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Post by vraev on Nov 28, 2006 1:58:53 GMT -5
hey guys. Most of you know I got my first nep....a ventricosa x alata. If you remember this pic which I posted. right now the pitchers are completing development and one of them has opened. The closed leaves are also openeing. The pitcher has 1/4 of it filled with the water own its own. Makes me happy that its getting its humidity. I mist it multiple times a day and water it every 3 days or so. Just like my terrarium moss and plants. Right now my vft's are becoming HUUUUGE... summer size. They are forming rosette leaves. traps of B52 are getting even bigger. they look amazing. ...anyway pics of those later after a month when I go back home...but for now here is the new nep pictures that are grown from above. I guess u can see the lid here....open sasame. here is the opening new leaf is this a sign that my new nep is begininng to accept its conditions and adjusting in??? BTW...I have fed it like 4 small red ants ....and 1 big 3/4 inch size wax worm. I saw the worm wiggle and wiggle and drown ....lol! I am no killer ... but love to see nature do its thing...even though I am interfering by bringing it a dinner plate. sorry...I didn't want to move the plant around again for pictures....wanted to let it stay in that position which it likes..I guess. BTW>...just to let ya know....ALL THE PITCHERS SINCE I HAVE BOUGHT THE PLANT ARE StILL healthy looking. NONE have dried except the half dried one on there which was there since I got the plant. All of the pitchers have a nice amount of liquid in them and look fresh. cheers, varun
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Post by insectivore on Nov 28, 2006 7:26:25 GMT -5
Its good to see it likes it there! Good luck in the Nepenthes world! Cya
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Post by vraev on Nov 28, 2006 10:11:22 GMT -5
yay!! thanks !! Its good to know that even though this is one of easiest neps...and can grow at harsher conditions....its no fun having a signature nep without pitchers. I guess I still have to see a pitcher be made all the way from the tenndril tip to this cute small "reservoir" .
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Post by Syble on Nov 28, 2006 20:30:37 GMT -5
Looks like it's doing fine. I've never been too worried by existing pitchers dieing once I bring a new one home. That happens almost everytime for me. But it's to be expected because I don't add any extra humidity. I'd guess that within 2 weeks the pitchers that are on a nep when I bring it home are dried out atleast halfway, but by that point they have new ones forming/opening. Thanks, Sib
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Post by vraev on Nov 28, 2006 22:25:55 GMT -5
thanks syble. I am looking forward to see a FULL pitcher form from the small tendril. How long does it take to form a pitcher on a ventrata in good conditions? 1 -2 months??
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Post by mabudon on Nov 29, 2006 9:01:31 GMT -5
Yep, around there, I recently read something about that but can't recall where- once the pitchers start to "inflate" it kinda speds the proces up- I remember my first Nep, it didn't even have pitchers on it, and the wait seemed interminable- once it got acclimatized and the pitchers started forming I think I measured the dang tendrils every day
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Post by vraev on Nov 29, 2006 17:05:27 GMT -5
good to finally hear a "probable time frame for the pitcher to develop from a tendril". I was looking all over for that info. I found a scientific papaer on it which suggested 60 days to 80 days ...lol! thats the kind of research I am used to lol! but its good to know from a fellow experienced CPer to confirm the time frame.
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Post by insectivore on Nov 29, 2006 22:26:27 GMT -5
Well you can figure like Mabudon said, 1-2 months but it all depends on how your conditions are! Good luck! Cya
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