I am so excited! I just took over a neglected collection and I have been winging it. We just got 2 bales of sphagnum moss and thought I was going to have to mix it. But It looks like I just need that! I have learned , holy smokes my plants are in waaaay to small of containers. With dumb luck and love I have managed to bring a few pitchers back to life flowering like crazy but now I see I have two males thanks to your videos. Thank you sooooo much for your information and videos. Its so helpful. I will be contacting you soon to set up an account. Great content, easy to listen to, and well organized. Thanks again
At 2:05 you soak the plants in "pure water" and at 7:50 you spray the plants with regular tap water? Shouldn't only pure or distilled water be used with carnivorous plants ?
Questions: Is it a good idea to include orchids bark mix, perlite and sphagnum moss? If so, what’s the ratio? My Nepenthes plant is about 4 years old, the current pot is about 7" wide. I am thinking to upgrade to 10" pot. What do you think? Thanks.
I need to find a good sphagnum moss grower to buy some moss for my huge nepenthes I need to repot. I bought a bag of sphagnum moss but it has a lot of hard sticks in it I don’t like. Do you have a good sphagnum moss connection you can drop me a link to Josh? My plants have been in the same containers for 2 years. They’re HUGE!!! I’m so nervous about repotting but I have to. Also, I noticed your using a hose to water your nepenthes. Is that filtered RO water? I only use distilled bought from the store to water mine. I’ve seen videos of collectors who use regular tap water on theirs without a problem. The tap water here in San Diego is so full of chlorine. I can smell it. I’m afraid to use anything on any of my garden plants but filtered water, or I leave a bucket of tap water out overnight. Sometimes in case of emergency, I water straight from the hose. I need to get a good filter for my garden. Still, I’d only use RO or distilled on my nepenthes and Venus traps. Thanks!!!
Informative video as I was gifted a Nepenthe that was purchased at a large chain store. First thing I notice about my plant is that there is two plants in a small pot. I have just one small pitcher with the other leaves all having tips. However my plants are growing in normal potting soil and not spagnum moss, so I'm keen to repot to see how the plant grows after a change.
so today i repoted my Nepenthes and they were standing in peat that is one of the most horible soils to remove from the rootbol thx for al these great tips really saved my plants
I was wondering about the peat (this is my first go at pitcher plants) I have a big beautiful Nepenthes ventricosa that was loaded with pitchers when I brought it home in November. It dropped all but 1 pitcher which was a complete bummer. It's 2 plants in a 1 gallon lots of new leaf growth and 3 basal pups. Should I get then out of the peat, seems constantly wet, and repot in sphagnum now or wait til new pitchers form?
@@CarnivorousPlantsAndGardening Thanks Carter. Should I surround it with more pete or sphagnum when putting it into a new pot? Can I separate the now much larger pups or are the roots just gonna fall apart on me?
@@timothygreer188 i prefer a mix of sphagnum pete and perlite when possible and only separate the basal pups if they have at least 6 roots and the roots may snap on you so use tweesers and a small pair of scissors that have been sharpened but leaving them on can make your plant look pretty good
@@timothygreer188 I harvested a basal pup once and it only had one root left I finally was finished so I scored the side of it tweezers and dipped it in root growth powder it's doing fine now but I still have it in my seedling/cutting greenhouse
Hi ,thank you for sharing video how to repot nepenthes, But I need to know what you do with old moss ? Can you use it again. Please tell us. We need to know.
I am new to nepenthes (have grown orchids for years though) I got 3 from you about a year ago and they are growing very nicely - the plants I got from you are N. robcantleyi, N. tuncata X robcantleyi and N. veitchii. The N. robcantleyi I would say has almost tripled in size and the other two have doubled. my question is do nepenthes grow well in orchid wooden baskets like vandas are grown in or would it dry out too fast? Also once the plants get really big ( My understanding is the robcantleyi and the truncata can get very big do you still grow in pure spagnum or is it better to go to a mix or spagnum and orchid bark? thanks for any info and great video.
my nepenthes is currently is regular soil, the way i bought it, amd its quite large. Can i convert it to moss? as most people have theirs or will it stress it out?
