care

In recent years my hobbies have been focused around living wall set ups & growing orchids indoors. About a year ago I acquired two N. alata that were very patient with me while I figured out their care. Then I recently started looking into pings when I developed a gnat problem in my orchid...

I have this orchid, with only very little history on it. I know it's a long shot, but I'm hoping someone here might be able to help ID it, even if only to pin a genus/group on it. It is at least 3 years old, as I have had it for that long. Potted in store-bought orchid substrate, in a 2 inch...

I have some questions I hope that this fine community can help me to address. The first is how do I differentiate between normal S. minor and the Okee giants? The minors on my land are regularly over two feet tall, but I am not very close to the Okefenokee. The second question I have is how...

As I was watering the plants this morning, I realized that I've only ever shared photos when I needed an ID or a diagnosis. So, I thought I may as well share with you a few of my plants. Please excuse the poor lighting; it's a rainy, dreary day in New Haven. First up, a few of the nepenthes...

I am thinking of diving into the world of ranchu. They seem pretty labor intensive as far as grooming goes. Care seems pretty easy. Anyone have any experience with these pretty fish? I had a few comets survive last winter (which was brutal) so I am thinking I want something alittle more fancy...

Hi, my name is Sarah, I actually have been on here a bit but never thought to introduce myself properly. I have been growing non native plants since age 5, in which I actually managed to grow a lemon tree in Michigan of all places, from a seed I pulled out of a store bought lemon. It survived...

I believe that Aldrovanda has a (mostly) undeserved reputation for being hard to grow, and I think that is one of the reasons why it isn't as popular as it should be. If the secrets and key components of it's cultivation are shared, in detail and from the experience of successful growers, then...

I'm (extremely) new to the hobby, though my enthusiasm for CP's goes back nearly 20 years (how can that be!?). As such, I've accumulated a teeny-tiny collection, while simultaneously devouring every F.A.Q., discussion, tutorial, opinion, etc. on the cultivation of CP's in general. I also own...

Hi guys This morning i noticed someting on my dear parva. A kind of strange redish color on a pitcher. Heliamphora parva by dals009, on Flickr Better view on this one. Heliamphora parva by dals009, on Flickr This pitcher was the first one under my care, from last december. What do you...

I thought it would be neat if people traded their extra plants but made it a surprise to the receiver. I have a few young ones of my own which should be ready later in the year for shipping, but by then I might forget about this idea. So here are the rules. 1. No revealing or hinting at what...

So I realized today that I haven't been on TF in a while, so I wanted to take few minutes to post a quick update about what I've been doing for the last 15 months, it's been quite busy. Around the time of my last post I had just graduated with my degree in Communications and was looking for a...

These have got to be the healthiest size small plants I have ever ordered from any nursery hands down. I FINALLY got one of the N Robcantleyi clones and it's sweeeet! Seriously look how healthy some of this stuff is. Please forgive the pic of them outside, a couple plants got a little cold...

Hello all. As some of you may know from my other recent thread, I have recently completed my second tour of duty in the Army and I am now home after eight years away. Now that I am back, I am once again managing my grandmother's acreage for her, acreage that is prime habitat for CPs. The...

After noticing that numerous people seem to have trouble growing Cephalotus, especially about over-watering, I think I should share my secret to giving Cephalotus the perfect amount of water. I use "African Violet Pots". These are self-watering pots, but do not use a wick to water. Instead the...

I'v purchased a young cephalotus about 5 months ago from a well trusted shop iv been buying from for about 2-3 years. When I got it home I immediately re-planted it into a mixture of 1/3 peat, 1/3 perlite and 1/3 silica quartz where it's been ever since. For the 1st three months it was doing...

I have something different to trade and I am looking for something different in return. :D Anyone interested in Fish or Reptiles? Here is what I have to offer: Albino Bristlenose Plecos Bristlenose plecos are wonderful aquarium fish. They stay small (about 4 to 5 inches) and love to eat...

Good afternoon everyone! :-D Allow me to introduce myself, My name is Chris, and I am a hopeless forum junkie. I really hope to learn a lot from you folks :) I run a company building motion control systems for timelapse photography and i have been getting into what I call Biolapse. I have put...

For your consideration, 3 packets of seed (about 200 seeds total) from a white-flowering Drosera capillaris from Alabama. Seeds are very fresh, and should germinate right away. A couple pictures of the parent plant: Easy-growing, charming little sundew. Opening bid is $2, I'll pay...

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While I am mainly interested in hybrids, N. veitchii is probably my favorite of the "pure species" and one I am very interested in growing successfully. A nursery only a couple miles away has several varieties available, N. veitchii "highland" from Bareo and Hose Mtns. locations, N. veitchii...