Nepenthes Basics: How to Grow Nepenthes Carnivorous Pitcher Plants

Nepenthes Basics: How to Grow Nepenthes Carnivorous Pitcher Plants
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[@ElArtemisful]

thank you from Celsius guy :)

[@authenticoverreplica2700]

And he says he's not an expert. Humble guy. Could've fooled me.. 😄🌿

[@pamelamartin3568]

God bless you, thank you so much. My nepenthes ventrota has been really neglected. I will surely use your tips . Thanks again

[@DebraMarcoLeigh]

Are they pictures or pitchers. I was told they are pitchers, the captions on your video spell it pictures. I saw one of these plants at Disney one time a while back I most recently had the opportunity to purchase one at a very affordable price when it arrived I was so happy when it was completely unwrapped I noticed it had a pitcher that was about an inch long at best, it is the cutest thing. Thank you for your video. I just want to make sure that I'm taking care of my starter plant correctly. It came planted in moss . Would it be better to transplant it in an orchid mix or soil prepared for cactus and when should I transplant it ? Have a wonderful New Year

[@francescoburns8949]

They’re called pitchers and plant it in 1/3 peat moss 1/3 sand 1/3 perilite NO FERTILIZERS and use distilled water you get from the store never water it with tap

[@DebraMarcoLeigh]

@@francescoburns8949 Thank you so much. I use rain water on my other plants or should I stick with the distilled? And can I give it a liile worm castings or no?

[@MajorMatatheTurtleNerd]

@@DebraMarcoLeigh rain water yes worm castings no

[@crisxoc4409]

"i love him alot" omg this is blessed content

[@JosephWMicheli]

New Nepenthes owner here looking for information and I gotta say, this is one of the best plant videos I've seen in a while. You have a very clean, straightforward style of presentation and really hit all the points I was wondering about along with many things I didn't realize were important.

[@spirit006theassassin]

Same here.

[@ryanopolos]

Wow! I was watching the video when I heard you mention you were from Canada. I just bought some plants from a Canadian grower here so I checked to see if it was you and sure enough it was! The plants are growing great, thanks Brad!

[@emhartjes]

Your video couldn't have been more timely. I recently purchased a 6 in potted nepenthes for my greenhouse kitchen at the local garden centre. I needed nepenthes 101 because I really didn't know how to encourage those pitchers to grow. Now I will spray them daily as you suggested. Thank you so much.

[@BradsGreenhouse]

Your welcome! It did sound like good timing! Best of luck with it. Did you see the same one on my video?

[@sandradee3477]

I didn’t know to spray the ends! Love these!

[@mozelle1234]

I'm obsessed! Thank you for this incredible vlog.

[@leoniekervin9356]

Thanks so much. I'm completely in love with these plants. Great care info.

[@GeeaRCee]

Thank you for including celcius.

[@tamarrajames3590]

Thank you, you had exactly the information I needed at the moment. I have liked and subscribed...looking forward to watching and learning more. 🖤🇨🇦

[@HylomantisLemur]

Thanks for the video Brad, just about to set up my first Nepenthes terrarium so this is a lot of help.

[@billmies272]

Thanks! I just acquired a Nepenthes in Florida at a local farm supply store. We have a hatch of flies, and I wanted to use an environmentally safe removal method. Your video will help me keep the plant thriving and useful. I will keep it on the lanai during suitable weather.

[@bluemotionvideo]

Thanks for all the good tips and for the celsius conversion :)

[@samanthaspegele2700]

I recently started growing carnivorous plants and your channel has been so much help. Thank you for being you😁⭐️

[@susanharrison3967]

Great video, just got into carnivorous plants especially Nepenthes, thanks really informative, Sue UK

[@jennifermartin1463]

I love your dedication with your plants. Thank you so much for sharing in your knowledge. 🥰👍

[@farmthecorn5652]

brad ur videos help so much more than you could ever think thank you so much

[@ShonnaNelsonWilliams]

Amazing. Beautiful plants.

[@divalicious0505]

I loved this video!! So informative. Your greenhouse is beautiful

[@lillsyrra]

Good that you always share for us Celsius-guys out here from cold Sweden! (summer now though ;) )

[@TheOldestSoul]

Keep up the good work, Brad! Thank you.

