N. truncata Cultivation guide

[kentosaurs]

Hi Arvin...I've only read about it but if i remembered it was about if you give it too much space when it is small the roots can't hold on that fast and growth will be slow etc etc or something like that..But it could be true cos when i got my small truncata it overpotted it and it took soo long to pitcher...

[kit1212]

Any media that I can use besides cocochips?

[arvin555]

Pretty sure you can get Coco chips or coco chunks in your area, if you can't then Osmunda fiber will probably work, but I personally have not tried, it, though should work quite nicely. Also you might want to mix it with clay pellets. Check out the thread about inorganic potting mix about the clay pellets. You can also mix in some sphagnum moss.

TTFN
Arvin

[NepNut]

Originally Posted by kit1212

Any media that I can use besides cocochips?

You can try 30% chopped Sphagnum moss : 50% perlite : 20% crushed charcoal bits if you can't find cocochips in your area.

[marvin1997]

Originally Posted by arvin555

Marvin, please be careful, do not generalize "all neps from Philippines" because not all neps here are Epiphytes, N. alata and N. Mirabilis like continually most medium and not well drained.

Oops...Sorry

[alienfx]

I have seen some big bad ass truncata's in small pots.So whats the real secret of growing them?Can anybody share?

I was using 100% moss previously but now using clay pellets (expensive),florafoam,riser sand,perlite and moss.Seems better but im not satisfied."Saya mahu besar punya ...."

[marvin1997]

Fertelizer?Full sun?Mine loved those...sob..

[alienfx]

So Marvin,how big is yours?Show la some pictures?Will show mine later...

[marvin1997]

Erm....er....how should I put it....it passed on...yeah sob......about 4 inches and leaf to leaf 5.5 inches and pitcher is about 2 inches?Has red on the side of it's leaf if full sun and cute vigorous(for me)Likes the fert (cacti fert lol) and grow quite fast when I give a little squirt in the pitcher

[alienfx]

This is what i got due to over watering:

Big leaves but very tiny pitcher.


After reduced watering 2 days once.This is what i get.