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HyourinMaru

Jul 15 2009, 11:30 PM

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QUOTE(petpitcher @ Jul 15 2009, 09:32 PM)

Thanks for the compliment. I water all my CPs except Nepenthes using the tray method. Drosera pots are placed on a tray of water so they are watered from bottom up. Also if you are using a tray method like mine, place a aquarium air hose in the water to provide some oxygen in the water. they seem to love that and you don't get bad smell from the stagnant water due to bad bacteria. The air hose also acts as a humidifier. When the air bubbles bursts out of the water it creates humidity around the growing area. As you guys know this is good as CPs love high humidity. Also for Drosera it is not advisable to water from the top over their leaves. This washes their dews away and the plant need to put more energy to make more after you water them each time. Don't laa torture them like that... for species like byblis or D. indica, if you water from the top all their leaves will be stuck together in a tangled mess.

The D. paradoxa and D. spatulata was adult plants when I transplant them there. The Utric was grown from a few patches that I dug up from my other pots.

I think Casey is the best person to talk to with regards to lighting. So far for my set up I have only tried with florescent plant lights and PL-L lights. My plants are placed about 7 inches from the light source. There are four 4-feet florescent tubes in the grow chamber.

Oh, I forgot... One thing to note abotu growing Drosera. Do not place them in an enclosed terrarium. From my observation, they seem to enjoy air circulation unlike Nepenthes.
Actually there is a forum on petpitcher website. It's on the left vertical panel on the homepage or you can just type www.forum.petpitcher.com to go there direct.

Added on July 15, 2009, 9:40 pm

Thanks, you guys are so kind with your words. Just call me a CP crazy nut will do.

Added on July 15, 2009, 9:45 pm
Thanks again for the compliments. Hope we can all help to promote these unique oddities of nature to more people.

Ic...really thx for the info.
Actually can call u CP Crazy Ppl?CPCP?

Added on July 15, 2009, 11:50 pmWoo Hoo~~

I just register myself in petpitcher.com

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Jul 16 2009, 01:53 AM

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Thats why David plant is growing nice. Beside that, when I browsing some nice blog from Taiwan CP expert, they fertilizer their plant with orchid fertilizer. Now, Im try it. Hope will get good result from that.

Fertilizer that they use is 10times lesser then instruction.

HyourinMaru

Jul 16 2009, 01:59 AM

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For fertiliser can use animal "poop"?Mayb in a lesser amount but can it b use?

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If we keep our plant outdoor, I think it is a bit difficult for us to put a air pump to water tray. So far, I didnt facing any bad smell from it.

Drosera in enclosed tetarium... emmmm... Edmund have experience on that... Lets him explain it.

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PLL light is very hot if compare with FL light, but, distance that PLL can cover is longer then FL.
Ed tried with 3 PLL with 1ft+ distance

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QUOTE(HyourinMaru @ Jul 16 2009, 01:59 AM)

For fertiliser can use animal "poop"?Mayb in a lesser amount but can it b use?

Im not really sure it can use or not. What I worry is bacteria may forming in the media.

For nepenthes and sarracenia, you can use those slow release fertilizer. Those fertilizer is in round shape and there is water inside it. Fauzi and the others CP expert - Lau using it. Im just got it few weeks ago and using it now for my sarra and nepenthes

For others CP like drosera, VFT, they prefer liquid fertilizer. I think most of fertilizer in market is suitable to them, but not sure which 1 is the best, since, content of each brand is difference and serve with difference purpose. I think the best is those fertilizer that help in growing and not those flowering.

If we grow CP outdoor, CP will survive without fertilizing them since they will attract insect and EAT them...

. As a taiwan expert said, many people able growing CP, but, not many people grow it nicely. In order to archieve that, we need to do something. Feed them or fertilizing them!!!! You can feed them with blood worm, but make sure quantity is not exceed as well.

Main point when using fertilizer to CP is... LOW QUANTITY. TRY on yours own risk. Yours CP may get burn if over fertilized

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Jul 16 2009, 02:23 AM

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I c...Can feed mosquitoes?

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QUOTE(HyourinMaru @ Jul 16 2009, 02:23 AM)

I c...Can feed mosquitoes?

That is 101% sure!!!! Fly also can. Im lazy to catch them. So, I just brough those fridged blood worm and feed them. Dont need to catch them and i can feed my CP anytime Im free.

If you have too many CP, it will take time.

Thats why, im trying fertilizer them...

