Dry season neps...

[NepNut]

Thanks kit1212, Marvin and Ali.

Marvin, I got this from a friend. I think BE used to sell the same raff... maybe Fauzi still got it, why don't you ask him.

Ali,
Good to hear your N. lowii x campanulata is doing well, as for mine, I found it's rather sensitive to humidity, so now it's not looking best with deformed pitcher. It's still however growing well... would love to see yours though.

My other intermediates are doing ok but it's currently producing smaller pitcher due to the warmer, drier and lower humidity weather. That's the fact I have to accept when growing my neps outdoor...

[marvin1997]

Yeah fauzi has one but not for sale....N.lowii x campan can do well in L/L conditions?

[Sockhom]

Great plants!
Love the green rafflesiana.

Cheers,

François.

[NepNut]

Marvin,
N. lowii x campanulata can do OK in L/L tropical condition but don't imagine it to be as vigorous as N. rafflesiana or N. mirabilis. It's still consider as an intermediate and somewhat sensitive to fluctuation in humudity. As with most intermediates, you have to make sure to prepare a well drain media and control your watering.

Francois,
Thanks for your compliments. Waiting eagerly for your next pic updates.

[marvin1997]

Well I think I can put it in the aquarium under the lights with the pings..Size?

[caseyhoo]

Originally Posted by marvin1997

Well I think I can put it in the aquarium under the lights with the pings..Size?

lowii x campanulata is expensiv!!!! I cannot afford yet... It suppose is small size plant

[marvin1997]

OMG KC of course cannot buy lar!!!!!Rm200!!I just asking lar...

[kentosaurs]

Hey robert....Nice northiana...I had one and it died due to my mistakes...Dun ask me what happened..Anyway i feel like getting one again cos yours seem really nice...Though im scared of gettying only immature green pitchers ALL the time...I do have burnt soil etc etc I read they like very well drained soil but do you have other tips?

[NepNut]

Hi Kenneth,
Besides well drain media, you have also watch the watering frequency. Since N. northiana have tick leaves, it can handle dry media fairly well, unlike N. mirabilis. So you have to see how long it takes for the media to get dry in your place and water accordingly. Depending on the type of media you use, it's possible just to water every 2 - 3 days.

N. northiana also sensitive towards humidity, so keeping the humidity up will be helpful. As for immature green pitchers, there's no way around that unless you get an adult plant as most of the N. northiana available for sale is size S. N. northiana is a slow grower and it need a long time to acclimatise (sometimes up to 2-3 months) to your growing conditions. So to grow N. northiana, you'll need to have a lot of patience....

Patience is the key to successfully grow neps.

[marvin1997]

Yeah NeoNut 'bout the northiana mine recently produced a few pitcher(finally acclimatizing yay!)And the lid sticks to the pitcher and only has a hole???????Don't understand.About the dry medium....like truncata?ThanksI think I never ask so many questions in one thread before