A Better Fertilizer for Nepenthes? (counterintuitive at first, right?)

Hi all,
Here is an 8-month test I did using a stronger fertilizer on my Nepenthes.
Have a great day and stay safe guys.
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0:00 - Best fertilizer on my Nepenthes
What you need to know before fertilizing a pitcher plant - 0:12
Testing for a week - 5:40
1 week after fertilizing - 10:35
8 months comparison test - 12:33
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Happy growing everyone!
Remy.

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

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[@adamkesingland968]

We get K from the name kalium, given by the German chemist Martin Heinrich Klaproth, which stemmed from alkali, which stemmed from the Arabic al-qalyah, or “plant ashes.” And potassium is from the English "pot ash". Good to see you Cheers Adam

[@snappyplants]

Good work! I’d love to discuss with you about carnivorous plant fertilization. Chemical fertilizer like the one you used will always have the best results with foliar feeding. Organic fertilizers are not meant for foliar feeding and isn’t readily accessible to the plant. Organic fertilizer doesn’t feed the plant they feed the microorganism and fungi, and then they break it down into usable nitrate. Ammonium, potassium, and phosphorus. Chemical fertilizers are pure nutrient that can be readily used by a plant especially through foliar applications.

[@snappyplants]

Carnivorous plants prefer ammonium nitrogen so maybe for your next experiments you can try a high ammonium content fertilizer. I have been working on my own fertilizer blend in America and have several volunteers.

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

Oh but you are an expert! :) Thanks for sharing that.

[@bastorubaan4871]

This info is too valuable, I love these comments

[@chestbuster1987]

I've occasionally dropped dead insects in the pitchers of my Nepenthes but I've never considered fertilizing it. Mine spent most of the winter growing leaves and slowly dried and shriveled its only pitcher. After that, it grew 2 large new leaves and now it started 3 new pitchers.

[@sallyjjdavis]

Interesting video! My friend who's growing in Australia grows his neps in small greenhouses that he has setup in his house (similar to a growtent setup). He fertilizes his plants with live crickets, mealworms among other things (which are placed in 2-3 of the older pitchers on the plant being ferilized). He grows over 50 different nepenthes species, including some rare and temperamental species such as villosa and diabolica quite successfully. He tried fertilizing even the villosas and diabolica with this method (along with many other plants) and found that within a few months the leafspans of many of the plants had increased by atleast 30% (even the villosas). It seems like this could be a method worth testing as well as it seems to be very effective, especially if you're growing indoors and especially considering this is the natural way in which nepenthes get almost all their nutrients. Live insects are available at pet stores and you can also get frozen or dried insects (normally used as fish food). Only drawback it seems is that the pitchers that a fed tend to die off fairly quickly.

[@hadjosrs1529]

Incredible!!

[@mugen_moss_heart]

I have been using seachem flurish 100ish ppm once a week foilar spray, and osmacote pellets into new pitchers around once a month. Love the video. Glad your posting!

[@brentsims9114]

What a great video 👌 love these comparison videos

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@shaunalee7396]

super interesting!!

[@Krisostomo25]

Love your videos man

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

Thanks!

[@bastorubaan4871]

perfect video, so glad to find them, thanks!!

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

Glad you like it! You should also check my interview with Drew about growing Nepenthes faster :)

[@papsx961]

Great, thx a lot.

[@turogers13]

Hello there! 👋 Your plants look absolutely stunning. 🌱🌿 I recently acquired my first Pitcher Plant and I am completely enamored with it. It stands out remarkably from all the other plants in my collection. I am eager to ensure its happiness and growth, so I will be diligently watching your videos. Could you kindly provide me with some insights? What is the most crucial aspect of caring for my beloved new plant to ensure its thriving existence? Additionally, I utilize distilled water for almost all of my plants and add a small amount, approximately a capful or two, of Marphyl water conditioner to a 4-liter bottle. This is because distilled water lacks essential nutrients. I must express my sincere gratitude for stumbling upon your informative videos. ❤ #plantlover #pitcherplant #gardening #greenthumb

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

Thanks :) If you watched this video, you probably know the basics: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iHKpm2N4p9pnjrM For me the most crutial is to buy plants that can haldle your temperature and humidity at home, and providing enough light. Often, people only focus on the humidity. Carefull for the nutriment on your water, test for the PPM as the lack of nutriment is precisly why they became carnivorous. Their roots are not designed to be in nutriment-rich substrate.

