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If I recall correctly, all of the BE TC'ed N. spathulata, at least the ones that have been flowered, are female. I may be wrong, but I distinctly remembering a discussion about it a few years ago. You make a good point about distinguishing between cloned and aseptically germinated plants...

I've been doing a lot of mushroom hunting lately as part of a course I'm taking and wanted to share pics of some of the stuff I've found. These first few are from Point Reyes: The striped ones are Trametes versicolor and the black spheres areAnnulohypoxylon thouarsianum The infamous Amanita...

I've worked with ceramics and glazes a lot in the past, and copper is a very common component of glaze, so avoiding it entirely can be somewhat difficult. That said, there's also the chance that there is no copper in the glaze. In general, copper is used in turquoise/greenish blue, red, and some...

About the supermoon thing...you might want to read this article: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/03/11/no-the-supermoon-didnt-cause-the-japanese-earthquake/

Thez, do you happen to know if the plants are TC'ed or seed grown? Since its from AW, I'd assume the former, but I remember someone saying that the N. edwardsiana are from seed.

I've had mine since November I think. It's gone from the size of a penny to the size of a nickel, so while it is getting bigger, it's taking a long time. I have mine in the greenhouse which is supposed to be at intermediate temperatures, but because my heater broke, it's only marginally warmer...

Dethcheez, your unknown looks like my supposed N. burkei which is pictured in the N. ventricosa "Denver" thread you posted. Mine was sold as a seed grown N. burkei and was pretty big when I got it. I believe it is one of BE's releases.

Just as there are people with less than good motives in all groups of society, there are some hunters who couldn't care less about the environment. Also, when I think of rednecks, I don't really envision them as hunters. That said, it really bothers me when people condemn hunters because they...

Hi guys, My greenhouse heater stopped working last week and I haven't been able to fix it. I'm ordering a new one, but it most likely won't arrive before I go out of town on the 19th. Most of the neps I have in the greenhouse are intermediates, but I have some lowlanders as well. Temps outside...

As a plant lover and a student majoring in toxicology, the vast array of useful chemicals produced by plants has always fascinated me. There are many potential therapeutic uses for plants that often get overlooked simply because a plant also happens to have hallucinogenic potential. I think it's...

The highland neps outside are enjoying the drizzle and cool temps. Nepenthes maxima x veitchii Older pitcher N. maxima x ((stenophylla x lowii) x (Rokko x veitchii)) Now for the greenhouse neps: Mislabeled N. burkei N. Dyeriana Song of Melancholy Another clone of N. maxima x ((stenophylla...

I'll submit a pic of my x Dyeriana pitcher. Update:

I grow most of my neps outdoors. My summer temperatures are generally MUCH cooler though, as I am close enough to the coast to get May gray and June gloom. It really doesn't start heating up here until July. I don't have a misting system either so the humidity is all over the place especially...

Nice plants! Love the singalana. Sirkristoff, how does the N. sibuyanensis x (northiana x veitchii) grow for you? Mine is in intermediate conditions but has never pitchered, and the new leaves would fry after a few weeks until I moved the plant into the shade. My other sibuyanensis hybrid...

If you really want to go through the trouble, you can try precipitating the magnesium out with NaOH, as Mg(OH)2 is rather insoluble. But then you need to bring the pH back down afterwards and get rid of the sodium ions. I don't think fluoride is the problem because if both Mg and F are present...