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Post by sdeering on Jul 17, 2006 19:18:40 GMT -5
Look what he left. It took most of the day to pot these up. 33 neps. My little indoor greenhouse is now fullll. STephen
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Post by curlingguy on Jul 17, 2006 19:24:04 GMT -5
Wow, santa deserves a cold one and a big THANKS!!
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Post by kenboorman on Jul 17, 2006 20:43:50 GMT -5
VERY cool!!!!
Ken
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Post by setep on Jul 17, 2006 23:48:56 GMT -5
Nice snag!
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Post by tom on Jul 18, 2006 13:34:37 GMT -5
Wow!
Just being curious: what are those plants:
-the second one from the left in the second row from the top: -The large red one in the center of the picture;
Show us a picture of your filled setup when it will be done please!
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Post by sdeering on Jul 18, 2006 16:24:16 GMT -5
Hears a pick of the small GH with all of my neps. The red one is N.spectabilis. It shows a little wear and tear from being shipped, the neew pitchers should look awsom. I think the other one you were looking at was N.petiolata.
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Post by Flytrap on Jul 18, 2006 18:48:26 GMT -5
Hey Steve-
You nicely showed a neat technique ...using clear plastic "beer" container cups to grow Neps in. This clear see through container allows one to see how well a Nep's root system is.
This is a great way to see how well cuttings are and I've been using this technique in rooting my nep cuttings ...you can really see how well the plant is taking root (or rotting). Neps hate being moved when they are trying to root up, so a clear cup or plastic bag allows one to see the root system. I've used pure sphagnum like those shown by Stephen and also have used pure perlite. I found sphagnum works the best.
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Post by sdeering on Jul 18, 2006 19:46:38 GMT -5
I was thinking of using some orchid mix with some chopped sphag. for some of them but I didn’t get around to buying any. I'm a little on the cheep side sometimes that’s why I use the clear cups. I have some larger shorter versions that work really well as a reservoir for the vfts and droseras.
I am doing a little experiment, you can see in the picks some have some foam peanuts in the bottom of some. I used this on some that had very little root system. I figure the plant wouldn't need the extra sphag. and it is a good way of insuring good drainage. I tend to over water.
On the bottom row the left side is filled in with white plastic and has some plants on it, the middle and right side have clear seed flat domes upside down with water in them, the short ones 2" or so you cant really see them I just cleaned them. This partially seals the dry house air out. These have regular tap water in them 1" or so. The white hepa fan is blowing straight down on the middle pan. This keeps the humidity nice and high. It does get down to 40 to 50% when it hits 30* this is for about 3hrs in the early afternoon in full sun.
I know they are quite cramped in there. I plan on moving the big greenhouse in to the basement and putting my 400w MH light inside it set for 16Hrs. You wouldn’t believe how that thing makes things grow. I’m hoping it won’t make the interior run too hot. I also haven’t decided what to do about putting a waterproof floor under it. It will be on carpet and I don’t want it to get wet. I am thinking maybe 1/2 plywood with a outside perimeter of 2x4 to make a perimeter that water cannot run out of and cover it with a tough plastic. Any other ideas? Stephen
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Post by Flytrap on Jul 19, 2006 11:52:30 GMT -5
to keep the water off your carpet, what about a child's wading pool?
I've also built large water trays in the past (for my sarrs) using plywood, screw in the corners and lined with heavy poly. A roll of 6 to 8 mil poly vapour barrier lasts a long time. Double up on the lining if you're worried about leakage.
If a roll of heavy poly is too expensive (costs around $50/roll), use heavy duty garden trash bags. Cut them carefully to line the plywood tray, fold the corners.
I think the biggest problem you may face is the heat from the MH lamps. Build an exhaust vent made of dryer vent pipe fitted with a small computer fan to draw out the warm air.
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Post by sdeering on Jul 19, 2006 19:21:31 GMT -5
Ya Im thinking it may be too hot. even if the ballast is outside the greenhouse. I have seen some with the bulb incased in a box affair with glass and cooling air flowing through it. I want to vent as little air into the house as possible. Just enough to provide enough fresh air for the plants. STephen
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