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Hello, I'm leaving for vacation tonight but my only problem is I have nobody to water my neps. Because of this I think what I'm going to do is set them in shallow trays with about one inch of water (1/2" for plants with a mix with a lot of LFS in it) I'm only going to be gone for a week and they...

Hello, I'm leaving for vacation tonight but my only problem is I have nobody to water my neps. Because of this I think what I'm going to do is set them in shallow trays with about one inch of water (1/2" for plants with a mix with a lot of LFS in it) I'm only going to be gone for a week and they...

Soylent Green references aside I imagine certain conspiracy theorists will go wild over this: Next-Generation Gelatin Could be Derived from Humans Instead of Animals Something to reflect on over your lunch break today: Scientists are developing a new approach for producing human-derived...

Some of you are probably aware of my fondness for seeds -- and, especially, for seed-grown plants; and here is a selection of Heliamphora, sown 15 June and an example of some grown in vitro from 2009. I have another batch (in the fridge, next to my Guinness) ready for culturing this coming...

I just got this plant today and I was curious what is wrong with it, it seems to have made 3 variegated leaves but otherwise looks healthy. I've got it bagged and not with my other plants for now. I know there are variegated varieties of Nepenthes but usually they are advertised and priced as...

Hey all, I have a number of questions that I would like to be answered, and I have been saving them all up untill now. Just for you ;). I thought I wouldn't waste forum space with about 10 questions in a period of, like, a week. :P Anyway, 5 problems/identifications! 1) My Nepenthes x Ventrata...

I finally adding in my long planned bog! Thanks everyone for all the info. It is 14-18 deep with a peat / sand mix. hopefully the fence will shield the plants from the wind we get sometimes. It's a newer neighborhood, so there aren't a lot of old trees to slow things down. The walkway has a...

I was asking a hobbyist about hand-pollinating pings and his answer surprised me a bit: Whaddya think?

Whoo Hoo Just got a bunch of fresh Trapa Bicornis / Water Caltrop AKA: Bat Or Demon Head Seeds Will trade in lots of 12 Would like to trade for Neps / Plants or Rooted Cuttings Not on my grow list or feel free to tempt me {High Landers ONLY} LMK what you have & how many Lots you would like...

M1 Garands and Carbines are semi-automatic and legal to own in all 50 states, there are tens of thousands of them already here....Garands CAN NOT under any circumstances use a high capacity magazine anyway, your choices are to load it as a single shot or use a 5 or 8 round clip, the bottom of...

Hi all. I've got seven S. purp flower heads with ripening seed pods in them. I noticed today that two of the pods have small holes in them, possibly insect damage. All of the pods are still green. The way i see it I have 3 options and am asking opinions on the best way to go. harvest them...

Sooo... I'm facing spinal surgery. I have five disks that are in various states of herniation, bulging or compression. To compound that problem I had two mris done that found. Had congenital stenosis and my spinal column is half the width it should be. I have a lot of pain and numbness. The...

i was out for awhile today with my fiancee since i was on call for work and was just waiting to be called in, we stopped at the greenhouse supply store up here, and i go in every now and then to see what plants they have...usually good sized S. flava and flytraps, this time they had some huge...

As previously posted, I have terrible, annoying, black bugs that are disgusting and overcoming every pot in my collection. It was suggested that I flood them out, unfortunately, I don't have the water resources to do that. Upon further contemplation, I recalled how they died instantaneously upon...

Welp, I had the Helis with clear containers upturned over their pots to keep humidity in, but I decided I should put them in a terrarium instead. I left this uncovered today on the balcony, but I get the feeling the humidity isn't enough (and don't want to risk killing a bunch of Helis), so...

Oy I have too many plants, made worse by being re-bitten by the orchid bug. I now have 3 shelves full mostly of plants, so here's pics of that and the RO machine (which got moved to the other side of the sink behind the dishes-drying-rack). Oh, and the plants on the window behind the RO...

Hello everyone! I have tried to germinate Drosophyllum probably 4 times over the years and have never had any success at all. I was kindly given another batch of seeds recently to try yet again. This time I decided to trash the "lightly sand and soak" method and I moved onto cutting a tiny...

I'm getting rid of all my collected "stuff", books, rare/weird toys (unopened), statues, etc. and remodelling so I can have room for lots of terrariums again. Well I have this large format HP printer I bought in 2005 for $300 or so that prints full color on paper up to 13" x 20". I never had...

I just don't have the guts to stick my nose into a pitcher and risk a bee or something crawling up my nose. Does anyone know what a pitcher plant smells like? I was just curious. Thanks! Chomp

Hey everyone, i bought 2 Unglazed, typical orange clay pots for 2 of my 6 incoming nepenthes. Now, I was wondering if these clay pots are safe for nepenthes? does anyone else here grow any neps in these pots? Is there any risk of minerals being released from the clay if I use distilled...