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Yesterday I made the trek up to LA from San Diego to attend their Annual Huntington Botanical Gardens meet. On the itinerary: scope out the members displays, sales and give-aways (and ditch a pile of cuttings :-P-:), go on the tour of the back greenhouses, then there was a talk from DJ on his...

I lied... :jester: If there is anything that I don't have for trade, but you are dying to have, send me a pm and I'll see if I see what I can start propagating for ya. I'm always looking for different clones than what I have, so if you have something I already have on my growlist, send me a...

Hi all, Quite by surprise I received a n. copelandii 'Apo' today in the mail. Reading about it, I understand it's a highland plant, or maybe intermediate. BE identifies it as highland, but easy to grow as a low lander. I'd be really excited about the free plant, except that I can only grow...

I have (at least) 4 N. x 'rokko' plants from cuttings I've taken from my "mother" plant over the years. They are all well established, various sizes & ages, a few suffering from neglect but otherwise healthy & wanting to grow. N. 'rokko' produces nice large pitchers(4"-6+") similar to a larger...

Hi All - A few years ago, I was lucky to win a set of Ceph leaf-pullings in a giveaway on here. I actually succeeded in getting some of them to root and grow well. I now find myself with a spare "Big Boy" and a spare "Vigorous". (They can - more or less - be seen through the tags below). I'm...

Indoors or outside? How do you account for change of seasons / photoperiod / day-night temp differential?

Just moved all my plants to a new set up by necessity. I am having trouble with plants I never have before. Set up is wire shelf, covered with panda film on four sides, lit by four 2ft t5 bulbs. Plants are in 100% turface watered by tray. Temps are in the mid to high eighties during the day, low...

Okay, so I bought a new LED light- I've been doing some research and talking with folks at the indoor farming store (god bless you berkeley), but it was definitely an impulse buy. Still I think I did it right, though I'd appreciate some knowledgeable feedback. It's a four foot fixture for my...

The slugs and snails (were) kept away from these Calopogon tuberosus this year, so I have a decent display. A very easy orchid to grow if the preceding comment can be maintained. They're in a Sarracenia mixture in a Sarracenia lagoon and that's it. If you notice any difference in the flowers...

I couldn't find too much on this.. First I was wondering, you need peat on the bottom to grow it? How much humidity does spag moss prefer And what watering method and how much h water would you suggest? Thank you Sent from my SM-N920T using Tapatalk

Hello, The plants below grow in two different pots outside. One pot with Venus Fly taps sits in a tray of water. The other is a recirculating self watering pot (water changed every two weeks). Plants are also treated with White shark and Ampac trichoderma mix with every water change. This...

So, I'm new to growing carnivorous plants(This is my first time/year). And I have four sundews. One of which suffering pretty badly. And I'm not sure what to do. As far as I know, it has pretty good soil and I keep it moist and misted. However, even with this, I can slowly see it start to...

Hello! I hear that there are Drosera rotundifolia in the Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, that may grow in tropical conditions. Is anyone here growing these plants and/or can report on them? Takaaki Kagawa in his book Drosera of Japan mentions colonies that have a shorter dormancy requirement, but...

Most Drosera can be easily and quickly propagated by leaf cutting, root cuttings, and flower scape cuttings. (A flower scape is just another words for the developing unfurling flower stalk as it emerges from your plant.) This will give you a mature plant faster than raising one from seed...

This was my first Nepenthes that I bought to see how well I could grow one. As I discovered, like most CPs, the difficulty of growing them is exaggerated and I have acquired several others since but have never positively identified this one. So have at it, Nepenthes experts! Pitchers are...

I just recently starting using a humidifier in my grow area to increase RH. Before even thinking about I filled it up and starting running it in the room. I have well water so no chemicals added. do you all use pure water in your humidifiers or does it matter? I cant make up my mind if it...

Hi everyone, I have been busy building a polytunnel to move my current plants into and expand my collection as well. I bought a "kit" which I am putting together with a help of a friend. Very excited about it as I can't wait to start using it! I am also putting a fence around it, I have dogs...

HI I was wondering if anyone else this year had issues with their S. Minor. I had one but its rhyzome got all soft and brown, the roots seemed to be in good condition. I'm going to try and grow the plant from the roots... if possible. The plant was wintered in my garage. I just need some...

I've had this cactus for about a year now, I bought it from a Chinese lady at a flea market who barely spoke English. All I know about it is that the leaves root readily and that the lady that I bought it from said that it would grow big. Thanks

Index Part 1 - DIY LED fixture (this post) Part 2 - Custom PCB and electronic components Part 3 - Software overview Part 1 - DIY LED fixture I'm in the process of assembling a DIY LED grow light fixture that is remotely and automatically controlled (MySGrowLED) and I thought that it may be...