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By limlikrong
Posts:  11
Joined:  Thu Dec 29, 2011 10:16 am
#127786
wow!!! long time grower=expert. can you do some videos on youtube on how to propagate nepenthes other than cuttings
By David F
Posts:  1649
Joined:  Sun Jan 02, 2011 8:41 pm
#127817
I hope you're proud these are stunning. The only reason I'm not a big fan and buyer of these is two reasons.

I have no adequate growing conditions, and they are stinking expensive, but it looks likes you've got them pegged.

Behind my endless jealously I do actually wonder how people afford this stuff sometimes :D, do you ever set up shop?
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By snapperhead51
Posts:  2183
Joined:  Mon May 03, 2010 11:46 am
#127860
thanks Corky been busy not been on much
J

David.f
getting the conditions right for growing my nep has been a very long and expensive process, what you guys see here now is some 15 years of experimentation to get it some where right with this green house, have had many other variations way before that , have had to change the whole set up many times over, going to Borneo many times help get the condition right to ,seeing how the plants I want to grow in the wild gave me a huge advantage on knowing what they need and want , but putting it into a green house set up has been very difficult indeed , , our climate here helps a lot , we have very mild winters ( no snow )but hot summers and loads of sun , its been a huge advantage climate wise , and we have a large pool of knowledge here too with our CP society . the amount of plants I have don't happen over night , its been over many years ,swapping , buying , selling ,even bought some ones collection and with some 450 mature neps ,and huge amount of plants from seedlings to semi mature , number unknown!!, the conditions need to be some where right to sustain them , affording the plants , well when u get to my age its a lot easier and you just do it when its your hobby right !! would never been able to do all this when I had kids and paying of a house thats for sure !!
J

Thanks Eric
your doing extremely good your self my Friend , what did you want to see, i got more improvements on the green house , plants are growing like weeds and so many other things going on experiments wise , , you want to see plants ,set up ?? ,takes me about 2 hours to get through the green house to check every thing out properly these days ha ha ah !! the experiment growing sphag has been good , some places its about 8 or 9 in deep now growing up the pots that are standing on a pot to keep the pitchers full length , as you know my ceph experiment's have been reasonable , may move a whole nep section over and have a ceph bed going , but still in the works , let me know what i was you wanted to see !!
J
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By snapperhead51
Posts:  2183
Joined:  Mon May 03, 2010 11:46 am
#127875
Eric
ok will put up a few i took the other day , you may see a lot if you look carefully !!
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H. nutans giant  in new potting  mix doing well
H. nutans giant in new potting mix doing well
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the othr side
the othr side
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in  the old section  , pointing out a Amorphophallus  Konjac in  tree form after flowering
in the old section , pointing out a Amorphophallus Konjac in tree form after flowering
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from about 1/4 way looking back to the new section
from about 1/4 way looking back to the new section
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no explination needed !
no explination needed !
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looking back to the old section
looking back to the old section
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part of the new section  on  the extention , all ready crouded , need to extend again all ready !!
part of the new section on the extention , all ready crouded , need to extend again all ready !!
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a new lowii upp again
a new lowii upp again
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N.  maxima x fusca , this clone has held a lot of fusca in it , very  cool  pitcher , the latest picther is much bigger too
N. maxima x fusca , this clone has held a lot of fusca in it , very cool pitcher , the latest picther is much bigger too
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cephs  T/C ex -plants growing in  live sphag  over 50 plants in  here
cephs T/C ex -plants growing in live sphag over 50 plants in here
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U alpina
U alpina
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By Daniel_G
Posts:  5472
Joined:  Thu Mar 25, 2010 7:27 pm
#127904
Wow!!!!!!
Every time i see your collection it makes me SO Jealous!
To be able to get such stunning neps with the equipment available to you is a true skill
I bow to the master!
By David F
Posts:  1649
Joined:  Sun Jan 02, 2011 8:41 pm
#128168
Wow, that is so cool, do me a favor and do more of these updates, I love following all the awesome stuff you have to offer, knowledge wise and just material wise!

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