Finally you get the Hamata! I'm excited to see how it evolves. Congrats! 👏👏👏 I usually buy from online shops, but i bought a lot of plants from Ebay and i never had a problem with the plants and neither the growers. In fact, sometimes there are really good offers and really rare plants. I got my Bicalcarata and Ampullaria from a french grower on Ebay, that species are so hard to find here in Europe. And a Rafflesiana Kondo from Spain, it was a pretty nice deal, a big plant very cheap. And so with other plants, like Sarracenias, i got pretty good deals on Ebay too. So, i think it all depends on the luck. Maybe i got lucky and i got good experiences, and maybe other buyer will get the contrary. Just make sure that the seller is confiable and have a good reputation.
I wouldn't bother doing an ebay buying theme personally. I am that guy who's had quite a different experience on ebay & I find seller's very much a complete random gamble what your gonna get with them. What I will say is they seem to be extremes on ebay so either extremely good or extremely bad & you won't often get a bargain deal on eBay. Usually you will pay the absolute maximum for absolute minimum. Sometimes buying seeds people will chuck in freebies but if they do they are just "mixed sarracenia" or stuff like that which isn't really worth much & they don't have the space to grow it or not good enough for them to waste their time on but too good to chuck on the compost heap so they'll give it to someone to solve the problem on what to do with it. I buy alsorts of plants & seeds & Iv had everything from half dead branches being passed off as a rooted cutting to seeds that 50% of the time are'nt even from the correct plant genus never mind species! Ask a question & you get angry, rude responses telling you how dare you insult them with such an outrageous question - even had one seller tell me to go away & learn about nepenthes, give my brain a chance to think or better still just shut my trap. All I asked was why do they send them bare root if nepenthes are sensitive plants which will get stressed by it. Apparently I was mistaken about them being sensitive but was uncalled for to be SO rude & aggressive. I don't think I'm going to bother continuing to try & buy on ebay coz it's too much of a minefield.
I never have gotten Nepenthes specifically directly from another grower, but I did get several Sarracenia for my outdoor bog garden once. Those plants are doing well! I'd definitely buy from another grower who was active in posting about their plants on a forum/chat online. That's how I can tell they are reputable enough to buy from, they post about the plants like I post pictures of mine...
Pleased for you that you finally got your Hamata. This one is sold out in my plant shop in the uk at the moment so i will be interested how you grow it on. Thanks!
I grow plants indoor. I think they are much better then most of the store bought. Here in europe you can't really find shops that grow plants, they just buy it cheaper and then sell it.
I'm glad I found this video. Nice plants. I disagree with the "don't buy on ebay" thing. That's where I have met some of the best other growers that aren't on facebook and instagram. I have made a friend with a grower in the east coast. He has sold me lots of his plants on ebay and they are high quality stuff sometimes better than "official sellers/stores". We now talk privately through Email and we are doing a seed exchange. I asked him for some pollen and he was wonderful to send me more than one kind. I have pollinated my plant and will send him back seed pods of the types he donated. It is quite exciting and thanks to him I am like one of maybe five growers in the United States that has a nearly unheard of nepenthes that's yet to be classified. Yes there are scammers on ebay and anywhere else really. I've been on Ebay so long I know how to spot the scammers. I even sometimes buy from scammers "cheap" plants just to expose them.
You (and other people that comments) are right, I should let past eBay-Trauma influence my judgment ;) I'll give it a try when I will order new plants :)
@@WindowsillNepenthes I totally forgot to say congrats on the hamata. I know you have been wanting one. I want one too. That's why I'm experimenting with this tentaculata. BTW, Brad is on Ebay. I have seen him there in previous years. I hope you find a good grower on Ebay.
Congratulations on your Hamata!!! My hamata that I had in my interview video is the same Lumut form as yours, and I rekon it’s the best looking form too:) Great video as always!!
Love ur channel. I really like the Unboxing. since I can see estimate of plants(size and health and how they pack it) and who people get from/ trusted. Another thing I would like to see is the price of the plant. I understand the price might be a bit different from the same seller to different people but estimate price will be good. Another thing I was wondering is if you let sellers know You are making a vid, because for example on ur LGM and Brad vid U got bonuses from both sellers, but on TH-cam not all videos about unboxing (brad) get bonuses (especially small channels). An idea for vid how to pack plants for shipping if ur a seller. ;) Last thing can u grow heliamphora on windowsill or it only works for nepenthes Thank You keep up the great work
Thanks! - For the price, I'll do it for shops but personal-seller... I'll have to ask them. - For "sending plants" it's a great idea! I'll keep in in my list. - For buying plant (pro or not) I think taking the time to discuss is the key. I was ordering from them before TH-cam, Brads and Willy always took the time to answer my question. And Especially on forum, they know I'm respectful, won't flame a noobe and is always active. I do believe it's being part of the "community". - For Heliamphora, I have a H.Minor on my windowsill... healthy but slow...
