Windowsill Download
Stefania Gingery
A windowsill (also written window sill or window-sill, and less frequently in British English, cill) is the horizontal structure or surface at the bottom of a window. Window sills serve to structurally support and hold the window in place.
At the moment, my entire collection (bar one big nep that hangs in my kitchen) is on my dining room windowsill, in or over two water trays. I'm interested in getting more, but am limited in that I don't (yet) have a greenhouse, terrarium, outdoor bog garden or sense!
All I can say is WOW, what a beautiful plant! If you can grow one like that on a windowsill in Scotland, I'm sure I can manage on my windowsill in Manchester. We're also not blessed with the sunniest weather, but my windowsill gets a lot of light, so should be OK.
I was thinking about using the tank for helis, but the wife isn't so happy. She wants me to get more fish! However, given the comments I've had, I think I will give it a go on the windowsill first, and if things go well, maybe look at a tank later on... along with the bog garden, the greenhouse, etc
Hi, I grow two heli's on my bathroom windowsill, Pulchella and minor (auyan tepui), but like mobile said I acclimatised it to the different conditions as they were grown in terranium prior to receiving it. Just out of interest who are you buying the heli's from?
Hi, I grow two heli's on my bathroom windowsill, Pulchella and minor (auyan tepui), but like mobile said I acclimatised it to the different conditions as they were grown in terranium prior to receiving it.
Hi, that's where I got my h minor auyan tepui, h Pulchella and u quelchii auyan tepui, ptaah is a great bloke to buy from, I highly recommend him. The quelchii was just put straight on the windowsill and is growing away happily, with the two heli's I potted then up and then put them back in there bags and slowly opened them over a couple of weeks then I decided to take them straight out of the bags and they've been growing away happily without skipping a beat. I wouldn't do what I did as I grow a lot of high humidity plants there, utrics in section Orchidioides, highland nepenthes and Orchids. If I was in your position I would pot them up and then bag them, and slowly put a hole in the bag every week or so. Hour this helps a bit.
What sort of humidity do you have on your windowsill? Just wondered how we compare. Mine varies from around 50-60% on a normal day up to 70-80% on a dull day, but dropping to 40-50% on a sunny day. How does that compare with yours?
Yeah mine is pretty similar 10% higher than yours but on a hot sunny day while there in direct sun in the morning it can let on occasions to 40 50%, I haven't had them on the windowsill for over a year yet. So overall I do have slightly higher humidity than you on average. I've also got the space to put them in a terranium if necessary.
thanks Yossu,
We still have temps over 30C here. So far my heli's are still doing good in the windowsill. They do seem to dry out rather quickly, so i stand them in a small layer of water that i let dry out. I read that in the heavy mix (pure peat) they should be kept drier. I am using 2x 6500K 75W growlights. Im planning to replace those for a cheaper alternative.
Since I have little experience, Im not sure if this is the way to go. Can anyone give me any advice on soil, watering, light and temperature conditions ?
I hear a lot of conflicting views on N. hamata- some say it's easy as pie and others reckon it can be quite picky about it's conditions. So how do you think one would do on a windowsill personally? I have a few different (relatively easy mind you) species like maxima, robcantleyi, vogelii and bokorensis all growing happily side by side there so how do we reckon a hamata would manage?
ive always been tempted to put a few neps in a windowsill, problem I have is its either south or north, no windows in other aspects, ive always believed the will get scorched or not enough light, as it stands I have 3 neps in a tiny little tank and they grow really well,
As far as "p$$s poor" conditions, I wouldn't worry so much about that with this species. A grower in the midwest USA, Ron Dudek, has a rather large, vining hamata growing on his windowsill in coco husk. I believe he supplements with some cheap CFLs in the winter, but other than that, it's really just a house plant.
congrats on your order ,what form of truncata did you go for,and are you planning on growing the raff and trunc on your windowsill too,i would try and place the hamata away from the glass a bit to start with especially if its small in case it cooks
I have been waiting for these kinds of projects for such a long time! The ones where I can just putter around and enjoy myself with my new little plants, that is. This is something I usually can't do stress-free at home, with the kids and animals running around. That's why I'm so happy about my new little place Oak Hill Cottage, where I keep my windowsill tomatoes.
