Need help with Nepenthes!

Need help with Nepenthes!#377516

By Artchic528 -  Fri Apr 09, 2021 2:34 am
Location:  Charlotte, NC USA
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- Fri Apr 09, 2021 2:34 am #377516

I was asked by a manager at work today if I wanted to take home these three sad looking nepenthes. She said that if I didn’t, they’d be tossed. Now I have three very neglected nepenthes that I haven’t really a clue how to take care of. I don’t even know what kind they are as they are simply labeled as “carnivorous plant”. I’m guessing they aren’t too rare though. All I did was sit them in a tray of water and moisten their pots a bit as they were all bone dry. Probably partially why they look so rough. Now what? I can’t keep them inside as my cat will make a snack out of them. Help?!

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Re: Need help with Nepenthes!#377523

By Frothy_Milk -  Fri Apr 09, 2021 3:06 am
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- Fri Apr 09, 2021 3:06 am #377523

Make sure they’re not sitting in water at all times they’re roots can go rotten. They like humidity and not too much direct sun. A lot of people grow on windowsills.
Make sure to water with distilled, rain, or reverse osmosis as they don’t like minerals from water.

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Re: Need help with Nepenthes!#377525

By optique -  Fri Apr 09, 2021 3:14 am
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- Fri Apr 09, 2021 3:14 am #377525

I would wash out the media in the pots, run a lot of water to push out anything bad. place then plants in full shade as much blue sky as you can just no direct sun. keep the media in the pot moist(water must drain out) with mineral free water. you can slowly move the plants up to 4 hours of direct sunlight over time(avoid high noon sun). it could take a month to see new growth. if it grows(lives) i suggest you up pot it into a larger pot just pack LFSM around what ever is the the pot now. the little pots will dry very fast more media will make it easy to care for.

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90% they are ventrata take inside when night time temps drop below 50f

Re: Need help with Nepenthes!#377575

By Artchic528 -  Fri Apr 09, 2021 9:27 pm
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- Fri Apr 09, 2021 9:27 pm #377575

What a turn around! I just watered them is all. Do they need a hanging pot? And can I use my organic peat moss? Or does it have to be LFSM?

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Re: Need help with Nepenthes!#377585

By Supercazzola -  Fri Apr 09, 2021 11:44 pm
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- Fri Apr 09, 2021 11:44 pm #377585

I don’t use hanging pot. I like mesh (net) pots myself, but you need to keep an eye as they dry out the media quicker. That’s why I like them actually

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Re: Need help with Nepenthes!#377605

By Frothy_Milk -  Sat Apr 10, 2021 2:45 am
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- Sat Apr 10, 2021 2:45 am #377605

Artchic528 wrote:What a turn around! I just watered them is all. Do they need a hanging pot? And can I use my organic peat moss? Or does it have to be LFSM?

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I would use the sphagnum. If you were to use that peat it would have to be mixed in with a bunch of other stuff because they’re roots like drainage.
They’re lookin better already!

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Re: Need help with Nepenthes!#377780

By Artchic528 -  Sun Apr 11, 2021 1:18 am
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- Sun Apr 11, 2021 1:18 am #377780

I picked up some Better-Gro Orchid Moss from Lowe’s on my way home from work. Will that work? It says it’s premium Sphagnum moss on the package.

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Re: Need help with Nepenthes!#377783

By Panman -  Sun Apr 11, 2021 1:27 am
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- Sun Apr 11, 2021 1:27 am #377783

That is what I have been using for years. It is perfect.

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Re: Need help with Nepenthes!#377799

By Artchic528 -  Sun Apr 11, 2021 10:38 am
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- Sun Apr 11, 2021 10:38 am #377799

Great! I repotted each Nep in a larger, 4 inch diameter, plastic pot and will put them in my back yard where it’s shady most of the day. I just have to wait until I’m sure the nights won’t dip below 50F.

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Re: Need help with Nepenthes!#377809

By Matt -  Sun Apr 11, 2021 2:55 pm
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- Sun Apr 11, 2021 2:55 pm #377809

That's very good quality stuff! Works great

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