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Post by dvg on Nov 20, 2012 14:31:44 GMT -10
looks great DVG..are any looking squat and red? or mostly prostate and green bodied? do you know what parents looked like? non the less beautiful stripes!! Thanks Dom. Yeah, i think so - these are still quite young yet and showing some nice variability among the clones. Don't know what the parents look like but the fellow that sent the seed said that the parent's pitchers were shaped like red round balls. Here is another pic from last night. dvg
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Post by dvg on Nov 14, 2012 11:06:27 GMT -10
Here are a couple of pics from one of my N. veitchii Bario seedgrown plants. Yesterday Earlier today dvg
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Post by dvg on Nov 1, 2012 10:43:57 GMT -10
Those should be quite interesting when they mature some more for you.
dvg
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Post by dvg on Oct 20, 2012 7:50:49 GMT -10
That's a purty one! dvg
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Post by dvg on Oct 15, 2012 8:08:38 GMT -10
With the cooler autumn weather, i've been noticing a fair number of flies that have managed to find a way into the house. They typically congregate on the ceiling, which in our case is 11 feet high at the peak and thus these are difficult to capture. So i came up with this easily made pooter to capture them. To make this device a few materials are necessary. Masking tape
Plastic household/kitchen funnel
Nylon ankle stocking
Indoor vacuum/shop vacuumI had the nylon stocking laying around because i use them to hold charcoal for my aquarium filter box, but a regular pair of ladies nylon stockings can be cut back to also accomodate this project. The stocking is taped onto the funnel. Make sure that the stocking is secure with a good tug of your hand to ensure it won't be separated from the funnel and sucked into the vacuum bag. The stocking is then inserted into the vacuum's wand. Turn the vacuum on and this pooter will stay in place even if held upside down. This worked well for capturing the flies on the ceiling and i could tell when they were inhaled into the pooter because of a distinctive audible 'Pop'. The smallest opening of this pooter is 9mm wide, but other diameters will work as well. Once the flies are caught, the stocking can be removed and the flies can either be removed by hand and fed to plants or released outside. Alternatively, the stocking can be placed in a sealed glass jar in the fridge to slow the insects down to live feed later to VFTs or the jar can be placed in the freezer for a more permanent slowdown, and these frozen insects can be fed into pitchers or onto sticky CPs. A shop vac on a long extension cord can be used outdoors with this pooter to capture even more prey for your CPs. Happy hunting and bon appetit for your plants. dvg
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Post by dvg on Oct 5, 2012 11:28:10 GMT -10
You know they are ripe and once they germinate, then you will know they are viable, but not before then. If the seed is plump and solid in the middle, kinda like a pregnant worm, that is definitely a good sign that they could very well be viable. Good luck with your seeds DBT...those seeds could make for some very pretty plants. dvg
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Post by dvg on Oct 1, 2012 11:30:37 GMT -10
Some interesting plants there Dom.
Should be incredible when they grow out some more.
dvg
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Post by dvg on Sept 27, 2012 10:00:45 GMT -10
Great:) like the max x tm a lot Agreed! Love the noticable ridges on that red peristome as well as the pitcher body shape and coloring. Pitchers look good now: will look great later! dvg
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Post by dvg on Sept 21, 2012 8:42:57 GMT -10
Soaking in a bowl just prior to being potted up yesterday. dvg
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Post by dvg on Sept 20, 2012 7:54:11 GMT -10
Thanks DBT. I was surprised at the variation in these seed grown plants. dvg
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Post by dvg on Sept 19, 2012 11:22:35 GMT -10
These three seed grown N. rafflesiana from a fellow Canadian CP grower arrived in the mail yesterday. Seedgrown Neps are always interesting because of the unique differences between the plants, leaves and pitchers. Here we have a Raff with copper leaves, pink wings and green bellies. This next one has green leaves with purple specked pitchers, and they are gonna be dark toothed devils. This Raff has purple coloring on the bottom of its leaves - the tops are dark green. And some shots of one of its pitchers... And the grower also threw in this darlin' N. albomarginata "red" as one of my bonus plants. Thanks again Cole, they are looking great! dvg
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Post by dvg on Sept 6, 2012 7:46:28 GMT -10
In spite of positive paternity testing, N. mira continues to claim that he has never had sex with "that ugly hunchback &*%#@!" ;D Sounds like a classic Clinton denial going on there... ...but the pollen stain on Quasimama's skirt doesn't lie. dvg
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Post by dvg on Sept 5, 2012 9:32:22 GMT -10
What is the mix you are using? I aim for a mix of 50:50 organic to mineral composition in my Nepenthes mixes. So i'll use perlite, pumice, lava rock, traction gravel for the mineral aspect and for the organics i'll choose to use cedar chips, pine bark, sphagnum and maybe a small amount of peat thrown in for good measure. I found this article by rainforest to be very helpful. lhnn.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=outdoor&action=display&thread=1196dvg
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Post by dvg on Aug 28, 2012 7:20:19 GMT -10
dvg, Your plant is very happy to see you Uh...yes, i didn't think that was a pitcher in his pocket. dvg
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Post by dvg on Aug 27, 2012 8:13:08 GMT -10
Is this a N. clipeata x (clipeata x eymae) ? I can't find a N. clipeata, Where did you buy one? The plant shown above is a species N. clipeata and is clone 3 from Wistuba, and that is probably your best option for finding one currently. dvg
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