[@florinvoicufv]

I use Osmocote Oro 5-6 months release Really really good results i’ve been advice by exotica plants and also over the summer I catch a little insect using yellow sticky traps and insert them in the pitchers

[@domgia9248]

Ampullaria is known to have enzymes that can break down plant matter, would be cool to see how those react. My Ampullaria hybrids showed pretty high growth with Osmocote but I didn't have any controls

[@ThaTrickstaProd]

Amazing work for testing this. Would you recommend fertilizing younger Nepenthes with small to no pitchers?

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

For sure! I think that would be very efficient on tiny plants as their pitchers can't be fed so they mainly rely on photosynthesis. ;)

[@hxl6162]

Parfait amitiés du Brésil 🎉

[@JoseGarcia-hk9se]

I heard from a Asian grower that the N concentration in the NPK is related to leaf develop, and P and K concentrations are related to tendril and pitcher develop, so more PK produce biggert pitchers. IDK if that´s true but based in your results seems logic with the N concentration and leaf development. Greetings Remmy, nice video and i hope you are doing well

[@paulfityo1]

Very cool Remy. I'm guessing you are foliar feeding since the sprayer, Are you using 500 or 700 ppm scale?

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

Once a week I spray all the leavesm put a little on the substrate at the base of the plant, and inside some pitchers but only the big ones. And it's more 175-200 ppm right now. I may increase it later if everything does well.

[@paulfityo1]

@@WindowsillNepenthes awesome. So far I've only fed pitchers Ive reserved foliar feeds to my tomatoes. I may have to experiment with the neps.

[@DeadlyPlants2024]

I have used Maxsea fertilizer on my plants. I noticed my one Veitchii leaf had a good leaf jump, but the pitcher it produced is smaller than the past one. Do you know the proper ppm for the fertilizer mix? I think my other nepenthes were growing smaller leaves because of either too much fertilizer or too much light so I put them off to the side to not be directly under the lights. Maybe that will help the leaves get bigger and not so red.

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

I don't know especially for Maxsea, but around 150 ppm if good. ;)

[@Killer_carnivorous_plants]

Those look awesome what light do you use? I'm trying to find a light for my nepenthes Lady luck it won't pitcher even in a south facing window

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

Do you have enough humidity? Like 50%? For everything in the grow tent: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ioLdnKWPh9R1g6s

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

But if you're on a windowsill: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6uXc2CVqLitpck

[@Nick-oc4qc]

Which petiolata is that?......love it. I could only find with red pitchers not the green and purple.

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

They are seed grown, that's the last pure species I ordered. They aren't purple tho, and I'm not 100% it's a pure species.

[@user-nf9sb1ro2q]

So do you put the fertilizer in the pitchers or the substrate?

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

Once a week, I spray the leaves, and put some fertilizer in some pitchers and the substrate.

[@user-nf9sb1ro2q]

Ok thanks

[@ninan3311]

Hey. Did you use these at each watering? 150 ppm each time?

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

I have a spraying system going on and off a few times a day every day with regular water. The fertilizer is only once a week. ;)

[@ezstreet1997]

Does this apply to other carnivorous plants or specifically nepenthes?

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

I don't know, but I guess it's fine as long as they don't have glue (Drosera, Pinguicula, etc.)

[@rodweka5600]

I have given pings and dros a very light misting with maxsea for about a year. I haven't done a comparative test but I don't see any problems and I do see lots of growth and flowers. Much more spray on Sara's. Again no comparative test but healthy plants.

[@rianmilit]

Love that you made such a long experiment and with details, but I really have to suggest you introduce a max 5 min outro type of section with the results, in an easy to understand manner, for ppl that are not so inclined with numbers and such.