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  1. B

    Light for Nepenthes

    Normally I grow my Nepenthes outdoors, but winters here are a bit too cold for the lowland species (Zone 9a). Last year, I tried putting them on a shelf by a windowsill (no supplemental lighting) and kept them in trays, but some of them did not make it through the winter. I've decided to get...
  2. Villosagal

    Nepenthes fanatic with Eddie pix!

    Hi all! I have been growing nepenthes species and hybrids for a few years now. I bought a teeny tiny edwardsiana seedling a few years ago about the size of a dime and seed grown. It survived being removed from its pot by a squirrel when outdoors for the summer and dropped a few feet away. It is...
  3. cwatson1414

    Switching from T8's to T5's

    Is there anything I should know? I've read around here that T5 bulbs put out a lot of heat, but I've also read they are very cool and can be put much closer to plants? I'm wondering what I will need to change when I make this switch, and I am finding a lot of contradictory information. Input...
  4. Flip_Side_the_Pint

    quick shots of the HL grow chamber

    I was reorganizing my chamber yesterday and snapped a few pics with my cell and thought I'd post them. Keep in mind all my plants are 90% SG seedlings and have only been in this chamber about 2.5-3 months at the most. I mostly just wanted to post some pics of the chamber itself and get some...
  5. J

    Hello

    Hi everyone, I got into CPs a little over a year ago and have been referencing this and other forums for loads of care information and ideas so I figured it's about time to join in. I grow mostly Nepenthes, but have a few sundews, butterworts, flytraps, a cephalotus and an H. minor. Most of...
  6. T

    Utricularia geminiloba help

    Most of my plants are doing well in my Orchidioides setup, but I'm not sure about my Utricularia geminiloba. When I got it, it had quite a few healthy-looking leaves. However now there are only two leaves (one of which is new). One of the leaves is covered by the moss. Is geminiloba more...
  7. T

    Indoor lighting for Ping

    I have a T5 fixture that holds 4 bulbs I am going to sit on my 20 gallon long terrarium I made. The light has legs so it sits a little above the tank. Can anyone tell me how far away they grow pings under T5's? How far should my light be from my pings. Also, where and what kind of bulbs do...
  8. LuluMegan

    LEDs for Helis

    Hey guys, I'm wondering if anyone grows heliamphora under LEDs and how they color up. I read on the icps website that LEDs may not be the best choice for helis, I also read that plants like the deep red lights. I was thinking about doing an LED set up because you can put them on a panel of...
  9. D

    Advice on mineral soils

    I have been on planning on changing my mexican Pinguicula soil to a pure mineral base. I am currently using the sarracenia northwest mix which contains sand, peat and perlite. It just seems a little too wet. After reading as many posts I can on this forum on pure mineral mixes I am still...
  10. D

    Various mexican pinguicula under sunblaster t5's

    Greetings! I have a whole collection of various mexican pinguicula growing under 7 x 4ft sunblaster t5's high output. They are about 8 inches above the plant canopy. The high output's are putting about 75-80 in temperature on the pinguicula. I notice on a few of my pings that the leaves are...
  11. D

    Pinguicula agnata "True Blue" Dormancy?

    Just wondering if my P. agnata "true blue" is going dormant. It's growing a lot of leaves but they are shorter and clumped together and not dropping down. They are currently under 5 x 4ft sunblaster t5's high output.
  12. D

    Sunblaster T5 High Output and distance from plant

    Greetings everyone! New to the forums and longtime carnivore plant lover. I have four 4ft sunblaster T5's high output with reflectors about 11 inches from the ground and 7 inches touching the top of the pots. I am growing about 8 different mexican butterworts, drosera regia, 3 different...
  13. Cindy

    Newly acquired VFTs under T5 and LED

    The plants have been under artificial lights for 3 weeks since they arrived. Every 2nd photo has an * to indicate new growth. Under T5s (On average, each plant lost about 3 leaves i.e. blackened, then removed. And produced about 2-3 new leaves) Under LEDs (The plants did not lose...
  14. Apollonian

    Apollonian's Indoor Collection

    This is where I'll post about my indoor collection. I decided to be so public with it because I am very serious about making it better (all within means of course!). I recently lost a great many of my older plants, though a few decade + ones survived my year off at university. As I plan on...
  15. NatchGreyes

    Promoting Growth - Bical/Amp Hybrid

    I've had a great bical x amp hybrid for about three months now, but which hasn't done anything. Literally, nothing. I wanted to know if there is anything to induce growth. First up, a shot of the pitchers - (This is why I like it, look at those fangs!) So, here it is on 01/31/14: Today...
  16. mcantrell

    A novice's winter project: Moving from a Rack / adding a Terrarium

    So I have a small collection of plants, some doing well, others not so well. Lately I've gotten the bug to upgrade my growing conditions and I'm thinking about upgrading my old wireframe Lowes rack into a terrarium, or adding a terrarium to my collection as I can. My plan is to source things...
  17. pmatil

    Pete's plants

    Hi, thought I finally make a thread about my plants. I mainly grow lowlanders in 2 terrariums. The main one is lucky reptile measured about 80 x 50 x 100 cm (2.7 x 1.6 x 3.2 ft) and the second consists of 2 Ikea glass cabinets combined into one at about 160 x 80 x 30 cm (2.7 x 5.3 x 1 ft). Main...
  18. C

    Villosa & Macro Ultra highland tank perfected?!

    http://imageshack.us/a/img836/3580/photo1cxo.jpg http://imageshack.us/a/img94/4678/photovuw.jpg A small led will be added onto the acrylic top and also a white egg crate bottom all plants will be in netted pots also there is a mirror facing other tank for more light It is hooked up to a...
  19. Exotix

    New Setup

    <a target='_blank' title='ImageShack - Image And Video Hosting' href='http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/585/photo8qu.jpg/'><img src='http://imageshack.us/a/img585/2415/photo8qu.jpg' border='0'/></a><br>Uploaded with <a target='_blank' href='http://imageshack.us'>ImageShack.us</a> <a...
  20. mato

    Varying light frequencies with LEDs

    Since I grow in an apartment, I have long wanted to find a way to expose my plants to varying frequencies of light throughout the day, instead of the typical pitch-black to blindingly-bright (and vice versa) photo period that comes with supplemental lighting. For this reason, I recently received...
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