Congrats on the cool new neps! Watching this makes my hands itchy fore more neps. You plan on keeping your hamata in a special setup before acclimating or will you go directly to windowsill?
Goodluck with the Hamata on the windowsill, i'm really curious to the progress! There have been a few including the guy you interviewed with good results. Going to give it a try myself at some point.
Congrats for the brigg xD Mine is sitting in it's new substrate now! I think we both have the same size in pitchers and leaves right now... let's see who have the first upper pitchers :))
i wanna asking, how long nephenthes can be survive from shipping while in box? and what should we do with nephentes when first time we unboxing? btw from my language, the meaning of "gunung lumut" is moss mountain
Thanks for the translation ;) It should easily survive 3 weeks of kept at room temperature. And after unboxing (and probably repotting), gentle light and good humidity for 1 week ;) Then increase the light to what you want.
In the USA the best plants come from Dom@Redleaf period/dot but there are alot of good growers out there that part with very nice plants from time to time
@@DerHamburger-hi8xd You can't order plants from Canada because of the Canadian border. But I know there is a lot of growers in Europe so maybe use Facebook Groups?
@@WindowsillNepenthes Ah,right..canadian border..i understand..Thats a pity..i don't have Facebook but now it's time from me to sponsor Mark Zuckerberg 😀
Finally you get the Hamata! I'm excited to see how it evolves. Congrats! 👏👏👏
I usually buy from online shops, but i bought a lot of plants from Ebay and i never had a problem with the plants and neither the growers. In fact, sometimes there are really good offers and really rare plants. I got my Bicalcarata and Ampullaria from a french grower on Ebay, that species are so hard to find here in Europe. And a Rafflesiana Kondo from Spain, it was a pretty nice deal, a big plant very cheap. And so with other plants, like Sarracenias, i got pretty good deals on Ebay too.
So, i think it all depends on the luck. Maybe i got lucky and i got good experiences, and maybe other buyer will get the contrary. Just make sure that the seller is confiable and have a good reputation.
Thanks!
Good point about eBay.
Maybe I'll do a test and do an eBay-Unboxing another time ;)
I wouldn't bother doing an ebay buying theme personally. I am that guy who's had quite a different experience on ebay & I find seller's very much a complete random gamble what your gonna get with them. What I will say is they seem to be extremes on ebay so either extremely good or extremely bad & you won't often get a bargain deal on eBay. Usually you will pay the absolute maximum for absolute minimum. Sometimes buying seeds people will chuck in freebies but if they do they are just "mixed sarracenia" or stuff like that which isn't really worth much & they don't have the space to grow it or not good enough for them to waste their time on but too good to chuck on the compost heap so they'll give it to someone to solve the problem on what to do with it. I buy alsorts of plants & seeds & Iv had everything from half dead branches being passed off as a rooted cutting to seeds that 50% of the time are'nt even from the correct plant genus never mind species! Ask a question & you get angry, rude responses telling you how dare you insult them with such an outrageous question - even had one seller tell me to go away & learn about nepenthes, give my brain a chance to think or better still just shut my trap. All I asked was why do they send them bare root if nepenthes are sensitive plants which will get stressed by it. Apparently I was mistaken about them being sensitive but was uncalled for to be SO rude & aggressive. I don't think I'm going to bother continuing to try & buy on ebay coz it's too much of a minefield.
LoL Rémy that thumbnail picture in this video is cool that is a broccoli :)
You have beautiful species there now ;)
Haha I have a lot of fun doing these thumbnails :D
I never have gotten Nepenthes specifically directly from another grower, but I did get several Sarracenia for my outdoor bog garden once. Those plants are doing well! I'd definitely buy from another grower who was active in posting about their plants on a forum/chat online. That's how I can tell they are reputable enough to buy from, they post about the plants like I post pictures of mine...
I agree 👍
Pleased for you that you finally got your Hamata. This one is sold out in my plant shop in the uk at the moment so i will be interested how you grow it on. Thanks!
So nice of you :)
I'll do an update in few month but for now it look good.
I grow plants indoor. I think they are much better then most of the store bought. Here in europe you can't really find shops that grow plants, they just buy it cheaper and then sell it.
I'm glad I found this video. Nice plants. I disagree with the "don't buy on ebay" thing. That's where I have met some of the best other growers that aren't on facebook and instagram. I have made a friend with a grower in the east coast. He has sold me lots of his plants on ebay and they are high quality stuff sometimes better than "official sellers/stores". We now talk privately through Email and we are doing a seed exchange. I asked him for some pollen and he was wonderful to send me more than one kind. I have pollinated my plant and will send him back seed pods of the types he donated. It is quite exciting and thanks to him I am like one of maybe five growers in the United States that has a nearly unheard of nepenthes that's yet to be classified. Yes there are scammers on ebay and anywhere else really. I've been on Ebay so long I know how to spot the scammers. I even sometimes buy from scammers "cheap" plants just to expose them.
