BEFORE my vacations: 2:23 STEP 1, Your water reserve must be large enough. 3:51 STEP 2, If possible, avoid direct sunlight. 5:14 STEP 3, Try to limit evaporation as much as possible. AFTER my vacations: 9:13 The result after 3 weeks without care. 12:13 STEP 4, The post vacation care I do to make sure my plants don't skip a beat.
Please Pin this to the top in the comments it’s very helpful, I don’t want it to get buried because its nice to come back to this when watching this video. I intend to use this video in the future as reference before I go on a trip.
I'm not into long vacations,but my wife and I went on one this past week. Used your tips in this video to come home to dry trays but moist and happy plants👍 Thanks a ton for sharing this info!!!
very useful video, I tend to avoid going on long vacations for obvious reason, now I feel more confident about going on long summer vacations without worrying about m plants dying.
@@1beastcat438 just for you to know, except if it comes from a carnivorous plants nursery, you have 99% chance your alata is in fact hybridized with ventricosa: Nepenthes x ventrata. It's one of the strongest hybrid I know.
When my pitcher plant arrived it had the label “Alata Nepenthes,” so I’m pretty confident he is an Alata. I wouldn’t be surprised if it was a Ventrata though, the temperature fluctuates a lot in Southwest America and the plant is still really happy!
@@1beastcat438 Ok so if it arrived, you didn't got it on a random nursery so I thing you have a real alata :) And your from South America? Nice! I guess you grow it outside or on a windowsill?
You did so well in three weeks holiday. I guess i wont have a problem though cuz with subtropicals i only leave the house one week at a time....but helpful info. Thankyou!
I was worried about root rot if I left them in a tray of deeper water for a long weekend. I live in a dry climate so the water evaporates quickly. I bought a gravity pet water dish with a reservoir and cut the dish off. So the reservoir will fill my tray if needed.
Hi Remi could I use capillary matting along my greenhouse benches to stand my nepenthes pots onto it, so they absorb water as needed ? I will add the capillary matting to a large bucket of reverse osmosis water so it will soak up the water to take across the benches. I'm going away for 2 weeks and no one available to look after my collection, thought capillary matting would be okay ?? Looking forward to your kind reply. Peter from uk
I never used it but that could work. If you don't have any other solution (like an automatic spray) it worth trying. Usually if you water from the top, the substrate stays moist for 2 weeks (except if it's really hot). Especially in a humid greenhouse.
Awesome video. Been buying a few carnivorous plants and want to get into nepenthes. Was curious if a week would kill it but doesn’t look like it! Will be buying something soon. Thank u for the great advice
Liked and subscribed. I mostly grow orchids and some hoya, but would like to try a nepenthes as I find them so fascinating. Which ones would you suggest that would do okay for a beginner? Also, noticed when you watered that water got into the crown or growing point. I guess it's okay for nepenthes? For orchids it's best not to as it can cause rot. Very interesting video. I will be on the hunt for some nepenthes now! Thanks for sharing your plants and your knowledge.
Thank you! In my opinion the most resistant nepenthes are the hybrids. And indeed, in nurseries we very often find hybrids: - Nepenthes X Ventrata ( alata × ventricosa ) - Nepenthes X Miranda ( (northiana x maxima) x maxima ) with these two hybrids you shouldn't have any problem. Regarding watering, nepenthes are relatively resistant to rots. Some live on the ground and can suffer rain in the natural environment. The only times I have heard of rot was when it was in a very closed area with no aeration or ventilation. Quite the opposite of a windowsill right?
Thanks for your reply. I have an order of hoya and fertilizer coming soon from Brads Greenhouse, now I regret not checking out the nepenthes available as paying for shipping anyways so I should have added a nepenthes to my order.
Would your method work if I do everything you suggested but use rocks in tray with the water just enough so that the plants are not sitting in the water, instead of the Long spagnum moss or do I need to use the long spagnum moss ? I have rocks at home that I use for humidity trays for my plants, but I could get long spagnum moss if that’s better.
