Post by HaruShin on May 26, 2014 14:22:00 GMT -5
Oi croickay.
Good summer, guys!
I was at Kamsack, Saskatchewan to help my parents renovate their restaurant/hotel for almost two months.
I left the plants at the care of my good friend, and I came back to see most of them alive and green.
Most of them, since a few did die.
I was worried the most about the highlanders as the weather was getting warmer and my outside-air-blower would start to become inefficient. Also, they tend to dry out faster due to the moving air.
Surprisingly, the highlanders were probably in the best condition, while the lowlanders met their sad fate.
Less words, more pics!
The highland setup I made today. I figured having the air move below the pots would stop drying out the water too quick.
N. Inermis, the champ. I was worried sick about this little guy, but I came back and saw that it grew double the size from the last pitcher.
I have no idea how that happened. Perhaps the DBW I fed it a few months ago is kicking in? Or maybe it likes heat more than cool? Or perhaps the light was too strong, and now that it has been at the edge of the bulbs, it started growing bigger?
H. Pulchella, recovering from drought. I'm glad this one didn't die. I would've been really sorry to Maiden then. Since my H. Minor kicked the bucket, this is the only Heli with mature pitchers.
H. Nutans still growing strong.
N. Jaq x Izumi looking really more like just Jaq. This one's pitcher really grew in size also.
A developing pitcher.
Here's N. Flava, thought dead from the great freeze of 2014. I left it in the tank since the death was pretty slow, and now I have two plants
H. Hispida being covered by moss.
H. Chimantensis's lone pitcher.
S. Catesbaei, colouring really well under artificial lights. It's also drooling some nectar, too.
The disastrous lowlander tank. REALLY thankful that N. Campanulata didn't die though.
Deaths: N. Gracilis, D. 'cup trap', N. Bicalcarata, D. 'typical'
N. Albomarginata in critical condition.
Cute little S. Psitaccina.
Utric tank and some Giant Dionaeas. All the Flytraps are alive, but doing poorly.
Aphid infestation on the utrics, and I think I'll be submerging them like I did all the time when I saw aphids..
The strongest tank of them all, the ping tank. No deaths here, just robust growth and flowering. There's a white rose in the corner.
A 'hopeful' S. Cristatum that came alive from the zoomed New Zealand Sphagnum. I was hoping it would've grown more, but I guess it's a glow grower.
I was also accepted into Sheridan College for Animation, so I'm super stoked about that too
Enjoy the good weather and the season of green growth!
Cheers,
Ray.
Good summer, guys!
I was at Kamsack, Saskatchewan to help my parents renovate their restaurant/hotel for almost two months.
I left the plants at the care of my good friend, and I came back to see most of them alive and green.
Most of them, since a few did die.
I was worried the most about the highlanders as the weather was getting warmer and my outside-air-blower would start to become inefficient. Also, they tend to dry out faster due to the moving air.
Surprisingly, the highlanders were probably in the best condition, while the lowlanders met their sad fate.
Less words, more pics!
The highland setup I made today. I figured having the air move below the pots would stop drying out the water too quick.
N. Inermis, the champ. I was worried sick about this little guy, but I came back and saw that it grew double the size from the last pitcher.
I have no idea how that happened. Perhaps the DBW I fed it a few months ago is kicking in? Or maybe it likes heat more than cool? Or perhaps the light was too strong, and now that it has been at the edge of the bulbs, it started growing bigger?
H. Pulchella, recovering from drought. I'm glad this one didn't die. I would've been really sorry to Maiden then. Since my H. Minor kicked the bucket, this is the only Heli with mature pitchers.
H. Nutans still growing strong.
N. Jaq x Izumi looking really more like just Jaq. This one's pitcher really grew in size also.
A developing pitcher.
Here's N. Flava, thought dead from the great freeze of 2014. I left it in the tank since the death was pretty slow, and now I have two plants
H. Hispida being covered by moss.
H. Chimantensis's lone pitcher.
S. Catesbaei, colouring really well under artificial lights. It's also drooling some nectar, too.
The disastrous lowlander tank. REALLY thankful that N. Campanulata didn't die though.
Deaths: N. Gracilis, D. 'cup trap', N. Bicalcarata, D. 'typical'
N. Albomarginata in critical condition.
Cute little S. Psitaccina.
Utric tank and some Giant Dionaeas. All the Flytraps are alive, but doing poorly.
Aphid infestation on the utrics, and I think I'll be submerging them like I did all the time when I saw aphids..
The strongest tank of them all, the ping tank. No deaths here, just robust growth and flowering. There's a white rose in the corner.
A 'hopeful' S. Cristatum that came alive from the zoomed New Zealand Sphagnum. I was hoping it would've grown more, but I guess it's a glow grower.
I was also accepted into Sheridan College for Animation, so I'm super stoked about that too
Enjoy the good weather and the season of green growth!
Cheers,
Ray.