Data • Cultivation • Experimentation

Bare Minimum

About Bare Minimum

Hello, welcome to Bare Minimum, a place to find the easiest and laziest ways to excel at a variety of topics! Today, I’ll be your guide as we dive into the realm of efficiency. This year’s topics will focus on Nepenthes Cultivation and several other topics that we’ll decide as time goes on.

A bit about me: I’m an avid carnivorous plant enthusiast who’s become interested in their cultivation and the science behind some of their surfaces. I also enjoy physics, taking walks, learning new things, browsing eBay for plants, and napping when I have the time. I’m excited about this opportunity to share my experience and hope that we can all learn together!

Note: I apologize beforehand for the mess; I am still getting used to WordPress, and there is a large portion of missing pages that I am still trying to fix. For now, all of my posts are restricted to the Cultivation section under the General tab. I’ll be working on this site throughout the year, so hopefully, this note won’t be here next time you visit!

Here are a few pictures as reconciliation:

Data

Monthly growth updates and environmental reports

There’s a lack of solid, quantitative growth records, creating cultivation myths and discouraging growers from pursuing certain plants. As a result, every month or so, I update this site with growth rates and the conditions that my plants grew under. I’ve also partnered up with nurseries to provide a general idea of what sorts of conditions are most optimal for plant growth. All current and past growth data is kept here.

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Cultivation

Monthly highlights on specific individuals or species

Every week or so, I focus on specific plants that have caught my interest and provide some detailed information on their growth and preferences, based on personal experience. Growing is a bit easier when you know what sort of conditions your plants will enjoy the most!

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Experimentation

Testing the limits of cultivation myths

It’s without a doubt that some plants have extremely specific care requirements. It can also be said that the cultivation requirements of some species have been vastly exaggerated. Bare Minimum was created to test the limits of some cultivation myths. I will be attempting to grow plants in subpar conditions, recording their growth and determining whether or not they can be grown successfully at the limits of their environmental ranges.

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Why Bare minimum

Quantitative Data

No vague descriptors, subjective opinions, etc, I will be recording numerical data that represents the actual growth of plants under defined conditions.

Community

Due to my inexperience, I’m working towards collaborating with nurseries and experienced growers to see what truly yields the best growth. Rest assured you’re getting decades worth of growing advice from the most trustworthy sources.

Learn

In hindsight, this is just a learning experience for everyone, especially me. I want everyone to be able to grow what they want, how they want and conditions they can fully support. So join the learning!

Colloboraters

A big thanks to:

I’d like to give a big thanks to Ryan Georgia of Native Exotics; aside from providing me plants with unrivaled quality and shipping, he’s been kind enough to answer my numerous questions and provide information for the Cultivation section of Bare Minimum. If you’re looking for consistently high quality and packaging with a selection, there’s no one I’d rather recommend than Native Exotics!

Ryan Georgia

Native Exotics

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