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  1. P

    Starting a bog garden

    I'm planning on starting a bog garden for carnivorous plants (mostly Sarracenias) in my yard but I had a few questions before I set it up and start buying plants. Several tutorials I found said to perforate the liner at the bottom and several said to leave it intact. Some tutorials also said to...
  2. Monkey

    Got my first Begonia!

    Hi all, I've been seeing a lot of begonia talk recently and it had me itching to pick one up. Next thing you know I'm at my local garden store buying perlite and there it is! Marmorata Wish me luck!
  3. T

    Darlingtonia wilting

    Today I noticed that my Darlingtonia appears to be wilting. The mature pitchers as well as the developing ones appear to be drying up. The plant looked fine just a few days ago. It has been overcast the last few days and it rained a few days ago, so I haven't watered the plant in a few days...
  4. R

    For Trade: Cuttings, Plants, Keiki from my Mom's (non CPs)

    I was over at my mom's, partly to get a picture of a Begonia, and I broke a piece off that plant by accident. So I decided to gather a few things and make it interesting. Here's what I left with: 1) Kalanchoe 'Pink Butterflies' 2) Calceolaria mexicana seedling (annual, reseeds) 3) Begonia...
  5. Not a Number

    Drosera trinervia seed (ca. 25 seeds) (Tanukimo $15)

    Drosera trinervia Stormsvlei Kloof, RSA seed - at least 25 seeds. This winter growing South African Sundew is one of the easiest to cultivate of the winter growers. It has the distinction of being the widest ranging of all the South African Drosera species. I find the seeds fairly easy to...
  6. Sashoke

    S. flava withering and deformed?

    So I got 2 divisions of mature S. flava from a giveaway, and for a few weeks they were all making new good growth, lots of flower stalks (which I trimmed off) and lots of developing pitchers. However recently as the pitchers have just about to open, they turn brown and slope downwards, then...
  7. fredg

    A solar pump fitted to a Darlingtonia tray - Prototype

    I gave into temptation and bought a small 9v water pump and solar panel from Amazon for the extravagant amount of £5.89 ($9.11). I made a holding frame from scrap wood and a couple of metal angle brackets for the panel so it's angled at 45°. This I've clamped to the ridge of the greenhouse. The...
  8. D

    Step by step transplanting guide..

    I know everyone has their own way of potting plants... I searched the forum on how to repot, transplant, replant CP's I came up with 1 and the caresheet link didn't work.. http://www.terraforums.com/forums/showthread.php/86748-Advice-to-the-new-trappers?highlight=potting+venus+fly+trap I...
  9. I

    Any cause for worry? Nepenthes bottom 2 leaves turning black from tip.

    I have a small N. Burbidgeae which I received in the beginning of December and just recently the 2 most bottom set of leaves are turning black from the tip. I know it's normal for bottom leaves to die off, but usually they die off as brown, don't they? During the day the temperature is ~90F...
  10. flasker

    Need help: how to grow young cephalotus seedlings

    I am growing very young cephalotus seedlings. I use 1/3 sand, 1/3 perlite and 1/3 peat for media. I use 2 pots: a pot with media and holes and this pot is inside another pot with a little water so it can hold a little water for high humidity. I put the pot in low light now for few days then...
  11. ignis

    coconut fibers for mexi-pings ?

    hello, I just want to know if somebody had already try a substrat for mexi-pings with 100% coconut fibers.... or less than 100% but a big part of his mix... and what kind of results ? personnaly, I already try a lot of differents kind of mix.... and for the moment, the one I like more, is...
  12. F

    Lava Rock for Pings?

    Hi! It's been a while! After browsing the web I've found a lot of really neat lava rocks with pings growing out of them. How is this done? 1) How big does the lava rock have to be? 2) Does it require ANY soil? (I find myself having a lot of issues with peat or sand. I do well with almost...
  13. R

    Begonia bogneri: terrarium plant, miniature, epiphyte, grows in sphagnum

    Begonia bogneri is a very odd Begonia, as its leaves are grasslike, and it's a miniature. It's a plant from a warm, wet part of Madagascar. It's tuberous, although it does not have an obligate dormancy, grown indoors. For whatever reason, it's gotten a reputation as a difficult plant, tends...
  14. S

    Caring for Neps with Damaged Roots?

    So long story short I recently received a robcantleyi x hamata with a relatively fragile root system that I suspect was damaged during the whole unpackaging/potting process. It's been about a week and the growth tip is visibly progressing but the bottom most leaf is now yellow. Probably due to...
  15. T

    New to the scene

    I am brand new to the Drosera-growing scene, and have started out with a tiny little terrarium, which I'm currently rather proud of. At the moment, I'm sure I don't have enough light for my plants, but I'll be getting a better bulb on Tuesday. The old bulb I've had them under for the past day...
  16. R

    Propagation of Passiflora foetida by cuttings and seeds

    Passiflora foetida has intricate sticky bracts around its buds, flowers, and fruits. It can definitely trap insects there, but whether it fits the standard definitions of carnivory is dubious. Some claim yes, but it seems that the consensus at the moment is that Passiflora foetida is not...
  17. R

    Aristolochia macroura giveaway (a Nepenthes wannabe)

    I know a lot of people who grow Carnivorous Plants also grow Aristolochias. I'm always surprised that more don't. These I'll send for postage. I am also looking for trades, for Nepenthes plants, seedlings, cuttings (rooted, unrooted). See also my other post...
  18. flasker

    Darlingtonia in Perlite

    I deflask and grow darlingtonia in perlite and pure water. So far so good. There's no mold & bacteria and they seem happy. Next step will give them a very little fertilizer or amino acids. If they don't like it then move them to sphagnum moss. :banana2:
  19. pygo

    Pygo's Nepenthes

    Hi all ^^ Im back with new very very small collection with 90% of seedlings Maxima mini on perlite Jacquelineae Nigra [(Tobaica x ovata) x veitchii)] x [(lowii x veitchii) x boschiana] (Maxima x talangensis) x (maxima x veitchii) to be continued ;)
  20. F

    What to grow with this tray?

    I found this nice-looking acrylic tray about 1.5 inches deep on a sidewalk recently. I filled it with peat and perlite and let it wash in the rain in the last few days. However, as I'm new to growing carnivorous plants, I'm not sure what CP plants would this tray be good for growing with such a...
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