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  1. nepenthes_ak

    Snow+Polution?

    My 8th grade Physical science teacher had told me that the pollution can be lowered with lower temperatures. I lived in Alaska at the time. He explained that the air was cleaner because 1) their wasn't as much pollution. 2) what ever pollution was their went away with the cold weather (-10's...
  2. NeciFiX

    I Got In A Car Accident

    Well this'll be the second time. I was going to go give my carnivorous plants to Ed --- my boss --- who has generously accepted to take them over the winter since I cannot provide the conditions. I drove with my mother in her newer PT Cruiser up a snowy, wet hill, a lady was on the side of the...
  3. PlantAKiss

    A Different Side of Conservation by Brooks Garcia

    I recently have had an enlightening experience and have put it into story form. I am considering submitting it to a publication but it definatly will go on my new revised web site. I am posting it here to get people thinking...
  4. NeciFiX

    Seed Pods...

    OK I'm a little worried here. My Sarracenia like S. minor 'okee giant' and S. leucophylla 'hot pink' and there might be another have flower stalks with developing seed pods and they were "open pollinated" I believe it's termed, the capsules are still green, and in a month there might be a...
  5. S

    A different kind of conservation

    I recently have had an enlightening experience and have put it into story form. I am considering submitting it to a publication but it definatly will go on my new revised web site. I am posting it here to get people thinking. Bobby Weaver Story: A Different Side of Conservation Since my...
  6. N

    Winterizing outdoor plants

    So our high temperatures dropped below seventy degrees this week and it made me realize that fall is fast approaching. I've been growing CPs indoors for a few doors but put together a small outdoor CP garden for the first time this past spring. So this is the first time I've had to think about...
  7. mmlr38

    New VFT owner with some questions

    Hello there, I just picked up a few plants from Wal-mart the other day. I used to have VFTs when I was a kid, but I haven't had any in a while. I have been reading non-stop since getting the new guys and I think I have a pretty good grasp on caring for them. However, I do have a few...
  8. NeciFiX

    My post office is annoying

    So, My post office thinks it's smart to keep your office open one hour in the early morning. Apparently I need a digital signature to sign the plant over since the mailman hasn't moved his legs in fifteen years! Seriously this cursed post office feels like putting a note laying on the mailbox...
  9. P

    AHH! winter is coming!

    ??? well. last year i bought a VFT and it it was almost winter and it was a really really small plant. and i read in winter it should be outside so i put it in a differ pot outside and after winter it never grew back. now i bought another one. now that i have learned more about it its been...
  10. MrFlyTrap2

    MrFlyTrap2's grow list

    A work in progress of getting everything recorded.... Carnivorous Dionaea Typical Typical (In Culture) B52 (x2) Low Giant Big Mouth Vigorous Sarracenia Sarracenia alata Sarracenia leucophylla (x3) Sarracenia leucophylla 'Tanok' Sarracenia flava Sarracenia ruba 'Canebrake' Sarracenia...
  11. jiana54

    signs of life

    Ok. so with the crazy weather that a few of us had a couple of weeks ago, I had some of my cps covered with snow. Now, some of my vfts and pitchers are shriveled and black. How do i know if it's still alive?
  12. P

    New to Venus Flytraps

    Ok, so i have the Sarr's down. They are exploding with growth in my zone 7 outdoor bog throughout last year and are already sending up flowers and new pitchers this year. So i figure i will try some VFTs(6) in the bog. Well since i got them from this place that grows them outside, i went...
  13. -=Joel=-

    Looking for some hybrid Experts ...

    Hiya, Here is a list of what I have in flower at present. I have a few ideas of what I would like to cross but I would also like some other opinions. This being my first year in trying to create something a little special I would appreciate the input experienced eye. Also, I am unable to...
  14. ChronoKiento

    Weather WTF

    Okay on Thursday the temperature dropped to 33 degrees so I had to bring in my sarrs and my VFT that I had taken out to soak up the spring.. well today.. IT SNOWED. It was only very light! But still.. IT SNOWED.. It is April 7th.. AND IT SNOWED. WTF!! It figures that when I want snow, it never...
  15. Zero

    should a landlard with a plow truck clear the driveway?

    should a landlard with a plow truck clear the driveway? we have about 6 inches of snow on the steps and driveway there is a 80 yr old woman next doorin the same apartment building. should the land lady plow and clear the snow from the steps? please respond Adam
  16. V

    need help

    just got vft and i dont have light or water yet how long can it go with out these cause my dad is going to get them now.... also it is snow outside so what should i do its a about 36 degrees out what do i do
  17. Drosera36

    A walk in the forest and stuff

    K so today I saw the snow bells blooming in my yard, and decided to go to the forest to see the ones there; whether or not they're wild, I dunno. Most likely not, since houses border the forest, so they prolly migrated there. Although, few were actually completely open. Sorta overview Some...
  18. rattler

    this is a dang big state..................

    still mad at myself that i didnt reset the trip counter on the truck but to give yah an idea for now and look up the rough milage later when im caught up from skipping 3 days of work. pic's will follow prolly tomorrow night............ for work Wednesday morning i drove over to Culbertson to...
  19. VFT

    IDEA for Snow?

    You think since i have an overabundance of snow outside, i could take that snow melt it and use it for my plants to water them?
  20. Tony Paroubek

    yay back among the living

    Well after a relatively calm Winter for the first half.. it sure changed fast! COLD and SNOW for weeks!! My computer crashed as well and everything needed to be reinstalled ;x Think I have everything functioning again and will get to the backlog of Emails and orders ASAP now that my system is...
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