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OK folks, I have a terrarium that is about 3 feet by 2 feet by about 18 inches tall. The utrics and Drosera in there are all in live moss and were it not for the aphids that persist despite neem, soap/oil spray and total immersion in water for as long as 5 days... they and the D. prolifera...

Hi all I am getting frustrated with not being able to get ideal conditions for my Drosera. Can I please get some advice as I am just about to give up on these :( I have a shelf set up in my bookcase with 5x 2ft T5 HO fittings, complete with nano reflectors. First of all the temperature was far...

right now i am using 1:1 perlite/spaghum peat. I have lfs but don't really care for it....seems to hold too much water for my liking. don't really care for the coco peat bc i have seen bad things happen to neps when it is of low quality. I would like to add something else to help "loosen" the...

thez_yo requested a poll so we could figure out what the you all want from this contest! So here the options are, open for one week. You get to make up to 11 choices... Pick keep or change for each rule. If one is voted by majority to be changed... That will be addressed later. Andrew...

Hello, Recently I came across this and got it on the cheap. Some sort of heater made of resin and styled to look like a rock, I assume for a reptile habitat. I did a bit of reading and found mixed reviews/emotions about using such things, especially as the sole source of heat in a reptile...

I'm worried about my N. ventricosa. It doesn't appear to be doing well. But it never does this time of year, I guess. Maybe because it's near the heater, even though it doesn't blow on it. I assume a repot would help. But I have a basal, too. I was thinking I'd have to pot the mama plant...

I took pictures of the native birds. I love the Kiskadees that come by, their calls are adorable and their plumage is regal. 010 by Fernando Casal, on Flickr 009 by Fernando Casal, on Flickr I love the House Sparrows that live here, they remind me of finches, they are very reclusive though...

Hi everybody! Recently I have become rather interested in getting a beginner film camera, just as a bit of a fun hobby within a hobby. I was looking around an the only one that my local camera store will order is this one: http://www.henrys.com/1562-NIKON-FM10-W-35-70-CASE-STRAP-MS-76.aspx I...

I was wanting to grow some bioluminescent mushrooms along with some CPs in a terrarium. Is that possible and would I need a sealed lid on top of an aquarium to prevent humidity from escaping? Also do any of you know how to build metal framed Wardian Cases? I assume it would be the same...

So, a couple of days ago we went to the state's capital, Xalapa, and in a flower expo I saw some really nice CP's, (actually I bought a D. capensis, D. burmanii and D. madagascariensis)... There were other, like VFT's, like 2 or 3 Nepenthes and a couple Sarracenias... God, they were gorgeous...

I've read two things... Seeds are extremely sensitive and should not be fertilized, and fertilizing seeds can help them... What's the deal with this? I have MaxSea fertilizer and I mix 3/4tsp with a gallon of water (a bit less than that proportion because I had to calculate that into my 22oz...

The inflorescence stalk of my D. burmanii is as of today over 7 inches tall (actually it has a support 'cuz otherwise the weight may uproot the plant) and has over 12 blossoms developing... However... The irony! The plants seems to be dying! I assume it is 'cuz it is hard for it to sustain...

This post just became the "summary" of the build. All the pictures I posted here of the build are now in this first post. The original first post is quoted at the end of this one. And here's the quick video tour: <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/QBFh6kR59nk"...

I have some fresh Proboscidea parviflora var. hohokamiana seed available for a SASE. Most of the seed was harvested in October or early November of this year (2011). This is a US only offer. For anyone that is also interested, I still have lots of seed from my 2008 and 2009 harvests...

Hey guys, just wanna ask if you were given a choice to buy either a veitchii lowland and a maxima lowland both for the same price and are about the same size which would you get? I stay in typical lowland conditions so i would assume a maxima lowland would better than a veitchii..Anyway give...

Hello Up for giveaway are seed pods of fresh D. anglica. This is a temperate sundew and would be recommended only for those that can give it a solid Winter dormancy. Each giveaway portion consists of perhaps a dozen seed pods, all with varying amounts of seed in them. I do not know of the...

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Hi all. All summer long one of my front gardens, the one which has a barrel bog, some mini-bogs and flowers has been the hunting ground of an immense hoard of male Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia) dragonflies. I klnow that they are there feeding off of the insects attratced by the plants but...

Hey guys, So, last week, my friend and I decided to order some plants from an unnamed vendor. All of the plants came un-potted and, with the exception of two, looked rather sickly. This is especially true for the ampullaria we ordered. The day it arrived it already looked a bit thin, but two...

So I have a plant rack set up in my apartment. It has the standard 4' wide T5/8s, wireframe shelf, with the plants being about 4-8" away from the lights. (Smallest pots are 8" away, my neps gets closer to 2-4ish. All sides of the rack including top and bottom are covered in tinfoil to...