Nepenthes villosa

[vraev]

Fantastic progress mate. Glad to see that the little fellas have come along a long way since 2009. Seems like just days ago when U showed us that first pic.

 

[Av8tor1]

A classic beauty Butch! You're treating that villas quite well

Fantastic progress mate. Glad to see that the little fellas have come along a long way since 2009. Seems like just days ago when U showed us that first pic.

Thanks Carn, thanks V!!
Good to see you two "old timers" ;-)

 

[Av8tor1]

 

[anramitaco]

wow!

 

[NemJones]

Absolutely incredible

 

[Av8tor1]

thank you

 

[BigBella]

Butch, in the right light, it almost looks like you know what you're doing.

Fantastic!

 

[Av8tor1]

momma always said even a blind squirrel can occasionally find his umm... acorns

thank you old friend, btw how is the heli hybrid doing for ya?

pics?

 

[vraev]

wow B. Fantastic job mate. I miss my old N. villosa now. lol! Great job with your baby though. Clearly it is beckoning you to add more nepenthes to your grow space.

 

[Av8tor1]

I hear ya V, come here and untangle this one from the 3 surrounding helis that have all now become one




at Fanuc robotics class this week, I like being the teacher much more than the student

me sleepy.... ZZzzzzz

 

[BigBella]

at Fanuc robotics class this week, I like being the teacher much more than the student

me sleepy.... ZZzzzzz

http://youtu.be/UKMuVFz3MOQ

 

[Av8tor1]

ΔΤΧ

 

[BigBella]

ΔΤΧ

 

[vraev]

I hear ya V, come here and untangle this one from the 3 surrounding helis that have all now become one




at Fanuc robotics class this week, I like being the teacher much more than the student

me sleepy.... ZZzzzzz

Haha! Now you know how it feels being in class. lol

 

[JB_OrchidGuy]

Butch, what's your light cycle on? How long are your lights on for?

 

[Av8tor1]

hey josh..

ummm probably back up to 18/6
in winter i drop down to 12/12

this particular pitcher is shaded, but the rest of the plant is getting quite a bit.

 

[JB_OrchidGuy]

Reason I ask, I used to run a constant 18/6 but thing were growing so slowly. Friend of mine got a butchensis from me and in a few months its twice the size of mine and the only thing different is the photo period.

I dropped down to 10.5/13.5 like he runs constantly and see how things do.

 

[Av8tor1]

josh,

I wouldn't think reducing the photoperiod would result in twice the growth rate.
I guess anything is possible, but I have never observed this.

The limiting factor could be any number of things.

Parameters on top of the list are:

• temps are not optimal (too low or too high)
• water is too pure
• diff in feedings (frequency, amount or type)

 

[BigBella]

In my experience, that nighttime temperature drop trumped everything else. It is daunting to think that a tropical can experience near freezing temperatures in the wild. I had some under lights with 18/6 cycles, while others received natural light with a more varying photoperiod; but all of the rapid growth (well, as rapid as villosa can be) occurred in the Fall and Winter . . .

 

[vraev]

In my experience, that nighttime temperature drop trumped everything else. It is daunting to think that a tropical can experience near freezing temperatures in the wild. I had some under lights with 18/6 cycles, while others received natural light with a more varying photoperiod; but all of the rapid growth (well, as rapid as villosa can be) occurred in the Fall and Winter . . .

Good observations BigB & B. I found something similar as my macrophylla started getting larger. In summer, they stopped growing...look stunted and stressed. The moment winter rolled around, leaf growth resumed and it started growing a lot better. This time I am trying to use an AC to cool them...so lets see how it goes.