Re: Re: Cultivation Restrictions

dave evans (T442119@RUTADMIN.RUTGERS.EDU)
Mon, 11 Mar 96 16:07 EST

> From: Krissy Mott <klmott@PLANETX.BLOOMU.EDU>
>
> On Fri, 8 Mar 1996, dave evans wrote:
>
> > Nepenthes and Heliamphora are a different story. These plants
> > are grown, for the most part, in very loose, airy soil. It
> > will get too hot and have no ventilation.
>
> Not true. All my neps are in a custom built terrarium (100 gal?) that is
> lined with plastic. I hooked up a humidifier which waters everything.
> (The mist output is set on max so it condenses on everything and
> waters everything in the process.)

You don't think of this as ventilation?

> rain forests / clouds.... As new air is being sent in, it forces the
> heated air within the terrarium out.
>
> Drain holes in the bottom are connected with tubes to plant trays below to
> provide water to those plants. I can go away for a week and not touch a
> thing. I just fill the humidifier before I leave.

> > them but... Mexican pings are just about the easiest CP to grow
> > but I'm growing a couple as air plants so they could dry up too.
>
> I think these are weeds. I grow mine on sand / bark mulch and they are
> going crazy.

They're great weeds!

Dave Evans