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By alecStewart1
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Hey gang,

I was wondering if it'd be okay to stick my pitchers outside to help with pitcher growth. According to a cheap $14 thermometer and humidity meter it says gets around 70-72 degree Fahrenheit (even though the apartment thermometer says it has gotten up to 75 degrees when I'm not home) and 60-94% humidity around the Nepenthes. They're all highlanders/intermediate.

It doesn't get too humid where I am, but the tray method helps with that and this week it'll be in the mid to maybe high 80s. I have a shaded area I can put them on my South facing patio if it gets super sunny out.

I'm mainly just wondering if the cool air humidifier is dropping the temperature too low for them to be producing a lot of pitchers.

The one thing I will do is bring them inside at the end of the day since I keep my apartment cool (65 degrees Fahrenheit) when I sleep and the humidifier can give them the night time humidity they like.

This would all be easier once the shelves for my grow cabinet finally arrive, as that will help keep it warmer for all of the plants.
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By ChefDean
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Same as ^^^^. No highlanders, but mine that are big enough go outside in a spot that gets a couple hours of direct sun, but no more. The smilesii doesn't like it too much, but takes it.
As long as the temp doesn't go below 50°F, they stay out 24 hours, and explode in growth as they chomp down on Japanese Beetles. My Bloody Mary will even put out pitchers big enough for Green June Bugs.
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By Supercazzola
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my two cents:
While outside can provide better Sun and more food to eat, it can also expose the Nepenthes to more pests and problems. If you are able to provide Nepenthes with proper growing conditions indoors, you should ask yourself what risk do you take in bringing them outside. Is there something missing from inside that bringing them outside will give them?

don't get me wrong, I am not trying to discourage you. I bring most of my intermediate outside here in FL for the winter months. But I also have seen the dangers of introducing a Nepenthes with a pathogen back into a grow tent and the panic that sets in is quite annoying.
By alecStewart1
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Supercazzola wrote: Thu Jun 01, 2023 12:03 am my two cents:
While outside can provide better Sun and more food to eat, it can also expose the Nepenthes to more pests and problems. If you are able to provide Nepenthes with proper growing conditions indoors, you should ask yourself what risk do you take in bringing them outside. Is there something missing from inside that bringing them outside will give them?
Well I think I can agree. I'm seeing some issues with my aristolochioides x ventricosa. I don't know too much but it kind looks like sun damn + something else.
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By alecStewart1
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Supercazzola wrote: Wed Jun 07, 2023 9:32 am On one photo (IMG20230605230857.jpg), it almost looks like there is scale on the underside of the leaves. But it could be a mealy bug also. I’ll let others chime in.
Damn, I had a feeling. Glad I started hitting it with some 3-in-1 Bioadvaned.
By alecStewart1
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Supercazzola wrote: Thu Jun 08, 2023 11:39 am If you suspect it, I would also isolate the plant and treat any that were near it.
I've looked at the other plants and besides the young N. naga x mira that's upset that it went from outdoors (even though it didn't like it outdoors) to inside and getting rid of some of it's existing traps and growing new ones, the rest seem okay.

Funnily enough, the two hybrids, naga x mira and aristolochioides x ventricosa, didn't like it outside but the two species ones, ramispina and (what I think is) ventricosa, seemed to like it just fine so long as I made sure to keep the medium from drying out completely. EDIT: obviously I did the same for the hybrids, but they just didn't seem to like it outside. It's going to start getting too hot for all of them soon anyway, though.

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