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My first nep ever!! I'm already in love... (pics)
« Thread Started on Mar 20, 2008, 1:25pm »
My N. Mikei came from cooks located in oregon today! This is my first nep ever and i'm really excited about it so bear with me! I have it growing in a fish tank in peat/pearlite with a 30 watt incandescent. let me know what you think!

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« Reply #1 on Mar 20, 2008, 4:47pm »
That's a lovely and healthy plant you have there. By the way, what media are you using? Looks like sphagnum peat moss and perlite. Looks a little too compact and soggy. Might not be good for the plant in the long-run.
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« Reply #2 on Mar 20, 2008, 5:32pm »
Agreed. You should pot it in an airier mix. Something like fir bark, charcoal, perlite, and a maybe a pinch of peat depending on how much you're going to water.
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« Reply #3 on Mar 20, 2008, 8:32pm »
Congratulations laxgoal on your first Nep. I too bought the same mikii from cooks, and while he shipped a nice healthy plant, the growing medium was the same as yours and much too compact for this plant. I washed it all off and used my normal Nepenthes mix...you should do the same. I'm surprised that as long as he has been in the cp business he still ships plants potted this way.
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« Reply #4 on Mar 20, 2008, 10:34pm »
ok, thanks! All I have available is 50% peat, 50% pearlite right now....

What would be an easy mix to attain...?
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« Reply #5 on Mar 20, 2008, 10:48pm »
are you using a incandescent light or a compact floro?
incandescent light is no good for plant growth.
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« Reply #6 on Mar 20, 2008, 10:49pm »
I dont have a normal nep mix yet. Any suggestions? I need something i can get at a local nursery or maybe online...
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« Reply #7 on Mar 21, 2008, 12:46am »
for now even a mix of orchid bark and perlite would be better than what you have, mixed with no more than 8% peat. Try to get pumice, shredded fir or cedar bark, charcoal, and perlite as your main mix.
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« Reply #8 on Mar 21, 2008, 12:56am »
Here's my mix (click on image for giant size):
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« Reply #9 on Mar 21, 2008, 2:38am »
ooh i made a mistake. Yeah they are 30 watt flourescents. My bad
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« Reply #10 on Mar 21, 2008, 4:49am »
Laxgoal,

For now, since you only have the one plant and are in kind of a pinch, go to Lowe's and pick this up: http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=pr....5000&lpage=none

Just pot the nep solely in this mix (maybe a touch of peat if you really want). That bag has everything you need in the proper ratios, and you can't beat it for $4.
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« Reply #11 on Mar 21, 2008, 6:33am »
I just found out that they guy who runs cascade carnivores lives a few miles from me, I think i'll go to him and get his mix. It sounded like exactly what was recommended.
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« Reply #12 on Mar 24, 2008, 1:37pm »
ok, it is repotted in the recommended mix and is looking great!

the daytime temp is about 75, and the nightime drops to about 60-65, is this suitable?
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« Reply #13 on Mar 24, 2008, 6:12pm »
yep, the temperature seems good for a highland plant like N. mikei
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