It's not hard. Some people will get more scientific, but in my
indoor setups (at home and at work) I have had good success with
minimal scientific effort. Common lore is that you don't need
to buy gro-lites. Use a mixture of warm white and cool white
tubes, and use 3-4 tubes of a length appropriate to the tank/
tray setup you're using. If growing under lights my personal
reccomendation is to use plants which are low growing, so you
can get the tubes within 6-8" of the plants. Give them a 12
hour or so photoperiod. Those are the basics. For plant storage
you can either use trays or a fishtank. If you use a tank you'll
have to play with the ventilation to avoid problems with mold.
Also, plants grown in sealed terrariums should be "hardened off"
if you ever move them out of the terrarium, or they'll droop
from the climate change. I find that CP, except for lowland
Nepenthes, generally don't need steaming jungle conditions. If
you have a particularly dry environment you may have problems,
but I know people who grow CP with their orchids, in their home,
with no humidty tents, etc.
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>>Regarding the _Pterostylis_ orchids mentioned recently by John Taylor:
>>they may make a good addition to any CPer's collection, but my
>>experience is that they're *VERY* hard to find in the U.S. - at least
>>through the normal orchid channels. Since they're native to
>>Australia, I guess that John doesn't have as much of a problem.
John can also buy tuberous drosera, nepenthes, etc., at his
local stop & shop, not to mention in his backyad :-).
r.