❓ Is Keiki Paste working on Nepenthes? ✨ (aka Orchid Cloning Paste)

[@estevammachado1004]

Nice video, always nice to see those tryouts on "growing hacks" :). Just 2 small corrections,1st, the growing point is not the same as "node" the node would be the boundary between the older and newer growth, where the leaf meets the stem. And second, all nepenthes and almost all plants have nodes, and also growth buds/points/eyes, even if its covervete by the previous leaf, it is there hahaha. It may be difficult to acess and apply the paste there, but if someone wanna try blindly apply on truncata/veitchii and relatives using an cotton swab, there is an growth bud hidden down there. And also, it does actually makes sense that the cytokinin may affect buds that wasnt the applied ones, specially lower buds. Maybe those where simply more prom to pop at that given time. I never tried the paste myself, but tried cytokinins solutions on watering and misting a few times (but not with CPs) . with mediocre results(activate new growth points, but the main growth took a hit and slow down ) so i believe it makes sense that the hormones on the paste might interfere on the whole plant and not just at the point.

[@estevammachado1004]

I would like to see an comparison on plants that got pruned, since the removal of the apical bud also gives that boost on the cytokinins levels. Would be interesting to see if in that scenario the keiki past would have any effect or if the pruned plants with no exogenous hormone boost would put out just as many new active growth points.

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

Thanks for the info :) I'll try on truncata later then

[@goldengod8275]

After I watched this video I applied some keki paste to my minima and today I found a basal forming! Took a little while but it worked

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

You know what? I applied so paste on nodes and they never took... until last week! It can be very slow but eventually... ;)

[@goldengod8275]

@@WindowsillNepenthes crazy! I was almost ready to give up on mine working but my plant stopped growing so I decided to check it out 😂

[@vivimannequin]

At least this one was uploaded earlier than expected

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

Yes I mixed up the days 😄

[@vivimannequin]

@@WindowsillNepenthes I saw brads greenhouse do something similar but his nepenthes just grew random clumps of cells on it. Can't be good for his plants to be doing that if you ask me

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

@@vivimannequin it may depends on the active content ratio in the paste? I'll do an update later and show off the pitchers are normal.

[@weirdboyrox]

Thank you for taking your time to test and share your experience. :)

[@xarifa7973]

Hello remy, thank you so much for the content, you have helped me to the point where im confident i now have enough knowledge to grow nepenthes. I have been growing other carnivorous plants in my windowsill for 2 years now, and my first nepenthes arrived today 😁 It's a ventricosa x mapuluensis from wistuba, its not big yet but I'm in love 🥰 Thanks to your video's I'll be able to take good care of it so thank you again 😊 Once it has grown big and strong it will be interesting to try some paste, or even try to make my own Happy growing and greetings from the Netherlands 🌱

[@florianmatejezuk5610]

I love so so much watching your work and dedication... I'm speechless! Bravo Remy

[@HFeyn]

I was waiting for this video! Very nice. I tried keiki paste too on my N. xHookeriana because it was getting very big leaves (40cm diameter) and I was curious if more offshoots would make the leaves smaller. And it worked! Now there's two basals coming out of the stem in the middle of the plant and the new leaves are a bit smaller. I like bushy plants in general and maybe you could even make some kind of Nepenthes bonsai with this method? I also used keiki paste on half of my ventrata stem cuttings, but I saw no difference in node activation.

[@dontcarejustwatchvid]

Love your shirt, just bought one for myself. Thanks for the awesome content as usual!

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

Thanks for the support 😃

[@neonecko]

Love the videos Remy! GL with the experiments! A bit of relevant info from: CPUKForum (N. hamata with several growing points.) Borneo - "Many producers use a chemical known as BAP (benzyl amino purine) in the media which encourages shoot proliferation. (We don't use it here, we use something else entirely.) With some species when using BAP there is a memory effect and plants can sometimes continue to produce shoots in an un-natural manner for a long time afer being removed from the lab. A good example is N. rajah which has a loooooooong memory for this chemical." Borneo - "If a lot of BAP is used it can cause the plants to form a mass of undifferentiated cells - callus, so I think it has some pretty fundamental effects on the cells. However, even without BAP, on only a plain nutirient media, excessive basal growth can usually be achieved just by regulating the temperature on the high side." Borneo - "Personally, I don't like to use BAP unless it's on stubborn species that won't multiply easily but that usually translates to valuable species where the technique of in-vitro microcuttings is economically viable. I don't like BAP because of the after-effects that sometimes occur and occasional indesirable side-effects when in-vitro."

