N. villosa

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N. villosa Dec 3, 2009 15:32:38 GMT -10

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Post by dvg on Dec 3, 2009 15:32:38 GMT -10

I received this N. villosa back in May of 2008 from CZ Plants out of the Czech Republic. I potted it up into a 5" plastic pot.

January 2009

February 2009

Here is a pic of the five gallon terrarium this villosa shares with a couple of room mates, from left to right: N. macrophylla, N. villosa and N. rajah.

May 2009

June 2009

August 2009

One of the room mates moved out for need of bigger digs. So now the roomies are from left to right: N. macrophylla, N.villosa and a newer but smaller N. villosa from BE. This newer villosa is very similar in size to the villosa sitting next to it, when I first received it back in May of 2008.

October 2009

November 2009

December 2009

This villosa is currently just over five and a half inches in diameter from leaf tip to leaf tip, and the new leaf is still growing. I'm hoping that by spring this plant will be seven or eight inches in diameter. Wish me luck.

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vraev Moderator Posts: 328	N. villosa Dec 4, 2009 12:52:17 GMT -10 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by vraev on Dec 4, 2009 12:52:17 GMT -10 wow!! truly one of the best looking N. villosa I have seen. Mine has a long long way to go before it gets to that size.
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mitchell Vulgatae Posts: 8	N. villosa Dec 8, 2009 11:22:54 GMT -10 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mitchell on Dec 8, 2009 11:22:54 GMT -10 Sweet you should start one for each plant it there.

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N. villosa Mar 1, 2010 14:18:34 GMT -10

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Post by dvg on Mar 1, 2010 14:18:34 GMT -10

March 2010

This plant is now seven inches in diameter, leaf tip to leaf tip.

A couple shots of the fuzzy tendril tips. This first one is from the last leaf to unfurl.

This one is on the current unfolding leaf. Feeding time at the zoo.

And a couple of pitchers.

vraev Moderator Posts: 328	N. villosa Mar 1, 2010 17:19:27 GMT -10 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by vraev on Mar 1, 2010 17:19:27 GMT -10 that's one heck of a beast. damn!!!

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N. villosa Mar 30, 2010 12:17:23 GMT -10

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Post by rainforest on Mar 30, 2010 12:17:23 GMT -10

One of the interesting points I have seen is that many growers are willing to give their plants coffee but reluctant to use real fertilizer on them. I somehow believe if they did fertilize and saw results on their plants, they may be reluctant to use coffee and vice verse for those who use coffee and never plant ferts.
A test (contest in a way) should be the best to judge to see how each responds and what are the results. DVG, I would not use test villosas and macros, but since you have already done so, your results are promising. One question enters my mind: Have you ever used soluble plant fertilizers?

I am also wondering if coffee works the same way as a product called "Superthrive" works on pants. Like a hormone rather than a nutrient. It is known that coconut embryo water also stimulates plant growth in the lab for plants in vitro. Perhaps the coffee works in a similar way. More so like a root or growth stimulator and not really a plant food source.
In these tests we should also combine the effects of a fertilizer AND coffee to see if the results are even better over coffee and fertilizer alone. There are many possibilities of testing this and the endorsement or abstinence of using coffee may also be determined from test results.

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