The varieties I'm growing in my window are quite small, around 11 inches or so (around 30 cm.) So, you can't use any regular variety if you want to grow windowsill tomatoes. These small varieties are indeed often called potted tomatoes. There are similar cherry tomato varieties that go very well in hanging baskets for example. I don't think that these will fit in the window though, since they are quite bushy.
This is an LED panel that you can mount on your window with rubber suckers. It's really easy to adjust once the plants grow. Some of these panels I have at home can be connected too, so it creates an even longer structure. I'm using a timer for my grow lights, so that my plants are drenched in light for around 12 hours a day. I bought the grow lights you can see in the picture from Nelson Garden. I have lots of different ones though, but I especially like using these for my windowsill tomatoes.
Yes, I mainly grow these tomatoes to harvest them indoors. This gives me just enough of tomatoes for my sandwiches and spring salads. Then I plant my windowsill tomatoes in pots outside instead. The tomato plants often need some time to adapt to the new circumstances before they start producing new tomatoes though. A healthy potted tomato plant can produce tomatoes until frost, so sowing windowsill tomatoes in winter really pays off in the long run too.
Line the bottom of the pot with moss, fill it with dirt, press dirt firmly into place, and then very carefully tuck your Pinguicula in. After you arrange your butterworts; find figurines, rocks, shells, or crystals to add your own twist to your Pinguicula garden! This kit makes a wonderful gift and these houseplant pings will thrive on a sunny windowsill indoors year-round!
Care Instructions
Sun: Sunny windowsills or in a terrarium under four T5 bulbs, filtered sun outdoors in the tropics
Water: Water frequently from overhead (gently) or into saucer with distilled or purified water from Spring through Summer so that the soil does not dry out too much in between watering and in winter they should be allowed to dry out slightly during their winter succulent phase
Temperature: 50 degrees - 90 degrees
Dormancy: no true dormancy but does have a winter succulent phase during which the plant will produce small succulent leaves instead of flat sticky leaves
We're starting to grow our plants from seed this year. We've already done some and have put them on south facing window sills to germinate because they are the warmest spots in the house. We use very little hot water, so the airing cupboard won'y be of use. We don't have the heating on at this time of year. And we don't have a greenhouse or anything like that. Hence why we've gone for the windowsills as all other areas seem like they might be too chilly; especially over night.
On a separate point, AFTER germination I was going to continue to have the plants on the windowsill. Again, some say this is a bad idea and will result in leggy poor quality plants. They recommend using artificial lighting instead. Again, I wondered what people's thoughts on this are.
I always start my seeds on the brightest windowsill we have (east facing) and they stay there until they're pricked out when they go in the mini-greenhouse outside during the day and the more tender ones are brought back indoors every evening to spend the night on the dining room table until the weather warms up ... I've got OH quite well trained.
Got my own of this kind here in Russia, it seems. Small jumping spider has been living on my windowsill for a couple of months. There are not many insects in the room, I even think there are none at times, so I started to wonder: what does the spider eat and how does he manage to survive on mosly air and not much else. Never seen it hunting either. Maybe I should figure out a way to help the little fella somehow. Thanks for an elucidating story!
Herbs are a great choice for a windowsill garden. They are generally easy to grow and add so much flavor to our foods. If you need to reduce the sodium in your diet, herbs can substitute for added salt in many recipes.
Containers with drainage - Poke holes in a yogurt container or add some clean stones to the bottom of a container without holes. Make sure you put a small plate or a plastic lid under the container to protect your windowsill.
It's also worth thinking about the size of your windowsill and what size and shape of indoor plant pots will fit on it. Again, this may determine the type of house plant you grow. Some have very shallow roots and are therefore perfect for slender and shallow trays or planters, while deeper-rooted plants will need deeper pots.
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