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whagen1

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Hello from the city of Knoxville in Tennessee. I am William (friends call me Griff) and I am new to the hobby, and recently bought a Nepenthes x. 'Ventrata'. I have came here to learn more about taking care of CPs, especially Nepenthes and Drosera. Cheers everyone!

P.S. Also attached some pictures of the Nepenthes. If the images are bigger than what the rules of the forum allow, I am sorry, rookie mistake. XD
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:welcome: Welcome to Terra Forums! You have come to the right place - and it looks like you bought a good plant to start off with.
 
bluemax said:
:welcome: Welcome to Terra Forums! You have come to the right place - and it looks like you bought a good plant to start off with.
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Just gotta find a good thing to help it vine some pitchers with. I've been putting it outside to get a little more sun each day, along with misting the tendrils and forming pitchers. So far, I love my Ventrata!

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adnedarn said:
Welcome! I'm excited to see what it does for you =)
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Thank you so much for those kind remarks! :)

I actually have a question, it's going to be 48 tonight, and I am training the ventrata to grow outside since Spring conditions in East Tennessee are generally favorable for hardy Nepenthes hybrids and Highlanders from what I hear? Also, would moving the plant inside and outside constantly make it go into shock, my room is a few degrees warmer and a few single digits more humid than outside (I also mist the plants tendrils, and leaves twice a day)? I heard Ventrata's are the hardiest of the Nepenthes, just wanted to ask some questions. I will probably have more in the future, I am a novice at this after all. XD
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48f is within its temperature range. Generally speaking, it is best to pick where the plant is going to be and acclimate it to there, not keep moving it indoors and out. If it is the light you're trying to acclimate it to, try finding a shady spot and slowly move it to where it will get more light. Bright shade/spotted sun is generally plenty for Nepenthes. Spraying the plant when it is not in any type of enclosure probably isn't going to do it much good since that evaporates off fairly quickly anyway. I'm not too familiar with the climate of that area, but if you've read it's favorable for the plant then it should acclimate and start putting some pitchers out for you before too long.
 
I live in Zone 7a for plant hardiness if that helps give you an idea of the climate of Knoxville.
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Pretty sure freezing down near 0f is too cold :p . My greenhouses don't get even close to that, even ultra highlander Nepenthes low is only around 40f at the far cool end. Sustained lows for your plant should be maybe 50f-70f for the low end.
 
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Pretty sure freezing down near 0f is too cold [emoji14] . My greenhouses don't get even close to that, even ultra highlander Nepenthes low is only around 40f at the far cool end. Sustained lows for your plant should be maybe 50f-70f for the low end.
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I've never seen it get that cold in Knoxville (or might have just forgot 🤣), but it can get into the high 90s in the summer...which is too hot for a highland or intermediate Nepenthes from what I hear. I'm moving sometime this summer, and hopefully that house will have good south facing light during the winter and good heating. I think unless it gets too hot or cold, I will leave the N. Ventrata outside and let him do his thing. He's already confusing a hell of a lot of wasps who wonder what tantalizing smell is near them. I've already had another pitcher open...which is a sign of the Ventrata growing. I'll take some pictures. So far...he's getting 50% shade and 50% direct sun (mostly on his vining). I've been reading The Savage Garden, which has been a great help in understanding my Nepenthes.

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Sweet, I was just going by the photo you linked and what it says :P. It gets up into the 120s consistently here, but in the greenhouse it probably gets into the 80s and maybe 90s in the south (hot) end where the Nepenthes are. If you have a decent humidity level when the temperatures climb, it may be fine especially if it's in a filtered sun.
 
adnedarn said:
Sweet, I was just going by the photo you linked and what it says :P. It gets up into the 120s consistently here, but in the greenhouse it probably gets into the 80s and maybe 90s in the south (hot) end where the Nepenthes are. If you have a decent humidity level when the temperatures climb, it may be fine especially if it's in a filtered sun.
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It was about 83 (and getting hotter tomorrow and more humid), and was at about 39%-46% RH.

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The leaves look a little brown...and some of the older leaves have brown or black spots on them. Any worry with this?

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