[@YamiBakuratheThief]

Just got a full grown nepenthes today and so excited! I had started to grow some from seeds I bought a few months back and already has some nice sprouting. This video is great! Put a lot of my concerns at ease. Thank you! I can grow phalaenopsis and boat orchids, and flytraps so this should turn out fine..

[@Albie_yt]

4 years later, are they still alive? i heard pitchers could live up to 50 years

[@Alizardlovesyou]

Wow! This was so helpful!! Thank you! I started with a Sarracenia Purpurea who is loving life on my patio eating flies (humidity from a nearby lake, so lucky). I just ordered a Nepenthes Ventrata and am excited :D!

[@varinia1208]

This helps me a lot. From the way my nepenthes looks its a wine type and I should think of a way so it could stick to stuff and be able to move it inside if needed

[@Tommyr]

Ventrata is indeed a REALLY fast grower. I have started about 6 new plants from my 4 year old mother plant. Very easy to start from cuttings. Also, to induce pitchering a light spray on the leaves with 1/4 strength orchid food works great every 2 weeks starting in spring.

[@BradsGreenhouse]

I've heard of that method, haven't tried it yet. Done the coffee thing a few times but that is another video.

[@bmwlovers2437]

thanks for sharing!! I have bought a Ventrata and keeps him in the windowcel. I spray him everyday. I hope he will make it!

[@moonhowler13]

Thank you for all your super informative videos!🤓

[@brugdealer]

Thank you for this great video, Brad! I received my first Ventricosa yesterday. I'm learning a lot from you! Keep up the great work!

[@BradsGreenhouse]

gardensby kasha cool, happy to help!

[@wrdshmn]

Thanks for the idea about misting the plant. My ventrata is taking off since I started that.

[@AvrilCoelho]

Glad to know I've been doing the right things spraying the new leaf tips to help them along with humidity.

[@gerardshorticultureculture7579]

Just picked one up Brad thank you for the information

[@nareumonrichings8]

Thank you ,great video.I had have this plant yesterday.

[@LaBucci]

thanks brad! I was worried I wasn't going to take good care of my plant that should be here soon, can't wait!

[@bloodlinesoffire5633]

Thankyou for the comprehensive care guide 😊👍

[@Fjsbdjdh]

Instant thumbs up for including °C

[@thairinkhudr4259]

I really appreciate you giving the conversion for us Celsius folk!

[@anye5612]

Thanks for the info ill definitely try spraying the tendrils

[@kaileeranck2833]

This was super helpful! Thanks for sharing :)

[@alejandroarturodelacruztre416]

Awesome video, thanks for sharing!

[@kingsdream_]

This video was great! I don't remember the exact name of mine but I you should it. I live in the state of Florida so my plants should love temperature and humidity during the summer time it's not as humid during fall and winter so I'll just keep spraying it for the pitchers keep developing.

[@slateflash]

wow you have a hamata! the aerial pitchers are spectacular

[@taneabree]

That hybrid is just gorgeous

[@growingthings6232]

Brad this was a great video , great info !

[@BradsGreenhouse]

Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching and the share!

[@rickverburg6098]

Brads Greenhouse & Gardening i loved it! thank you so much brad i learned a lot!

[@billkilgore9798]

Awesome video and advice. Thank you

[@artao5]

You've got an awesome collection there. Amazing variety. I'm considering getting a couple here. I'm in zone 4b/5a, Wisconsin. I know we have some native pitcher plants that do hibernate, but I was thinking perhaps getting something that I could keep outside with my pre-bonsai during the summer, then bring indoors during the winter. Sadly, I only have north facing windows with a 6 foot overhang outside, so the light is pretty low.

[@cristian9278]

FANTASTIC!!

[@SuperFan686]

Thank you for the advice! Mine wasn’t pitchering for a while and it turns out that humidity was the issue.

[@BradsGreenhouse]

Your welcome, happy to help

[@hunterhanlon8803]

I bought a pitcher plant a few months ago and it was not pitchering I put it outside and now it has almost 25 new baby pitchers

[@brittbritt6857]

I was just thinking maybe I should move mine outside .. That's what I'll do

[@CanadrienProductions]

Been feeding mine turkey for the last 5 years, seems happy!

[@johnbiggles9015]

thanks for the info im thinking about getting one and trying it out

[@klausgoldtaller148]

Nice! Thank for tips! It was really helpful

[@TheToneBender]

"They take the same sort of care an orchid does" Bad news for me, who has never been able to keep an orchid alive....

