately 20-25 deg...

I'm so excited! After many long hours of researching and debating, I've finally taken the plunge and ordered my first ceph online. It should get here tomorrow or the next day :-D Anyway, I thought I'd share my setup so far to see what you guys think. I welcome any advice seems how it will be...

Ok so my N. Tentaculata hasnt pitchered for a few months and now it has finally started pitchering. Unfortunetly, it's making these weird deformed pitchers. When I bought it, it did have a pitcher like this. I have proper HL conditions except for humidity. Humidity is about 50-60% so that might...

I got a few new plants from trades an eBay. They came bare root and I potted them up. Within a day, they wilted. They were well watered, not drenching, not dry. They had the perfect amount of water in the medium. It is mostly sphagnum with some perlite mixed in. My conditions are fine, all 25...

Hi Everyone, I wanted to get some opinions on what I should do with this guy. I recieved this nepenthes from someone and it was on the brink of death. Seems like it was due to very hot and humid conditions with no airflow. I also suspect the soil might not have been the best either. I did...

Just thought I'd share this info for those who are still considering using GA3 to pre-treat sarracenia seeds, but aren't quite convinced. I just conducted an experiment on over 500 different seeds of nearly all Sarracenia types and hybrids. I did a 24 hour soak in a 750 ppm mixture of GA3...

Can you use a mix of sphagnum, perlite, and sand? Here in Lathrop,CA it is hard to find another sphagnum peat moss brand that doesn't fertilize it!!! At the my local hardware store, they usually only sale miracle-gro. What do you guys recommend??? My local hardware store does sell unfertilized...