This is real stuff. Thanks so much for tour channel, nobody but crazy carnívoros plants lovers understand how useful are these kind of videos. One question please. Do you only use sphagnum moss as sustrate during the whole live of the plant? Even thou when the plant starts to be large??? No other mix???
Question: my choice of media is orchid bark/perlite 70:30 LFSM can I still wrap the roots in the moss when repotting? or should i just get the plant in the mix bare and then stuff around it?
Josh, everyone else reports in mixtures of sand, charcoal, sphagnum, peat. But I love you just use the sphagnum moss. Is that OK or do I need to go with the big mix at some point? So many different advice but I learn most from you, and I thank you in advance for your help on this.
I’ve just bought a Nepenthes hanging plant, all the pitchers are turning black,it was bashed in the postwhen it arrived could that had done it. Also do you not use compost only moss when you repot? Great video
how do you maintain RO water at garden hose pressure? if you use a pump can you recommend a brand or model? I have an RO water tank and id like to pump it through a garden hose like that
He could have good tap water. I use tap water for my 2 year old plant and it’s doing great. I never tested it with a kit, but just started using it on my plant and figured I’d learn from the results
Great video! Question.. I'd like to repot my nepi. Is it alright to replant any time of year like now? And mine is in a carni medium. Will it be alright if I replant in straight sphagnum like you have ? Thank you!
I have a nepenthes that is doing pretty well but I wasn't sure how to care for it last winter. I live in Chicago area so long cold winters. I've heard they go dormant but what does that mean as far as care goes? BTW, love your video. So helpful!
We make a literal TON of alder shavings, very very fluffy, soft and not stickery at all, from our woodworking machinery. I wonder if it would be appropriate to use that as growing medium. Many thanks!
Hello Josh can you please make a video about how to induce a Cephalotus plant into winter dormancy for those places that winter is hot all year around, thank you
In my experience, Cephalotus do not require a winter dormancy. They slow down a bit and produce more non-carnivorous leaves if exposed to lower temperatures, but I am aware of many people who have successfully grown them for decades under lights with great success. We are planning to produce a few other Cephalotus videos soon though.
We use 100% long fiber in almost all of our Nepenthes. Soil mixture is mostly an issue of watering style and overall conditions. Adding perlite etc. doesn't hurt, but we've never seen any particular benefit from the super complex mixes people detail online.
I'll be repotting my Nepenthes sp. today using coco coir, with some finer gravel because I have no perlite. Is that bad for my plant? I'll also leave some of the original substrate (probably peat)
Ok wait WHAT?! This is amazing, but I am so confused... I have a 5 year old Nepenthes that I’ve never repotted out of sheer fear lol😂 I’m a plant fanatic, but I have to say that repotting my Nepenthes is the only plant that has ever intimidated me.. Everything I read online tells me something different and the medium it’s in doesn’t look like long sphagnum moss at all.... If someone (me) is going to repot a mature Nepenthes, what medium would you recommend and could you please tell me ratios??? I would be forever grateful lol.
@@PredatoryPlants Thanks for the reply 🙂 if I can’t find New Zealand Sphagnum Moss (I live in Canada and no garden centres I’ve called has it or has heard of it) can I use any other long fibered Sphagnum moss?
Hi Josh. In the video you say to keep the plants in the small pots for at least 2 years. At what point do we transfer them to potting mix (bark, perlite, etc.)?
We have switched from the "standard" Nepenthes mix that you're describing to 100% long-fiber sphagnum and have had great results. Coarse materials like bark, perlite, etc do allow better drainage if you have waterlogged conditions or if you plan to water very frequently, but if you avoid that it's much less work.
In the summer I do have trouble with the plants becoming too dry even when watering everyday. I'll try the sphagnum and see if that helps. Thanks a bunch!
I'm in a bit of a quandry and I need help I have just discovered these fantastic plants and I'm right into them now this is where the conflict comes some people tell me tap water is fine but others tell me I need to use distilled or rainwater what do you use please this is fairly urgent I hope you can help me
The problem with tap water is that the quality varies a lot based on your municipality. We use tap water because we know ours has very little salt in it, and even with that knowledge we still test frequently with a TDS meter. If you are not testing your water, the safest bet is to use distilled water, rain water, or reverse osmosis water.
