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post Apr 15 2009, 10:46 PM


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all above are soo nice..i must getting one for me lah.. drool.gif
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post Apr 15 2009, 11:36 PM


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because i think some of them protected and endemic here..if u wan to sell it,especially to foreigners,better be careful,he3.but this is what i like with hobbyist,sometimes we contribute on conserving them by keeping them and 'breed' them.if i am conservationist, one of the strategy to save some endangered species is to attract the interest of hobbyist.so plant can be conserve and produced more until it no longer become endangered.for example,Alocasia melo,not carnivorous plant, but one time become endabgered because of habitat destruction(logging in borneo).but fortunately this plant has really unique look,some scientist decide to bring it as ornamental plant..from a few plant available in herbarium,it become a lot and u can even find them in ace hardware sometimes,ha3. this is what wildlife department duwan to see..LOL.. laugh.gif


Thanx… got it. Sometime, hobbyist will go to wild and collect those plant from their habitat till they cannt found in natural environment. Sad about that.



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Casey, could you tell me whats the best substrate to use to keep them? I got my wild Nepenthes . sp(M) which I planted it on peat moss and it doesn't seem to do well with it.

Im not really 100% sure which is the best. But, I didn’t hear that use peat moss to keep it. So far, media that normally use are sphagnum moss, or coconut chips. Some nepenthes even growing nice in burnt soil.

The plant produce pitcher? Personally as a nep newbie, if my plant produce pitcher in each leaf, I will very happy liao…

Did you fertilizing yours plant? Where you keep it? Most of nepenthes like 50% shade environment place. Some sp. is not a easy plant.

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Sounds like tough plant for a beginner like me. Maybe I'll search for something more suitable and come back for your advice. Thanks alot, for saving a plant from dying under my care. Haha..  smile.gif

Hehe… it is easy if you know the way… Keep it outside is easier if compare with keep it indoor. For nepenthes, you can grow them in balcony that receive morning sun.


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nice vft smile.gif LOL .. didn;t know there a post for it til now LOL

here is one of mine smile.gif

since early this year LOL


You have VFT as well!!!! You grow them from seeds? How big are those plants? What is VFT RG? Where you got yours plant? I’m looking for sp. that I don’t have.

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all above are soo nice..i must getting one for me lah.. drool.gif
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Yea... they are nice and exotic, unique... Thats why most of CPer are guy... thumbup.gif

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post Apr 16 2009, 10:08 AM


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caseyhoo,i already registered at that forum..really nice forum indeed.but i forgot to refer ur name as someone introduce me to that forum,sorry..
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post Apr 16 2009, 10:28 AM


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wow..heard about these plants b4 but din know got in malaysia..haha.. tongue.gif

realy interested in the VFT plant..many flies in my kitchen.. drool.gif jk..wat type of soils do we need to use for VFT anyway ?

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post Apr 16 2009, 12:30 PM


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QUOTE(caseyhoo @ Apr 16 2009, 12:36 AM)
Im not really 100% sure which is the best. But, I didn’t hear that use peat moss to keep it. So far, media that normally use are sphagnum moss, or coconut chips. Some nepenthes even growing nice in burnt soil.

The plant produce pitcher? Personally as a nep newbie, if my plant produce pitcher in each leaf, I will very happy liao…

Did you fertilizing yours plant? Where you keep it? Most of nepenthes like 50% shade environment place. Some sp. is not a easy plant.
You have VFT as well!!!! You grow them from seeds? How big are those plants? What is VFT RG? Where you got yours plant? I’m looking for sp. that I don’t have.

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Yea... they are nice and exotic, unique... Thats why most of CPer are guy... thumbup.gif
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NOPE .. MINE ARE FROM TISSUE CULTURE smile.gif
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post Apr 16 2009, 12:42 PM


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QUOTE(caseyhoo @ Apr 15 2009, 11:36 PM)
Im not really 100% sure which is the best. But, I didn’t hear that use peat moss to keep it. So far, media that normally use are sphagnum moss, or coconut chips. Some nepenthes even growing nice in burnt soil.

