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So i went to my parents house Christmas eve. having one of the best ever watching my son open up his new gifts (and daddy getting his new tool set) :) I was just getting ready to sink my teeth into my mothers PRIME prime rib and i get a call from the next door neighbors telling me that my...

Google is celebrating 10 billion app market downloads by having ten premium apps on sale for ten cents for ten days. Ten cents. A dime. Some of these apps are great. SoundHound is pretty amazing, and Swiftkey X is my keyboard of choice and has been for a while. It's also pretty amazing. I...

Hello all. My name is Tim and I'm happy to finally introduce myself to the group. I've been on the forum here and there reading all the great information but never had a chance to give a proper introduction. So here I am. I also got a chance to add my growlist...check it out. I've been...

[/begin useless background material] There's an uncommonly used way to sleep in at my school: Directed study! Basically, you come up with a subject that you're interested in, and if you find a teacher willing to give and grade assignments, you can make it a class. Put it during first hour, and...

Here's my big planted tank; Crowded, huh ? That's not the best part though. Here is the crazy part, the species inside: Adults A. Joergenscheeli D. Fulgens D. Cyanostictum D. Georgiae Fp. Gardneri 'Mamfensis' Juvies/Fry (the ones I've seen yet) D. Cyanostictum D. Georgiae A. Elberti A...

This is William - Tamlin's - wife and I am writing on his behalf since he is not able to. Please excuse the generalness of this but I am trying to reach as many of his friends as quickly as possible. This is taken directly from his writing to me... "Dear Friends, I hope some of you will...

just got this press release from the Museum of the Rockies BOZEMAN – A Montana State University paleontologist and graduate student are part of a research team that unveiled a new species of raptor dinosaur on Monday, Sept. 19. MSU doctoral student Mike Knell found the fossil in southern Utah...

Hi all and sorry for the long post! I just figured it would be better to ask 1 big question and introduce myself at the same time than flooding the forum with 23 identical questions :) I hope you can bare with me! See I've got a big problem. Until recently I was happily...

Well, I saw a couple giveaways stating you must be a thank you member- both of these people are members themselves! It's great to see people no only sharing, but at the same time doing so to those that support this forum. That said. I want gifts! I don't want to know what it is...plant or...

Photos from a local nursery's open house that i'd been greatly antici........ pating for quite a while. I came home with a Sarracenia "Hank", S. rubra x S.lueco, Colorado Giant VFT, A big B-52 VFT, D. roseana, D. regia, and a baby Cephalotus and a D. intermedia from Kristoff. :) On with the...

Got it today from the BE order. In great condition despite i collected it the last Any Tips to Share? INTRODUCING. THE NEW BORNEO SUNSET I WANTED FOR A LONG TIME . A little small for a XL plant but its in gr8T CONDITION. BASAL...

For trade: P. Esseriana Shipped as shown, both pots available, please indicate which pot interests you. <a href="http://s299.photobucket.com/albums/mm317/herrkaleun7/June%2005%202011%20Plants/?action=view&current=IMG_3720.jpg" target="_blank"><img...

With the recent close of the 2011 auction, I thought it might be fun to see what became of some of the plants that we had all won from previous NASC auctions -- the "where are they now?" component. Well, I'll start us off with a couple of arbitrary choices (since I blew a serious chunk of...

starting to get a tad torqued over this whole Obama birth certificate issue and "news organizations" not doing their due diligence..... first let me say nothing would make me happier than it proved a fake and think its absolutely stupid and disgraceful it took Obama 3 years to release it...

Did your mother use a Jalapeno pepper as your first pacifier and wean you straight onto Tabasco sauce at 18 months? Do you use long red cayenne peppers as toothpicks and habaneros as chasers to clean your palette between draughts of fine wine? If so then I’ve got a pepper for YOU! Meet the Bhut...

Hi there! I have a rooted Sabre plant which I'm willing to trade for other Sabre forms (ventricosa x Trusmadiensis) or other plants with Trusmadiensis pedigree. This is a very significant plant: It is about 10 inches tall and about a foot in width. Only serious inquiries only, please. PM me...

In order to participate in the 2010 NASC auction, you are REQUIRED to read the Rules below for both listing and bidding. By making any posts in the Auction Forum, for either donations of items or bids on items, you acknowledge that you have fully read and understand these rules and you represent...

Just wondering how long the peeps around here have been growing CPs as a serious hobby (childhood experiments with the odd vft or S.purpurea are exluded ;) ) I've been growing as a dedicated hobby for almost 6 years now.....my first CP was a D.capensis "red".

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My highland Neps and Helis thrive in my current conditions but I want to get serious about growing a N. Macrophylla. I think I can cover the humidity, daytime temp, and light requirements with my current setup. I need a way to provide a drop in temperatures at night. Cheaper is better and...