Emerging from the closet in Thailand

[shawnintland]

Hello everyone, I've been lurking around here on this and Sam's earlier forum for a long time but have finally decided to 'participate'! It has been a great pleasure to follow this site as, while they are sometimes very opinionated, the Nep discussions here seem to be some of the best on the web. Thanks for all the past lessons and entertainment!

My name is Shawn. I was born in America (a looong time ago) but haven't lived there for quite some time now. For the past 15 years I have lived on a small island off of the East coast of Thailand. I'm about 50 m. a.s.l. and my conditions are extremely hot. Among other things, I've been growing neps, mostly from seed, for a few years now. I'm pretty much limited to growing lowlanders and a few intermediate hybrids. I have had the good fortune to travel around a bit here in SE Asia to see neps in their natural conditions and hope to continue that practice.

I have been traveling a bit lately and am now playing 'catch up' before running off again in two weeks , so my input may be a bit limited until mid-July. I look forward to meeting up with more new friends here on flora nepenthaceae!
Thanks.
~Shawn

[rainforest]

We know a lot of things about highland species, but the true grit of lowland species is little understood. We have seen personal accounts of Longor who has described the habitats from many species. From soil composition, wetness, and even calibrated quantitative information on instruments, to contents in cups.
Other important information especially with lowlands is their inter-relationship with other species. I am of the opinion that many species co-habitat with other plant species. We have seen many wild shots of nepenthes growing side by side or mixed with the common false staghorn fern. I am also of the belief that many species share common grounds with other higher plants and can only establish itself when they are present.

I hope you will share your experiences with us.

M

[srduggins]

Welcome, I hope you share some of your in situ pics with us!

[shawnintland]

Thanks for the welcome! I had a little free time when I got back so put up 3 threads on a very recent Borneo trip under the "In Situ" forum. Have since run out of time for uploading!
Shawn