The plant produce pitcher? Personally as a nep newbie, if my plant produce pitcher in each leaf, I will very happy liao…

Did you fertilizing yours plant? Where you keep it? Most of nepenthes like 50% shade environment place. Some sp. is not a easy plant.




I mean, I use sphagnum moss as substrate. It does produce pitchers.. but they will dry up and die in matter of days!
I din't fertilize them and I hang it just outside my house.

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post Apr 16 2009, 04:19 PM


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Use CP to get rid of insects is not a good idea… Because, CP will attracted insect to them and eat them… You MAY end up with more insect. toda6866, yours insect may decrease because it is eaten by CP and you will still constantly get some insect in yours garden.

How I wish my place have so many insect for my CPs…. 

I purposely put some fruit nearby my CPs to attract more fruit flies.


casey,
i still like d idea of letting nature deal its cause. i hav lot of space around my garden so, got lots of plants n of coz, mosquitoes. Whenever i feed my rabbits, blardy mosquitoes all come sting me like vampires doh.gif

btw, my rabbits r kept in a shaded area, so i tot put those CPs at the shaded area beside my rabbit cage, of coz away from rabbits reach so they wont try 2 eat it... actually, im a bit worried oso will rabbits get bitten by d vampires.... so if i hav CPs, its a plus point since small animals are v super sensitive 2 smells so i cant use other ways of catching mosquitoes rclxub.gif

so comes back this question, which type of CP is a bit hardy n beginner's plant? n where do u get it.... thks notworthy.gif

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how do u feed dis plants??
or they eat by themselves??
nicela..
very interesting plant....
normally how much?
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Guys, anyone of you if you happen to grow Monkey Cup plants or NEPENTHES, a STRONG NOTE here. There are few varieties which attract tree shrew (or Squirrels, as many prefer to call it, although they are not true squirrels) to bite and tear on them, especially the RED ones!! Take no risk by putting them on the floor (hang the plants). I've already been declaring an all-out war on them ever since they mass-massacre the plant pitchers. All-out war = trapping them in cage traps and sending them off to another part of town.

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Wah,ts almost poisoned me with the beauty of these plants.I have no idea where to get it or i dont knoe the pricing either.Asked some nurseries around and they dont have.
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post Apr 18 2009, 10:43 PM


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wow... very interest leh... know where can i get it from kepong area???
is it expensive??? cus i m still a student...
interest the VFT rclxms.gif

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post Apr 19 2009, 03:29 PM


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IC… in order for yours pitchers to last longer, humidity is the most important. Low Humidity and winy place causing the pitcher dry faster.

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i still like d idea of letting nature deal its cause. i hav lot of space around my garden so, got lots of plants n of coz, mosquitoes. Whenever i feed my rabbits, blardy mosquitoes all come sting me like vampires  doh.gif

btw, my rabbits r kept in a shaded area, so i tot put those CPs at the shaded area beside my rabbit cage, of coz away from rabbits reach so they wont try 2 eat it... actually, im a bit worried oso will rabbits get bitten by d vampires.... so if i hav CPs, its a plus point since small animals are v super sensitive 2 smells so i cant use other ways of catching mosquitoes  rclxub.gif


IC… if that case, I think, Pinguicula is a good idea. And their flower is really looks nice. But, it didn’t always flower lar… P. primuliflora and P. x sethos are easy take care plant. P. primuliflora need water tray. But P. x sethos don’t need. I have extra P. primuliflora, but not P. x sethos. wink.gif
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c139/cas...es/IMG_1578.jpg

Sometime you can found P. sethos at Sg. Buloh too…


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how do u feed dis plants??
or they eat by themselves??
nicela..
very interesting plant....
normally how much?

