Hey, some questions for those seasoned Nepenthes growers out there. I recently purchased my first two plants (N. "miranda" and N. ventrata, as best as I can tell). Both fairly small plants and about 3-4 inches height. Both are a little bit yellow, but I suspect that might have come from a combination of low light, inadequate feeding, and/or possibly some exposure to tap water.
So I typically see that people plant their Nepenthes in hanging pots. Even many of the terrarium examples, I've seen plants slightly raised above substrate level. I built a 12" cube, sliding glass front with a 4" open strip at the top. I have two full-spectrum coil fluorescent bulbs on the, from different angles. The two plants were small enough to plant together in the same terrarium. I have about 1" of hydroton pellets at the bottom for drainage with a mixture of long fiber sphagnum and peat moss on top. I remove most of the substrate that originally came with the plants. As long as I'm not seeing the substrate becoming too wet or too dry, is there any worry for the way I've set it up? I don't have equipment to monitor humidity, but I spray at least once daily with rainwater. Temperatures are around 70-75 during the day and maybe down to 65-68 at night.
Any recommendations are greatly appreciated.
So I typically see that people plant their Nepenthes in hanging pots. Even many of the terrarium examples, I've seen plants slightly raised above substrate level. I built a 12" cube, sliding glass front with a 4" open strip at the top. I have two full-spectrum coil fluorescent bulbs on the, from different angles. The two plants were small enough to plant together in the same terrarium. I have about 1" of hydroton pellets at the bottom for drainage with a mixture of long fiber sphagnum and peat moss on top. I remove most of the substrate that originally came with the plants. As long as I'm not seeing the substrate becoming too wet or too dry, is there any worry for the way I've set it up? I don't have equipment to monitor humidity, but I spray at least once daily with rainwater. Temperatures are around 70-75 during the day and maybe down to 65-68 at night.
Any recommendations are greatly appreciated.