[@tarantellalarouge7632]

actually it does take way more care than an orchid, the guy has a greenhouse, he is lowering the plant in summer, the soil is a special mix, and as I didn't went through the whole video yet, I am sure that they need special kind of demineralized or rain water ! they are tricky as hell ! but don't feed them hamburgers !

[@bassphantom4613]

Thanks Brad!

[@babsthewreckingcrew4294]

fn awesome greenhouse brad

[@romanb1875]

Amazing! Great!

[@helenhawkins4054]

Really helpful thanks

[@sarahdanielle1985]

My pitcher plant is growing bloody amazing...they are just massive and so many more have grown since I got it 10 months ago...I water it and spash water all over it about 3 times a week n half fill the saucer it hangs in...its always hanging up on my window rail so it gets lots of light

[@CrushOfSiel]

My first Nepenthes was a Sanguinea. Mine looks pretty close to yours! A bit smaller but it's only 3.5 years, so probably growing at the same rate. I love that it grows so fast, I have a Spathulata and it seems to grow at 1/10th the pace.

[@BradsGreenhouse]

CrushOfSiel I agree

[@jasondotjson34]

Thank you so much. Btw very cool channel.

[@romylinders9510]

This video is so helpfull!

[@d.s.3408]

Thank you for this you have no idea how hard it is to find a care guide for senguine

[@just_an_ng]

thanks brad

[@goodgravy3047]

Very informative tour. Well done.

[@BradsGreenhouse]

Thanks!

[@aldothelizard6669]

Looks so beautiful, I have the viney one at 5 months now, I was kinda concerned why it grew very tall and after watching this video I guess it's normal lol

[@arethamorgan6613]

Love your video, loads of detailed information. That I truly appreciate. I saw a pitcher itself in a floral arrangement. Was curious if l could start to grow a plant from it somehow? Yes, no, maybe so? 😕

[@mejbishow5297]

nope,you need seeds

[@lunatic2022]

Thank you for a very informative video.😀

[@BradsGreenhouse]

LunaTic your welcome, thanks for watching!

[@MiguelMatadotcom]

Wow! nice

[@drfix2020]

Thanks for posting!, I heard that if fed excessively you end up with smaller pitchers due the plant not needing extra nutrients, is that true?

[@pedrojamiz1]

Nice video!

[@janedeauxxx]

Best video ever

[@theosnepenthes8751]

Interesting.

[@solyaya1]

Great video! I recently got a ventricosa and I'm still in the learning process ;) my plant is growing pitches, but some of them are dying. Is it because I'm not spraying them? And do you spray with tap water? I heard it could only use bottled water (without chlorine). Thaks for the help!

[@AvrilCoelho]

I have a ventrata that's sprouted a huge vine with bigger pitchers than the main plant. I'm tempted to prune and grow cuttings whilst we still have a few warm months left in the UK.

[@NIGHTWATCHERUK01]

Thanks for the video Brad, nice tip about spraying the pitchers, my 3 Alata's are indoors now, my local pet super store only has a mix of dried meal worm & prawn, how safe is it to use prawn ? in the mix DaveC- uk

[@MadMandyMooo]

those baby nepenthes are so cuuuute!!! :D

[@mickyrive]

thank you for this helpful video ..i have a question tho mine is outside i am in south florida i feed with wax worm but i dont see the wax worm being gooey 3 weeks after they are still there intact

[@jamieclarkful]

Hi, thanks for the great video, loved the hybrids. Can you tell me whereabouts/what climate you're in and if you use lights for those hybrids?

[@damstershark7511]

Nice infomation!that might help me in grownig my bio dome nepenthes(ampularria burnei red x ventricosa)😊

[@BradsGreenhouse]

Damstershark75 cool good luck!

[@msabutera2]

thank you for this! i had to cut a bunch of totally -dead pitchers from my plant. i have one that looks like the ones you showed at 11:30 in your video. I trimmed off the entire pitchers, will new one grow from the little stems that grow out from the leaves? or should I remove the entire leaf?

[@missquark_]

"If you can take care of an orchid, you can take care of these guys" Nice, then i might try them someday! (Edited) you answered my question later in the vid, i'm glad to know i can feed them bloodworms meant for fish! Thank you for this detailled video!