Hi I brought 2 baby plants a few months ago and the are growing. Should I replant them now? Im new to all this. I never had a Seymour LOL. I brought peat moss but it's like dirt not the stuff you have. Please help im a little slow and i would love for you to tell me what i need to do. Many blessings always🙏❤
People always get this wrong. Frankenstein was not the monster, he was the Doctor who created the monster. Seymour was the flower shop worker. The plant was Audrey II. While some growers report using a peat moss mix successfully, in general nepenthes roots seem to be more like epiphytes and need to breathe more, hence a loose substrate like sphagnum. These are not bog plants like many sundews and Venus flytraps are.
Hi 👋 can I use moss growing off the trees in Florida? Also I noticed you used the hose to water them. I thought distilled, osmosis or rain water was needed.
The moss hanging off the trees in Florida is not moss. Although it is called Spanish moss, it is actually a bromeliad in the tillandsia family. I have seen it bagged alongside various specialty orchid mixes, but since sphagnum is pretty easy to find and you know it works, I'd be reluctant to experiment. My suspicion is that, as a bog plant, spagnum is going to hold up better under the constant wet conditions better than an epiphytic bromeliad. But, although it's not an experiment I can afford at the moment, if you try it and it works out well, report back.
I steam mine for 30 seconds over boiling water using a metal strainer but don't overcook the moss or it will turn brown and break down quicker than normal.
For future videos, ultimate care guide to, N. Macrophylla, N. Hamata (RHH too if different), N. Attenboroughii, N. Rajah, N. Jamban, N. Singalana, N. Jacquelineae. I guess you can combine certain plants to the same care. Thanks!
Unfortunately, we probably won't do anything that specific. We grow all of our Nepenthes in either our warm room, or our cool room. Beyond that, we treat all of them the same.
Hmmm, O.k. shame. What about things like temperature change from warm to cold for Highland neps? I wish someone would put together a written document or video for which Neps likes which conditions etc. as far as I can see there is no comprehensive guide. I do appreciate your videos though :-)
We just got our pitcher plant. At first it seemed healthy and budding new pitchers but now the new pitcher stems seem like they might be drying out. Should we mist the leaves every day? Or are we placing it in too much sunlight? Why do the pitchers dry out?
Apparently, I needn't worry so much about spilling the natural fluid in the pictures. I just repotted my "gaya", but first I dumped all of the pitchers into a small glass, then refilled them with the kids medicine dropper when I was done with the plant.
I just repotted my Nepenthes Alata. Upon doing so I found I had 2 plants in the 1 pot. I decided to split them up. I believe they were originally potted together, rather than a mom/pup situation. Should I feed both plants an insect now that they are repotted? If not, what should I do to ensure both plants survive/thrive? Thanks!
Hello, My Nepenthes is nearly 3 years old. Recently within a few months it stopped producing pitchers. It started developing pale yellow leaves on the top( in pictures it looks light green but its pale Yellow when seen in reality) & some leaves started showing light white-yellowish patches too, some leaves on the bottom side ie. the old leaves are showing multiple brown spots.Seems like multiple problems on my plant.The plant stopped producing pitchers too even though i provide regular 3-4hours morning sunshine everyday!! How can I help my plant? Does it needs repoting?
Can you get back with me about the plant it dried up always had water only has some roots left was wrapped in in some kind of paper or take is there any hope and if the guy dose not respond can you guys give me any information on bring it bac5
Sterilization is to prevent weeds from popping up. We steam our moss for a few hours to kill any seeds that hare mixed in. Another option is to microwave damp (not wet) moss for about 10 minutes.
@@PredatoryPlants thanks for the tip! I'm terrified to repot! I don't want to kill it! But I'm pretty sure it is ready I have 2 small plant growing off of the mother and they have pitchers on them already!
Are you using tap water when you were watering from the hose? I used filtered tap water for my Nepenthes then water them at night with RO water at night but sometimes I don't have time to hand water the plants.
Hi there, how do you remove the small microscopic critters within the sphagnum moss? I noticed these critters are attracted to moist soil for some reason.
