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By Hyperactive
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#57326
So I got 3 new plants today and decided to put all my CPs in the greenhouse because there wasn't any room left for the new plants at the window.
I have Megaman W1215P Plant lamp at the moment and I really hope that it will do fine but if it's not good enough I will buy an extra lamp.

Feel free to comment, ask and suggest something.
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Dionaea muscipula - my first CP, it's in bad shape but it's recovering.
Dionaea muscipula - my first CP, it's in bad shape but it's recovering.
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Dionaea muscipula
Dionaea muscipula
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Nepenthes alata
Nepenthes alata
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Drosera capensis
Drosera capensis
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Sarracenia hybride
Sarracenia hybride
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My plants
My plants
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My greenhouse.
My greenhouse.
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By hackerberry
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#57333
Very nice start on a collection. The only problem that I see from this greenhouse is condensation from what I see. I have the same setup and my floor flooded from condensation in 3 days. Have a small muffin fan or computer fan installed inside so there is air movement but don't focus the fan on the plants. Also, move your light closer to the plants.

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By Hyperactive
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#57345
Thanks for the advise, I will definitely move the light closer and I fond a way how to create air movement.
PS! My plants are so wet on the pictures because I just sprayed them.
By Oblivion
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you will find even without spraying them, your capensis will really dew up in those g/houses anyway.

mine suffers condensation where it sits outside, so when i get home from work i open it right up and let it get plenty of fresh air in.


ive been thinking about using some clothes pegs to pin the door flap permanently open a little bit.

+1 for the pics of your mini greenhouse :)
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By Hyperactive
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#57497
How much light should my plants get? At now their getting 12h of light a day.
Also how warm should it be in the greenhouse? It's 19-23*C usually in there.
By coachmancuso
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#57529
where does someone order a greenhouse like that ?
By Andrew
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#57535
One may order a greenhouse like that one oFf of eBay for around 50$
coachmancuso wrote:where does someone order a greenhouse like that ?
By watnazn
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Ahhh, i just bought a similar one off ebay for 35, ill post pics when i get it.
By Hyperactive
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#57561
I read that it's good to keep CP's outside in summer so I took some of my plants and putted them outside on a shelf.
What plants should I keep outside in the summer and what not? My plants are in this thread first post under the pictures.
I hope you will understand what I'm saying =)

Some pic's of my plants what are already outside.
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CP's
CP's
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Peat from my near forest drying.
Peat from my near forest drying.
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Drosera and sphagnum moss drying.
Drosera and sphagnum moss drying.
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Good thing that lots of flies bask on the walls and will be a good meal for my CP's
Good thing that lots of flies bask on the walls and will be a good meal for my CP's
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By Oblivion
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3rd pic from the bottom.


your rocks are growing really well. i guess you give them a lot of light and pure water, eh? :)

;)
By Hyperactive
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#57666
Lol :D
The rocks are just there because I thought that the wind can blow the shelf over :D
Its only made by plastic and it was really windy day :P
By Hyperactive
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Still looking answers to my questions:

How many hours of light my plants need in the greenhouse?
What plants can I outside in summer?

Thanks!
By Oblivion
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as many hours of light you can possibly give them


8hrs = approx dormancy
if you want them healthy, give them 14-18hrs
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By Matt
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Oblivion wrote:as many hours of light you can possibly give them


8hrs = approx dormancy
if you want them healthy, give them 14-18hrs
I think some of his plants may require less light. It looks like he has a Nepenthes and, for some species of Nepenthes, if you give them 8 hours of full sun, they'll burn to a crisp.

Hyperactive, if you list the species of plants you have, perhaps I can tell you how much light most of them would prefer. I don't know how to care for all species of CPs, but I can certainly help out with Dionaea, Sarracenia, most Drosera and some species of Nepenthes.
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