Remy.. Nice video. I love your work. Question though. I have my plants in trays sitting on grids so the water level is below the base of the pots. If going away though are you suggesting to fill the water level to above this so that the pots are actually sitting in water for a good while. I did not think Nepenthes liked to sit actually in the water like many other carnivorous plants. Or do I just put as much water as I can in my trays so it just reaches the base of the pots. Then use foil as suggested? Thank you. Keep up the good work . I have subscribed and liked of course.
@@WindowsillNepenthes the only reason why it is not so great is that less space means less nepenthes, haha! Eventually I will have to find the smalles ones to fill the last little nooks and crannies with
Dear Remy. Could you do a video, where you talk about your trays and live sphagnum moss? I have liked and subsribed for more ;) Greetings from Denmark!
Yes, I will do a video about sphagnum! Lately with winter and dry air because of heating the house, the sphagnum don't looks so well so I had to move it to mini greenhouse. But that's really because it's really cold outside.
BEFORE my vacations:
2:23 STEP 1, Your water reserve must be large enough.
3:51 STEP 2, If possible, avoid direct sunlight.
5:14 STEP 3, Try to limit evaporation as much as possible.
AFTER my vacations:
9:13 The result after 3 weeks without care.
12:13 STEP 4, The post vacation care I do to make sure my plants don't skip a beat.
Please Pin this to the top in the comments it’s very helpful, I don’t want it to get buried because its nice to come back to this when watching this video. I intend to use this video in the future as reference before I go on a trip.
@@Aar0nDown good idea 💡
Thanks 🙂
I'm not into long vacations,but my wife and I went on one this past week. Used your tips in this video to come home to dry trays but moist and happy plants👍 Thanks a ton for sharing this info!!!
Now you too can enjoy vacation without stressing about your plants ;)
very useful video, I tend to avoid going on long vacations for obvious reason, now I feel more confident about going on long summer vacations without worrying about m plants dying.
I need to have a live sphagnum tray for these hybrid Nepenthes 🍃😍🍃
Thanks!
I love your one piece art for your thump nail and the video
Wonderful! thanks!
Super glad I found this video. I’m very confident my plant will be alive when I come back from a vacation. Thank you!
Glad that it helps :)
What kind of nepenthes do you have on your windowsill?
He is a Nepenthes Alata. I got them 40 or so days ago. When the plant arrived, it rotted some pitchers just like you said in your video :)
@@1beastcat438 just for you to know, except if it comes from a carnivorous plants nursery, you have 99% chance your alata is in fact hybridized with ventricosa: Nepenthes x ventrata.
It's one of the strongest hybrid I know.
When my pitcher plant arrived it had the label “Alata Nepenthes,” so I’m pretty confident he is an Alata. I wouldn’t be surprised if it was a Ventrata though, the temperature fluctuates a lot in Southwest America and the plant is still really happy!
@@1beastcat438 Ok so if it arrived, you didn't got it on a random nursery so I thing you have a real alata :)
And your from South America? Nice!
I guess you grow it outside or on a windowsill?
You did so well in three weeks holiday. I guess i wont have a problem though cuz with subtropicals i only leave the house one week at a time....but helpful info. Thankyou!
Love that you put Prometheus on the thumbnail lol Big mom would be proud, not sure if you even know what I mean 😅
I love one piece ;)
@@WindowsillNepenthes oh Awesome! I love one piece too and Big mom is my fav yonko 😁
I was worried about root rot if I left them in a tray of deeper water for a long weekend. I live in a dry climate so the water evaporates quickly. I bought a gravity pet water dish with a reservoir and cut the dish off. So the reservoir will fill my tray if needed.
Hi Remi could I use capillary matting along my greenhouse benches to stand my nepenthes pots onto it, so they absorb water as needed ? I will add the capillary matting to a large bucket of reverse osmosis water so it will soak up the water to take across the benches. I'm going away for 2 weeks and no one available to look after my collection, thought capillary matting would be okay ?? Looking forward to your kind reply. Peter from uk
I never used it but that could work. If you don't have any other solution (like an automatic spray) it worth trying. Usually if you water from the top, the substrate stays moist for 2 weeks (except if it's really hot). Especially in a humid greenhouse.