You (and other people that comments) are right, I should let past eBay-Trauma influence my judgment ;)
I'll give it a try when I will order new plants :)
@@WindowsillNepenthes I totally forgot to say congrats on the hamata. I know you have been wanting one. I want one too. That's why I'm experimenting with this tentaculata. BTW, Brad is on Ebay. I have seen him there in previous years. I hope you find a good grower on Ebay.
@@ScaryFear thank you 😊
Congratulations on your Hamata!!! My hamata that I had in my interview video is the same Lumut form as yours, and I rekon it’s the best looking form too:)
Great video as always!!
Hi Mason!
Your hamata is really nice and big so I hope it will be happy on my windowsill ;)
Love ur channel.
I really like the Unboxing. since I can see estimate of plants(size and health and how they pack it) and who people get from/ trusted.
Another thing I would like to see is the price of the plant. I understand the price might be a bit different from the same seller to different people but estimate price will be good.
Another thing I was wondering is if you let sellers know You are making a vid, because for example on ur LGM and Brad vid U got bonuses from both sellers, but on TH-cam not all videos about unboxing (brad) get bonuses (especially small channels).
An idea for vid how to pack plants for shipping if ur a seller. ;)
Last thing can u grow heliamphora on windowsill or it only works for nepenthes
Thank You
keep up the great work
Thanks!
- For the price, I'll do it for shops but personal-seller... I'll have to ask them.
- For "sending plants" it's a great idea! I'll keep in in my list.
- For buying plant (pro or not) I think taking the time to discuss is the key. I was ordering from them before TH-cam, Brads and Willy always took the time to answer my question. And Especially on forum, they know I'm respectful, won't flame a noobe and is always active. I do believe it's being part of the "community".
- For Heliamphora, I have a H.Minor on my windowsill... healthy but slow...
Congrats on the cool new neps! Watching this makes my hands itchy fore more neps. You plan on keeping your hamata in a special setup before acclimating or will you go directly to windowsill?
Since it's 60% lately, I plan to let it acclimate with hoping for a pitcher. ;)
When it will be ready, I'll get the rewards 😎
Great video! There's a few facebook groups that have great growers who do a good job selling as well.
For sure 👍
what is exactly Rokko Exotica? A hybride or a tag?
It's an hybrid done by Exotica Plants: (thorelii x maxima) ;)
Goodluck with the Hamata on the windowsill, i'm really curious to the progress!
There have been a few including the guy you interviewed with good results.
Going to give it a try myself at some point.
I'll keep you updated for sure!
Congrats for the brigg xD
Mine is sitting in it's new substrate now!
I think we both have the same size in pitchers and leaves right now... let's see who have the first upper pitchers :))
Congratz to you too ;)
I can't wait to see it grow now!
Mainly i grow outdoors year round. I am located in SoCal USA.
I wish I could!
i wanna asking, how long nephenthes can be survive from shipping while in box? and what should we do with nephentes when first time we unboxing? btw from my language, the meaning of "gunung lumut" is moss mountain
Thanks for the translation ;)
It should easily survive 3 weeks of kept at room temperature.
And after unboxing (and probably repotting), gentle light and good humidity for 1 week ;)
Then increase the light to what you want.
@@WindowsillNepenthes okay, thank's for your answare
How did your Nepenthes Hamata do on the window sill? Mine is in a terriaum.
It stoped pitchering the last few month but now I have 3 pitcher growing. I'll do an update when I see if the pitcher are good (I changed its place).
@@WindowsillNepenthes I'm glad it started pitchering again. It can be very picky.
The hybrids do well on the window sill.
Did you ever find out what those baby nepenthes were? And are they still growing strong for you? Great video keep up the great content
Not yet. I'll do a video update later. :)
Great videos
In the USA the best plants come from Dom@Redleaf period/dot but there are alot of good growers out there that part with very nice plants from time to time
I see that you are a supporter ;)
I don't know if it's true (as I can't order) but for sure he looks like a nepenthes lover.
Reme, I thought you might play the Crocodile Dundee clip when the knife came out. "Call that a knife?" th-cam.com/video/rne8pOxGuwM/w-d-xo.html
When I read nepenthes names I hear your voice
Hahaha 😆
My favorit Channel! Greetings from Hamburg, Germany 🇩🇪Link to buy?
Hi! Do you grow some nepenthes on a windowsill in Hambourg?
Link to buy what? Plants?
@@WindowsillNepenthes
Yes! I Need plants, but i will not buy from eBay or Hardware store!
@@DerHamburger-hi8xd You can't order plants from Canada because of the Canadian border.
But I know there is a lot of growers in Europe so maybe use Facebook Groups?
@@WindowsillNepenthes
Ah,right..canadian border..i understand..Thats a pity..i don't have Facebook but now it's time from me to sponsor Mark Zuckerberg 😀
@@DerHamburger-hi8xd Maybe there is a German Forum?
Shops and growers is the same..
Except the price and the choice or the potential clone (BE, EP etc.). ;)