Recent content by Bob Beer

I make pepper tea and spray it on the plants. They take one taste and decide they’re not all that attractive after all. :-) doesn’t hurt the plants or the cats. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I had not heard of parson spiders before, cool spider though I probably wouldn’t be much interested in sharing my bed with one... I agree that a flytrap wouldn’t be much use in eradicating spiders...or anything really. There are always more bugs. That said, my flytraps outside used to catch...

Oh, this thread! I have a few more to share now. By the way, the “Fake Weser” above was the real ‘Weser.’ It’s been a great parent in hybrids. So here are a few more that have been making me happy just lately. Note - the extra petals on the one, and the hooked (and sometimes forked) nectar...

Jerry Addington’s Sarracenias grows and sells it. I don’t know if they have plants available right now or not Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Not only that; but when you make a good cross, there can be so much variation, especially if you have a fertile hybrid and back cross it to one of the parents. The wine red one that’s slightly blurry (Sorry) is a hybrid of laueana x (laueana x moranensis Vera Paz). It’s the darkest of 30 plants...

I wish I knew! It was a random seedling that came up on a pumice planter, and it sat as a tiny dormant plant for almost 2 years during a period when things got a bit messed up because of too-warm temperatures. I moved last May into a place with better ventilation and it finally took off. Now I’m...

Just a few new hybrids I’m liking these days. Huge flowers, nice colors, hooked spurs! :-) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Original Pinguicula hybrid. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I have Tina and can take some pullings almost immediately. :-) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Same 3rd Saturday, same place! August 17, 1:00 Optimism Brewing 1158 Broadway, Capitol Hill Seattle As an extra added incentive for a good meeting this month, there will be several Darlingtonias to give away to those who would like to grow them! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

They look like chanterelles to me. They should have that almost-citrusy chanterelle smell too. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Carnivory is one way but clearly not the only way to adapt. The added nitrogen and trace elements give them an extra edge and help them produce more seed but with certain exceptions, most carnivorous plants can survive without prey. They just do better with it. Other plants, like bog orchids...

Not turface according to brand but essentially the same thing. You can get it on amazon as well as most major nurseries. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Some photos from today’s meetup! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Our June meeting will be on Saturday, June 15 at 1 pm. The venue is Optimism Brewery at 1158 Broadway, Capitol Hill. It’s family-friendly and there is a hot dog cart in the courtyard but you can also being your own food or snacks if hot dogs aren’t your thing. Also note - Our official name is...