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

You're an expert!

[@Cacti_Of_Mexico]

Instead of doing this can I cut off the main stem of my plant and root that so the left over bit of stem is forced to make a basal? Or will it not make a basal?

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

Yes, you can cut the main stem like in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4Cnl5yla8msorc but making cuttings from a full extra vine, can make you 5 to 8 new plants. ;) and then main stem won't be cut and continue to grow and flower.

[@Nelsonramirez100]

They say you have to scratch a little so the keiki can penetrate and the hormones will start working on the nodes. I've tried crazy keiki on my adenium obesum "desert rose" good luck y'all and happy growing.

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

I'll try to scratch around the node next time, without damaging it. :)

[@jackydavik533]

Ty I was thinking about this a while ago

[@tabletopcolony1065]

Great video! My large veitchii m from EP actually has largest nodes out of my collection, measuring around 1.7cm. I was also going to to try airlayring my nepenthes but this seems like a better option 😁

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

Let me know how it work on n. veitchii :D

[@petermakescartoons]

veitchii and truncata does actually have a dormant node. I've just checked my truncata and veitchii and turns out they do have. I don't have keiki paste to experiment on them though.

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

Thanks for confirming! So these nodes are deep in between the previous leaf and the new one? It's almost like you need to pull off a leaf to see what's under...

[@petermakescartoons]

@@WindowsillNepenthes there is a small opening between the stem and the leaf. And that’s where the nodes are.

[@louisgreen3071]

I have access to rainwater to water my pitcher plants with, but it's a bit green, as it comes off my roof, so it definitely has algae in it, does it have too high nutrient content to get nepenthes to pitcher? My cape sundews do fine on the same water, and are producing dew and flowers galore.

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

It should be just fine. Nepenthes can handle that. Did you tested the TDS just in case?

[@louisgreen3071]

@@WindowsillNepenthes I haven't, but supposing it does have say 5% of the fertiliser that other plants would have, would that stop it pitchering?

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

@@louisgreen3071 Oh no... To stop a Nepenthes from pitchering you would need way more than that. ;)

[@louisgreen3071]

@@WindowsillNepenthes Okay, thanks for the help!

[@petermakescartoons]

What kind of video making tool you are using? And is it free?

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

For plants shots I use my smartphone with a gimbal. For me speaking it's a Sony ZV-1 on a tripod with a mic. And for the editing it's Adobe Premiere Pro that isn't free 😐 it's part of the cost of running the channel but I use it on other projects too. You will see what I used from the start on this video part of the las LIVE: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4mbn4Wva6-qbMk

[@ryan_roga]

3:45 I would not recommend using your finger. A small paint brush works very well. It allows you to get into small nooks and crannies for total coverage, as well as tons of control over how thick of an application you're putting down. But definitely don't get it on your skin. Big no-no.

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

Thanks for the brunch tips!

[@Osher4]

I had luck on both nepenthes I applied paste to. The paste did not activate where I applied, but on one plant I had 3 basals / nodes pop out, and the other I had one node activate.

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

I'm not sure paste applied somewhere on a stem produce a basal elsewhere...

[@Osher4]

@@WindowsillNepenthes it’s just a hormone right? Plant that had three basals was a veitchii, so not sure they have reputation for cranking them out like that

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

@@Osher4 Very interesting comment! I'll have to try then!

[@NepsandHelis]

I tried some keiki paste, I think it was called “Crazy Keiki Cloning Paste”, anyhow, still waiting for results, will update this comment a little while later ;)

[@jkrofchick90]

That elit orchid paste never ever works for me , on nepenthes or orchids . I have to try another brand . I have a buddy who can duplicate any orchid or nepenthes with keikei paste . I have no idea how he does it 😂

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

What's the brand of this magic paste?