Still not sure really sure of the result.

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Hmm...i wonder those loaded wiv blood mosquitoes can give extra nutrient to CP?

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QUOTE(HyourinMaru @ Jul 16 2009, 02:32 AM)

Hmm...i wonder those loaded wiv blood mosquitoes can give extra nutrient to CP?

eeemmm... I think so... that means,,,, you can feed them with yours blood!!!!

If compare between Fly, ant and mosquitoes, they prefer fly. Because it is juicy, and yummy...

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Lol...Fly is also the "fattest"

But flies r really hard to catch

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QUOTE(HyourinMaru @ Jul 16 2009, 02:38 AM)

Lol...Fly is also the "fattest"

But flies r really hard to catch

We have indo mate, philipine mate. Now... we become CP "mate"!!! haha...

. But, we enjoy the result!!!!!

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Jul 16 2009, 02:43 AM

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Haha...If a CP is withering,how to revive it?

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QUOTE(HyourinMaru @ Jul 16 2009, 02:43 AM)

Haha...If a CP is withering,how to revive it?

you means, suffering from not enough water?
--> give them water tray. Get a transparent plastic beg and cover the whole pot to increase huminity. Put them in cool and shade place. pray they recover from that.

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Jul 16 2009, 02:58 AM

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Doing dat...Its the D.adelae.Dun knw y it doesnt produce dew and i place a dead mosquito on the leaf but the mosquito doesnt being consumed.Hmm...

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QUOTE(HyourinMaru @ Jul 16 2009, 02:58 AM)

Doing dat...Its the D.adelae.Dun knw y it doesnt produce dew and i place a dead mosquito on the leaf but the mosquito doesnt being consumed.Hmm...

D. adalea like shade, cooler place and high huminity... Many CPer fail on this plant

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I put it in a water tray,use a sarant wrap to trap humidity and put indoor wiv less light.Hope it can live.Guess this is a challege for me

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There is CP compeitition at below. Have a lots nice photo!!!!
http://forum.petpitcher.com/forumdisplay.php?f=214

Beside that, there is a yearly CP competition at Botanical Garden. for 2009, the competition is just passed 2 month ago, if not mistaken

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So who won?David is the judge?

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QUOTE(caseyhoo @ Jul 16 2009, 03:09 AM)

There is CP compeitition at below. Have a lots nice photo!!!!
http://forum.petpitcher.com/forumdisplay.php?f=214

Beside that, there is a yearly CP competition at Botanical Garden. for 2009, the competition is just passed 2 month ago, if not mistaken

My CP is just too ugly to be posted as competition

btw, i decided to start off a very small CP terrarium, cover with terrestrial moss substrate inside those round/rectangle plastic container, what is the best way to keep it humid all the time? still using the tray of water.
If is so, do i still need to drill some hole below the plastic container?

Another thing is, those terrestrial moss should be able to grows on any substrate of moss right? such as peat, spagnum.

THanks

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Jul 16 2009, 03:17 PM

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Walaueh!, slowly but surely there are cross overs from petpitcher.com and to top is off are the Taikohs like David, Edmund and not forgetting Casey himself. Check out his grow list and pics of his plants! That's astounding, man!
Newbies like myself are sure learning a lot from their advices! Thanks everyone.

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QUOTE(HyourinMaru)

So who won?David is the judge?

For Botanical garden CP competition, main winner is Lau. Many of his plant got prize.

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My CP is just too ugly to be posted as competition

btw, i decided to start off a very small CP terrarium, cover with terrestrial moss substrate inside those round/rectangle plastic container, what is the best way to keep it humid all the time? still using the tray of water.
If is so, do i still need to drill some hole below the plastic container?

Another thing is, those terrestrial moss should be able to grows on any substrate of moss right? such as peat, spagnum.

You can cover the tank with transparent plastic/glass. It will increase the humidity. If it is not satisfy, you can use air pump as David explained.

those moss can grow on that. Most important is it must be wet.

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Walaueh!, slowly but surely there are cross overs from petpitcher.com and to top is off are the Taikohs like David, Edmund and not forgetting Casey himself. Check out his grow list and pics of his plants! That's astounding, man!
Newbies like myself are sure learning a lot from their advices! Thanks everyone.

I’m still at learning stage. Especially how to bring out CP potential color and shape. Most of time, Im still fail to do so…

Beside that, I still fail to propagate some CP like S. psittacina, S. scarlet belle. D. broomensis, D. derbyensis and others...

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