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I have read quite a bit on line about other people's ideas and experiences and have decided to go with a thermo-electric set-up for now on my small five gallon aquarium and later after they are bigger with the refrigeration system out of my old dorm style fridge in a larger set-up. First I am...

Is this Scrophulariaceae species practicing carnivory? Is this Linderniaceae species practicing carnivory? Allen Lowrie and I have been working on breeding a large selection plant species, many of which do not always relate directly to this CP forum but if you grow carnivorous plants the...

So I made a goof this evening as I was cutting a flower stalk off a D. Capensis "Red" - I accidentally cut two leaves (young, sturdy leaves) off the plant. Rather than get annoyed, I decided I'd try my hand at leaf cutting propagation. From glancing around online, here, and on YouTube, I've...

Here are the very last 2012 Cephalotus follicularis “Hummer’s Giant x Self” seed, harvested 18 September. The filter paper packets each contain at least nine seed and will be shipped by USPS Priority Mail. The offer is only valid within the US. The seed is exceedingly fresh, from my own...

Hello everyone, My goal in this hobby is to grow plants using cheap materials with minimal electrical power. I'm an eco-nut and just hate spending money on electric bills. So, here is my homemade swamp cooler. I made it for $25-30 and it draws about 50W. Hopefully, this will allow me to grow HL...

Hi, directly after arriving in Cape Town we wanted to do a short afternoon walk and decided to go to the Signal Hill with the close by Lion's Head. Hallo, There were no clouds at all, so we could enjoy spectacular views down to Cape Town and the Table Mountains. The temperature were around...

I have had my little Cephalotus for a month now and am starting to introduce lower humidity but have had some sort of mold growing on the soil and even with fungicide has continued to grow on the surface of the soil and am not waiting to see if it is harmful, Could someone identify the mold and...

Here are Cephalotus follicularis “Hummer’s Giant x Self” seed, harvested 18 September 2012. The filter paper packets each contain at least twelve seed and will be shipped by USPS Priority Mail. The offer is only valid within the US. The seed is exceedingly fresh, from my own cultivated plants...

I've been looking into starting a ny carnivorous plant society. Our society will work hand and hand with other cps societies like the new england carnivorous plant society, North American Sarracenia Conservancy and the infamous international carnivorous plant society to help protect and...

I found this trick while getting frustrated with my point-and-shoot digital camera. The auto focus can't see what I'm trying to get a picture of, so I give it a little help. Start with something tiny you want to photograph. After deciding that the camera absolutely won't focus without...

hey guys. i had a question about sales. the reason i post this here is because i have something related to the title of this forum section i want to sell (relation to Greenhouses, Terrariums and Bog gardens). now what i wanted to do was let people know i had this 'thing', not directly sell it on...

Hi Folks: We've started work revamping the preserve section of our web site. We've now got a link called "Meadowview Preserve System" which then has subsets called "Joseph Pines Preserve" and "Central Virginia Preserve". I'll be talking about both preserves at the ICPS conference but for...

Hello fellow CPers! I know that most TF members have interests in similar hobbies, including fish keeping and aquariums. Recently, Monster energy drinks has threatened legal action against the site MonsterFishKeepers.com claiming that MFK is infringing on the company's trademarks. Not only does...

I found these a few nights ago after photographing, and saw a few more the following day. My camera takes decent macros, but this is the best I could do focusing on such minute insects. I don't know if these are even identifiable this young, but here's hoping. Even with a loupe I can't make a...

I've got my new set up going. I still have some improvements to make but for the most part it's finalized. Parts list: Mother Keeper Grow Tent - 51.5" x 22.5" x 48.5". $100.00 ebay htgsupply 3x 48" T8 shop lights - reused from my old setup 1 48" x 18" shelf from my old setup Ultrasonic...

So I've noticed that when you take sphagnum directly from the very wet culture and drape it around nep pots, it quickly dries out and its extremely soft. This was the way the sphagnum around my N. aristolochioides was until a few days ago when it started growing new tips, it kinda "hardened-off"...

as some of you might have known, I had the opportunity to go to South Sudan for 7 days with an evangelical missions emphasis at the end of April and at the request of others, I would like to share a little bit of what we did there... A brief background, South Sudan gained independence from the...

Just wanted to let y'all know there will be a solar eclipse starting in an hour where the moon will block out the sun. This will be viewable for most people in the US except for the far east (New york...etc). Heres a map to show who will get to see full, half, or no blockage of the sun. <a...

I have a large-ish pot of about 30 D. admirabilis seedlings that have germinated. The pot is loosely covered with a bag to preserve humidity and is in my south-facing window. Now that the seedlings have germinated, can I de-bag the pot? Would they be happier outside in the full sun? How...

A well-established division from one of my large 'Hummer's Giant' Cephs that spend summer's outside. This plant has: - remnant flower stalk from last summer - unusual half-pitcher / half-leaf from last summer - traceable pedigree directly back to John Hummer - extra-wide mid-rib evident in...