🌱 How to Separate Nepenthes Seedlings? (and Why Growing Nepenthes from Seeds?)

[@matthewcampbell5877]

The variation, even at such a small size is amazing! I didn't realise the pitchers were produced so early on either. Very informative. Great content as always!

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

Thanks! Will you try to grow from seeds?

[@matthewcampbell5877]

@@WindowsillNepenthes after watching your videos, I'm not confident about buying seeds from eBay in case they are not fresh or as described. If I could find a reputable site in the UK that sold genuinely decent seeds, I would definitely consider it after seeing your success.

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

I don't know for UK but private facebook groups work great :)

[@matthewcampbell5877]

@@WindowsillNepenthes I will have to get a Facebook account then... or wait until you start selling seeds? :-)

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

@@matthewcampbell5877 As soon as I can for sure!

[@lori6115]

Thank you! Very informative! I love your videos, I am very new to Pitcher plants, and you are a nice calm voice....thank you!

[@annepowell756]

Very inspiring video on bringing along these tiny little plants. Thankyou!

[@samuelbudzinak]

I have bought 50 seeds of Nepenthes ventricosa x [(veitchii x lowii) x spectabilis], so I am very looking forward to it. It will be my first nepenthes from seeds, so I hope it will works. Very excited and definitely will watch more your videos ;)

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

Best of luck!

[@Lonestarr7]

Very informative sir! You’re my go to KZbin guy for all things nepenthes.

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

Thanks :)

[@carnivaro]

very informative, thank you for sharing your experience

[@ethankamerow5587]

Great video as always!!

[@beartoe08]

I would love to buy one from you, great video and hybrid!

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

Well, I plan to keep between 2 and 4 max, so if you live in Canada you will be able to buy some for sure! But they are way too tiny for now. ;)

[@youdabuddha7468]

This is such a good video; thanks for what you are doing - you do it so well .

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

Thanks 😊

[@rogadev]

Did you ever do that video with the heat mat? I've been thinking about buying one. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

I didn't... I tried the heat mat but I wasn't able to control the heat without a thermostat and I didn't want to buy one.

[@BlaisZeroni]

I’m getting my first batch of seeds soon, super excited! Was wondering if you’ve ever had algea and what you do against it? It has been a problem with my drosera and utricularia seeds (grown on windowsill Do you fertilize your baby plants somehow? I hear feeding nutritional yeast to baby drosera really speeds them up, who knows, might also work for nepenthes?

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

Before the seeds germinate, I will spray 3% Hydrogen Peroxide. But only if I have to. Usually I scoop them out of I can.

[@1kamikaze2]

I started my seeds Friday. I think I need a heat pack too. Where do you recommend to get one? Thank you

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

You can find them on Amazon... I'm still comparing them to see the one I take ;)

[@youngdaveey2966]

I ordered some seeds, I watched your tutorial on how to grow em from seeds I wanna ask, do you think the seeds need light? I don't have no light for growing purposes purchased... but I'm thinking about getting those as I was growing one small nepenthes in a plastic box, it sadly got burnt and died, do you think I can put the box w the seeds outside on the sun? I am scared of them also burning and them not germinating

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

The seeds need light, humidity and heat. But the problem with the sun is that the heat build inside the box and you can't control it. It will cook plants and seeds... But for seeds, regular light would works (around 12h/day). Then when they germinate you can put them on a bright place. Depending where you are, direct sun can be to strong.

[@youngdaveey2966]

Thank you for your response. I'm thinking about buying a LED light for my nep and I don't know what should the optimal light be? Do you have any suggestions on some?

[@Daaron2215]

Love it

[@vivimannequin]

My tiny nepenthes has a strange leaf that has no tendril. The end of the leaf inflated to become a pitcher and now it's the biggest on that plant. Have you ever seen this before?

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

Yes on tiny plants it's like the pitcher is directly attached to the leaf without tendril. ;)

[@vivimannequin]

@@WindowsillNepenthes can it occur with larger plants?

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

@@vivimannequin I don't know... n. mirabilis wings look a little bit like what you describe

[@codeman1419]

Waiting on my first Nepenthes seeds. Two weeks in and not seeing anything yet.

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

Wish you the best ;)

[@omarvela3154]

what do pitchers that tiny catch

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

Good question... maybe springtails (collembola)? Or is just like the legs of a baby: they're there but not useful yet?

[@ScaryFear]

I'm so glad you did not interrupt your own video this time asking for subscribers. That's so annoying and can't stand that everyone does that. Thanks for the update on your seedlings. They are doing great. Wow congrats on a variagated one. Take good care of that one. Those get stupidly expensive and you got one by chance.

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

Yes the new video will not ask for subscribers, but the 4 next videos already recorded (but not released yet) will still have it...

[@ScaryFear]

@@WindowsillNepenthes Ah good to hear that. I have been on youtube since 2007 and things were so much better back then. People didn't beg for subscribers. I never have and never will. I have gained all the watchers I have just by putting out interesting things. If you have good stuff the right people will come. It's not about numbers. Quality over quantity. You should see my two rant posts on my community page about things I hate about youtube.

[@tinapitts6222]

The thumb nail is funny…omg

[@plantguy9]

Will there be an update video of how the seedlings are doing?

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

I'll update you on the LIVE I'll do next month :)

[@WinterIsTrash]

I screwed up, should of watched this before reporting mine, decided to try and take water to help separate the sphagnum from the roots without breaking them but I guess I drowned them only maybe like 4 survived repotting, we'll see🤞

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

They can't be drowned except if they are underwater for a day. But repotting may damage the roots and some plants could die. Good luck ;)