Don’t need to feed also can. Because, they will digest insect/fauna that fall in to their trap.
Nepenthes, sarrasenia – fall into their pitcher and cannot go out
Pinguicula, Sundew – sticky glue that will stick insect/fauna
VFT – leaf that have trap attached to it, once the sensor is touch, the trap will close

But, if you want yours plant grow faster/nicer. Feed lar… I normally feed it when im free. Price ar… emmm… Depends on sp. lor… from RM10~RM800. Depends on rarity. D. intermedia ‘cuba’ will cost RM15+-. Shark teeth VFT bigger then 50cent will cost rm15. Typical VFT with the same size will cost rm8. Sarrasenia from YG will cost rm20+. Nepenths will cost rm20+ as well. Some nice nepenthes, just 4inches, will cost rm30+

You can feed CPs with blood worm or death insect or live insect if you can catch any… then, put it on their trap. That’s all…

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Guys, anyone of you if you happen to grow Monkey Cup plants, a STRONG NOTE here. There are few varieties which attract tree shrew (or Squirrels, as many prefer to call it, although they are not true squirrels) to bite and tear on them, especially the RED ones!! Take no risk by putting them on the floor (hang the plants). I've already been declaring an all-out war on them ever since they mass-massacre the plant pitchers. All-out war  = trapping them in cage traps and sending them off to another part of town.

Huh… I never know that!!! If it happen to those nepenthes lover, it really a war!!!! Kill Kill Kill!!!! So far, I declared war with mouse and grasshopper. Grasshopper no more… But, mouse still will play with the CPs media… dig out media and CP also out from the pot!!!! Sad sad sad…

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Wah,ts almost poisoned me with the beauty of these plants.I have no idea where to get it or i dont knoe the pricing either.Asked some nurseries around and they dont have.

You know TS, a senior CPer ? Cool!!! He have a lots of nice VFT!!! Some vft’s teeth is looks difference from others!!! Especially "Fused Tooth", “Fang tooth” and “Cupped trap”… it is $$$ as well!!!

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wow... very interest leh... know where can i get it from kepong area???
is it expensive??? cus i m still a student...
interest the VFT rclxms.gif
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You can found it at Sg. Buloh nursery or from forumer... Or from Fauzi as I posted before.

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QUOTE(funkychips @ Apr 16 2009, 08:32 PM)
Guys, anyone of you if you happen to grow Monkey Cup plants or NEPENTHES, a STRONG NOTE here. There are few varieties which attract tree shrew (or Squirrels, as many prefer to call it, although they are not true squirrels) to bite and tear on them, especially the RED ones!! Take no risk by putting them on the floor (hang the plants). I've already been declaring an all-out war on them ever since they mass-massacre the plant pitchers. All-out war  = trapping them in cage traps and sending them off to another part of town.
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Or you could cage the plants bro. Keep them in cages, away from the naughty hands of tree shrews. tongue.gif
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Do you guys know anywhere closer around KL? I've been trying to find one since i dont know when.. i had a VFT last time but let it flowers and after that it dies.. Should have cut the flower so that it continues growing longer.. haiz... nvr mind.. so anyone know?? been to many nurseries but cant find one who does sell it..
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I try to have one b4, it looks like the pic above

but it only manage to survive few weeks, it die slowly ... i dunno wat i had done, i give water everyday cry.gif
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hi guys ...

some growth since i bought til now smile.gif
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the dingy gaint sure grew fast and bgger than the rest a compare last time... lol

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i grew my under t5 lighting .... 12 hrs a day with distill water .. but seems like growth is still slow any idea how to let it grow faster ???
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is there any carni plant good and efficient in eating up mosquito? will they be smelly?
expensive?
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QUOTE(caseyhoo @ Apr 19 2009, 03:29 PM)
IC… if that case, I think, Pinguicula is a good idea. And their flower is really looks nice. But, it didn’t always flower lar… P. primuliflora and P. x sethos are easy take care plant. P. primuliflora need water tray. But P. x sethos don’t need. I have extra P. primuliflora, but not P. x sethos. wink.gif
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c139/cas...es/IMG_1578.jpg

Sometime you can found P. sethos at Sg. Buloh too…


Pinguicula; u mean this one? dam the flower is soooo nice, where can I get this?
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im really getting more n more in luv with CPs...

P. primuliflora ; which is it? looks similiar but diff colour of flowers.
purple
white

one day when im free, i must really go visit nurseries in Sg. Buloh
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Sg. buloh is kinda far... no nurseries aroung ampang or kl??
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