[@TheSpiderBoss]

I love ur hybrids but I particularly like the ventrata because of how it grows

[@CarnivorousPlantsAndGardening]

The ventrata is nice and I keep getting scammed by people because I want a pure alata species I kbow there's nothing special about the alata I just like the pitcher shape and coloring

[@awesomename3261]

Love this video! How do you suggest cooling that same lowland greenhouse you have. I already made the same lowland chamber you did, but how would you suggest giving highlands good cooling in the same greenhouse? I have a rajah, and it's loving the cool, fall, Texas nights (around 55-65 at night); but I NEED good cooling for the spring and summer. Do you have any ideas, and any feedback is much appreciated!

[@harinisf]

I have a purple pitcher plant and I wanted to know what minimum watt light I should buy for him? I'm really worried and would really appreciate your help. Thank you so much for the informative video :)

[@johnnysmartin64]

Thank you for your video I just watched it I just purchased a plant. And on the instructions it says to fill the pictures half with water Wouldn't missing them do the same thing. And I replaced it with my orchids To hopefully get rid of the gnats.Hahaha. also I don't know exactly what it is the tag did not tell me. the pictures are spotted with two rows of fuzzy things going along the underneath.

[@dimitardobrev3296]

Thanks! A Celsius person

[@jasensather2614]

thank you very much for the info on the nepethienses plant... when there are no bugs around, what can I give them for their food?

[@loriscolangeli6142]

Just put them outside, you don't have to feed them because they can actually live without eating any bugs, but eventually they will eat

[@gemmawinston1720]

Nice video! I wish I had a greenhouse setup like that. I'm in Alaska, so nice to know that Canada does okay with them. I have a question, I have a medium sized Ventricosa. I can't find any information online, but would you typically trim the lowest leaves that have pitchered previously and shrivelled? Does that promote better pitchering? Ps. both of my plants are windowsill growers, which I spray often.

[@purplerain3457]

hi Brad I have a large n ventrata x alata and It is a large climbing vine with 1 small basal shoot and 2 premature ones I want to hack it back to the three basal shoots it dosent have any pitchers what do you think I should do its in a grow room in my house in full sun and gets high humidity and about 25°c

[@2138red]

it's amazing how similar the pitcher plants vines are to vanilla vines.

[@HolyCityOrchids]

Your Nepenthes are beautiful Brad! I've never tried any, but if they truly are as easy as orchids I might have to get one. Lowland would probably be best for me if I live in the Southern US?

[@BradsGreenhouse]

It depends on the night temps. There are some " intermediates " that do well in that happy medium temperature

[@vintagekitchengardener8674]

Trying to catch up on YT vids. been busy and wish I hadn't missed this one,my Nepenthes is an Asian red pitcher? , looks horrible now that it's inside.Do you use tap water from city or well, I have a lot of minerals in my water. Really needed this video,Thanks for the info.

[@paulinopaolo4911]

Hey nice video!I wanted to ask what kind of carnivorous Nepenthes do you recommend to me since i'am a beginner??I bought some Nepenthes seeds more precise Nepenthes Hamata.Now i need to make them germinate.Need to spray them even when they grow i mean when they are tiny?

[@micheleweise6294]

Awesome video. Please tell me the best medium mixture for potting the picture plant.

[@GooberPilot]

5:50 I saw a sign in the shop where I picked up my plant today that carnivorous plants don’t like tap water

[@antsusa215]

walkingsugarcube depends on the tap water in an area. To many minerals etc aka hard tap water will not serve the plants well. But some places can just use straight tap

[@_KeneYah]

If you can grow orchids I can grow that? What bout if I grow weed, can I grow that too? 🌲🌹

[@mereteteichmann9448]

Lernd so much

[@2RILLz]

how do you keep your greenhouse cool yet still humid for some of the nepenthes?

[@jace_Henderson]

I can confirm that the humidity for Ventrata is important as mine in doors hasn’t pitchered since I bought it (I bought it around October so it’s been inside since) and it has a 35 watt sansi bulb and no growth and I haven’t sprayed or provided humidity barriers and our humidity hovers around 50% on average if not lower. I’m bout to move it outside once the carolina heat and humidity kicks in but what’s your best pick for one to grow purely in doors? I originally bought a pitcher plant with the intentions of killing the flies and gnats that build up in the summer season and I really don’t wanna have to bring the Ventrata in with whatever bugs may be on or in it.

[@donnacone4714]

I’m in Houston Tx will they do good out on patio? But really want to put around my Orchids in house under lights n humidifier plus mist Vandas an air plants daily? They look very interesting 🤔