Awesome video. Been buying a few carnivorous plants and want to get into nepenthes. Was curious if a week would kill it but doesn’t look like it! Will be buying something soon. Thank u for the great advice
Also it still needs to be on a light schedule right ? Avoiding light sure but can’t be in total darkness for the duration right?
???? Why do you just like the comment and not answer the question lol
Should I leave the grow lights with a timer on when I go on a vacation for a week or can I leave them in darkness for a week?
Even in pitch black they will survive for 2 weeks with no problem. It's like when shipping them in a box. ;)
What is the problem with tap water?
It's usually more than 100 ppm.
Here is a water test: th-cam.com/video/UV0fyaGdxlE/w-d-xo.html
Liked and subscribed. I mostly grow orchids and some hoya, but would like to try a nepenthes as I find them so fascinating. Which ones would you suggest that would do okay for a beginner? Also, noticed when you watered that water got into the crown or growing point. I guess it's okay for nepenthes? For orchids it's best not to as it can cause rot. Very interesting video. I will be on the hunt for some nepenthes now! Thanks for sharing your plants and your knowledge.
Thank you!
In my opinion the most resistant nepenthes are the hybrids. And indeed, in nurseries we very often find hybrids:
- Nepenthes X Ventrata ( alata × ventricosa )
- Nepenthes X Miranda ( (northiana x maxima) x maxima )
with these two hybrids you shouldn't have any problem.
Regarding watering, nepenthes are relatively resistant to rots. Some live on the ground and can suffer rain in the natural environment. The only times I have heard of rot was when it was in a very closed area with no aeration or ventilation. Quite the opposite of a windowsill right?
Thanks for your reply. I have an order of hoya and fertilizer coming soon from Brads Greenhouse, now I regret not checking out the nepenthes available as paying for shipping anyways so I should have added a nepenthes to my order.
@@roseberzai892 Check the nurseries around.
You could find the hybrids during summer time.
Would your method work if I do everything you suggested but use rocks in tray with the water just enough so that the plants are not sitting in the water, instead of the Long spagnum moss or do I need to use the long spagnum moss ? I have rocks at home that I use for humidity trays for my plants, but I could get long spagnum moss if that’s better.
Yes, the rocks should work. I'm preparing a new video about that ;)
@@WindowsillNepenthes looking forward to seeing the new video.
Remy.. Nice video. I love your work. Question though. I have my plants in trays sitting on grids so the water level is below the base of the pots. If going away though are you suggesting to fill the water level to above this so that the pots are actually sitting in water for a good while. I did not think Nepenthes liked to sit actually in the water like many other carnivorous plants. Or do I just put as much water as I can in my trays so it just reaches the base of the pots. Then use foil as suggested? Thank you. Keep up the good work . I have subscribed and liked of course.
OK, so I have found another of your videos from 2023 which answers these points. Thank you
How do you keep your Nepenthes so small? i’ve had mine a year and have become so bushy and tall that the small pot is beginning to fall
That's a good problem to have :D
My nepenthes was seed-grown or really small seedlings that's why.
But now it's way bigger ;)
@@WindowsillNepenthes the only reason why it is not so great is that less space means less nepenthes, haha! Eventually I will have to find the smalles ones to fill the last little nooks and crannies with
Wouldn't plastic food cover roll would also do the trick? Thank you!!! :)
For sure! As long as it protect from sun/heat.
So not transparent or black.
Dear Remy.
Could you do a video, where you talk about your trays and live sphagnum moss?
I have liked and subsribed for more ;)
Greetings from Denmark!
Yes, I will do a video about sphagnum!
Lately with winter and dry air because of heating the house, the sphagnum don't looks so well so I had to move it to mini greenhouse. But that's really because it's really cold outside.
Mais parle nous en francais voyons. Tu oublie ton pays la.et tu es le seul qui parle de nephentes
Mais le but de cette chaine est d'échanger des informations au niveau international. Et si tout le monde parle anglais, très peu parle Francçais. ;)