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Originally Posted by soonsuseong
thanks ifurita, for your input. personally, i think the osim mister will not be able to produce enough mist and they spoil easily. i got one before, not osim though, and it spoiled in 3-4 months  . try the ones sold at the swiftlet rearing shops, they are big, you can have piped-in water so no need to refil and they last long. about 400rm, i think. but they take up space. i am thinking of big planter boxes so the plants can all be thrown in, less space consuming. |
No prob, hope it helps in your efforts. Depending on the Neps you grow and your setup, you *may* not need a mister at all. I'm serious. A number of the more hardy highlanders can be adapted to air-con humidity as long as not subjected to a direct blast and others can be adapted if put in a somewhat sheltered area. Note that others can NEVER be adapted to air-con level humidity, so its a trade off for not bothering about a humidifier.
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Originally Posted by soonsuseong
light-wise, i am not sure if it will be bright enough as i can only tell when it is built (right now, it is non-existent!). the other fear is due to this being an enclosed space, too much sun will fry them up! whatever it is, i will post it up here so we can all learn from it.
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Unless your plants don't even get morning sun and its dim all day, it should be enough for most. If you get too much sun, then shadecloth is a option. It should not be too difficult to overcome, though if you really don't get enough light, I can't think of an easy way to overcome that.
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Originally Posted by soonsuseong
if you guys remember the small office terranium i have, right now i have rajah, diatas, spectabilis, eymae and spathulata and some other HL there. they actually are growing new leaves, but no real pitchers yet. the good thing is that the humidity is high inside the terranium. so, they like it, i guess.
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Should you decide to move those out to your HL growing area once its complete, here's my 2 cents: Move eymae first or get a khasiana. Those two seem to be able to withstand anything and will pitcher even if humidity is lower than 40%! If you cannot successfully harden them off and grow them in your growing area, then you've got a serious problem. spectabilis should be your next bet as its only slightly temp cranky. It should give you an idea on how stressful the temps are in your area. Its not that cranky about humidity, but more so than eymae and will take longer to harden. Take it step by step and correct any problems as you discover them. It may be slow, but its better than losing plants
If rajah can grow, the typical highlander should be an okay. It MUST be blocked from the air-con's blast, but can be hardened to take about 50% humidity. I've managed to get rajah to survive for two years(till I itchy finger go and repot) for 2 years without any signs of heat tress or shrinking growth, so if you use air-con, it should work for you. Hope this helps!! I'm still in the process of experimenting too, now trying to get an aristo and villosa to survive and pitcher.