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Originally Posted by Pananep
Thanks guys for your input. Cindy, thanks once again for a great answer. I also have a rack with T5 lights. I just moved to a new house, and most of my neps have been placed under artificial lights until I finish their outdoor setup. I have sort of noticed that under T5 lights the plants seem to be growing a lot faster. Does this happen with your plants as well or is it just my imagination?
Also, I had a question regarding shade coth. I have an east facing backyard, and it recieves direct sunlight in the morning from about 7:30 - 8:00 AM all the way through until the late afternooon around 4:00 PM on sunny days. The sun gets pretty intense here. I have shade cloth that I believe is of 70-75% shade. I was wondering if this would be suitable for growing neps. Besides direct sunlight (under shade cloth) they would also benefit from very bright light. I have some neps like N. ampullaria and rafflesiana that enjoy partly shaded conditions, would this setup be appropiate for them as well?
Ok, thanks again for your answers. Hope to some more feedback soon. Later!
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Oops, I realised I miss the questions in your post. I am not sure if the plants grow faster but they sure do better under T5 i.e. pitcher on every leaf and have better pitcher:leaf ratio. The light intensity is consistent for 12 hours and that helps.
As for shade cloth, it depends on how you want to grow your plants. Now that you are using 50% shade, you might want to leave it as such or change to a lower percentage. The species you have will decide what you use. I had 50% at first, then changed to 20% and now is using 10%. As the plants harden to the intensity of light, there are times when I feel like not using the shade cloth at all. But because it helps to cut back on the winds and maintain humidity, I am keeping it.
Is there a 5% shade cloth?
