Recent content by bloks1995

I am uncertain as to the origin of the plant, so I can't tell if it is the sterile clone or not. From what I could find online, it is fairly hit or miss, with some people having no luck at all, while others get a fairly normal seed set. That's part of why I asked for "pollen going to waste"...

I have a female ventrata with 6+ flower spikes currently. I have a bit of truncata pollen I will use, but am looking for other matches. I know it may not be an overly desirable hybrid choice, but if you have pollen going to waste let me know. 50/50 on any seed. Thanks!

I also have a female (I'm 85% sure its female, its flowered before, but I forgot to label it) ventrata with 6+ spikes with the first flowers just a few weeks out. If you can't find any other matches, I can give it a try, assuming I can work past a few minor logistics issues.

Unfortunately, the plant is part of a collection I started managing a couple of years ago. The only ID on the plant was N. ampullaria, which wasn't really helpful at all.

I followed the guide Clue posted and (my girlfriend) made these little bags that go over the flowers. They should work well to keep pollinators out, and they open and close easily enough for me to pollinate the flowers when they mature.

I've had this N. ampullaria in my care for a while, but I don't know what variety or cultivar it is, if it even is one. I ask because I took several cuttings earlier and the id is now important if I trade these once they root. Hopefully these pictures are enough. Thanks

Thanks Clue, perhaps I just wasn't using the right terms while searching.

Hi, I tried looking around and couldn't find too much on the topic. Basically I have 50+ Sarracenia flowers many of which are starting to open. While I plan on letting a few open-polinate, I would like to prevent this on several flowers so I can try and get pure species seed. I've read about...

From this website "The plants apparently DO produce viable seed if manually self-pollinated, but seed production tends to be limited this way. Better seed production has been reported from growers who cross-pollinate two genetically different Drosera adelae plants. I haven't been able to feed...

Brollocks, those are some interesting links. I also did a fair bit of research before starting this project, and plan on adding a temp/humidity sensor, and possibly soil moisture sensors in the future. Eventually I think I want to get a larger relay board and have the pi control everything...

I just finished setting up my automatic watering system yesterday, and wanted to share it. I realized earlier this week that my plants would need to be watered while I was on spring break, and because it would be nearly impossible to find a way to get someone to water them for me, I figured I...

I'm using a 2ft, 4-bulb t5-HO fixture. the plants are probably no more than 6 inches below the light, with larger plants/plants in larger pots being much closer to the bulbs. before I added the fan that chamber would get to be 80F or higher when the flap was closed, now it hovers closer to 72 (a...

You seem to have the right idea already for what you need to do. I have recently upgraded/expanded my indoor setup and have done something similar to what you are mentioning. Here is a link to an album from about a week ago when I put it all together. I ended up adding a fan (I might buy a...

I have started collecting pollen, and will have pollen for a while as the plant has three spikes at different stages. If you have a female nep that is blooming or close to blooming, shoot me a PM. Thanks!

If you are looking for a match, I have a truncata that's at about the same point...just let me know.