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  1. apoplast

    SoAm Dew seeds

    Hi TF - I've got some seed of a few South American Drosera. I've never grow this group before, but plan on doing so in my highland room. Generally their culture seems straight forward and I'm not super concerned about their germination - except... I've read some strong preferences for media...
  2. C

    Sphagnum Wont Colonize

    Hello all! I've lurked this forum for many months and just gotten around to posting, I actually have a question that I hope someone can answer. Like many of you, I enjoy the look of live Sphagnum in a pot, and have a pretty nice culture going on (which just sprouted some mystery Drosera, would...
  3. C

    Dendrobium gift box and culture questions.

    I was given four Dendrobium orchids that with just labels as a gift/challenge to research and take care of them. From left to right we have a Fancy Angel Lycee, Kingianum, Crepiteferum/Glomeratum, and a Gold Star. As you can see, they're rather young and won't flower for a few years, but I...
  4. S

    Hello from Ithaca

    Hi all, My name is Zach. I'm a longtime enthusiast and lurker originally from Chicago. I'm currently studying plant genetics at Cornell, and I'm lucky enough to be close to a Carnivorous plant nursery nearby. My main interests are nepenthes and sundews, but as I'm sure you know the hobby...
  5. Zath

    Some Thoughts on Sphagnum Cultivation

    I've been doing some reading the last few days, trying to learn a bit more about mosses in general; how they grow and propagate, how much their environment affects them, etc. Turns out that most "typical" mosses do not, in fact, leech nutrients or food from the soil...at least, not...
  6. M

    Humidity box?

    Sup all, i want to build a small box type construction to put outside, and increase humidity within it my problem is, last time i tried this, i ended up frying everything inside of the box, and it seems to me, the only way to counter that would be to ventilate it really well.. which would also...
  7. C

    Aerangis biloba culture?

    I've done some reading about these guys, and they seem to like temps between 60-65 at night and 75-85 during the day, with high humidity, indirect light, decent airflow, and are best grown mounted, but well drained media like live sphagnum works too, right? Assuming the rest of this is correct...
  8. E

    Just wanted to share

    This is a culture slant of p. Stipticus I made up 10 of these a few days ago, 9/10 are showing nice growth :)
  9. anramitaco

    Stelis argentata division giveaway

    I finally mustered up the courage to tame the beast that was my Stelis argentata. I divided it into two nice clumps, but I only have room for one, so I'm offering the other here as a giveaway. This one makes pinkish-gray flowers. S. argentata is one of the easier Pleurothallids: forgiving of...
  10. Ras

    treating sphagnum culture with peroxide?

    I was wondering if anyone has experience treating with peroxide on sphagnum specifically and if they have a ratio that worked for them. the fungus isnt overwhelming the moss but I'd like to get it under control before it does. the moss was in an undrained tray with a humidity dome on it when it...
  11. CorneliusSchrute

    Fool-proof Adlrovanda culture... in a bucket

    Fool-proof Aldrovanda culture... in a bucket DISCLAIMER: not fool-proof. If you are a fool, this might not work. I didn't come up with my Aldrovanda approach. pearldiver (Paul!) did all the leg work on this. If anything I tweaked this setup to make it easier for me and less beneficial for the...
  12. V

    Starting Tissue Culture

    So, mainly out of enjoyment, I'd like to try tissue culturing. I'd be most interested in propagating drosera and germinating nepenthes. I've done some research before, but is thereany recommended tutorial or supply source people could recommend? What pitfalls should I be on the lookout for...
  13. CorneliusSchrute

    Aldrovanda and Company, free shipping! (ghse1guy $25)

    Let's get this started right, kiddies. Up for grabs is a starter culture of ALDROVANDA. This setup was recommended to me by Paul (pearldiver) and it has worked beautifully for three years with stock I received from him. Winning bidder will receive: *2-3 sprigs of Aldrovanda *Utricularia gibba...
  14. P

    2015 Japanese Aldrovanda giveaway part deux

    One Aldrovanda plant to one winner. Rules: Be a green member here. If not a green member, be a new member as in less than a year. $6 shipping on winner. If you enter, do read up on care and culture if you have not already. Winner from RNG in a weekish...
  15. P

    2015 Japanese Aldrovanda giveaway part 1

    The Aldrovanda is waking up and growing. So I thought I might send out a few sprigs. The plan is to do this a few ways in different posts, so if you wish to participate please read each one and decide which is appropriate to you. First in part one, this will be for one plant to one winner...
  16. Maiden

    My Heliamphoras (Pictures heavy)

    Maiden's Heliamphoras Some of my Heliamphoras. Some of them are from seeds i produce myself, the others are from Germany, France, CZE and Canadian private growers. A seed grown heli, in normal conditions, take from 3 to 5 years to make his first flower. From my experience, hybrids push flowers...
  17. H

    Checking for embryo in nepenthes seeds with bleach

    I came across this very cool stuff while browsing one of the Taiwanese forums. I thought I'd share it here. So this guy was surface-sterilizing some nep seeds with bleach for in vitro culture, but he left them for too long in the bleach solution, and the seed coat became transparent, while the...
  18. M

    Job opening for Sarracenia grower

    The Carnivorous Plantation in southern Alabama has an opening for a grower/operations manager. Compensation is competetive salary and free use of 1 bedroom apartment on site. The candidate will be responsible for greenhouse and field growth of Sarracenia and Nepenthes. Tissue culture experience...
  19. G

    Maxillaria trade for Heliamphora

    Hi all, I have a division of Max. schunkeana (the nearly black orchid species) that I can offer for trade for a Heli division. This species is quite adaptable and has done well for me in intermediate to warm conditions (should probably do ok growing cool as well). It's a mini-small grower that...
  20. ignis

    hi from France !!

    hello everybody :) I'm Stéphane, 36 years old, and come from France, just near the border with Luxemburg and Germany. I'm maried and have a 8 years old daughter. I'm cultivating CP's for many years, but recently (2 years ago) i decided to concentrate myself on the butterworth culture. (95 % of...
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