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Well I am a little embarrassed that it has taken me this long to replant the CP's of this planter... but what a mess it was under the moss... Here is what it looked like a couple of days after I got it.. So this is what it looked like after I removed the plants... It started growing...

Hi! I'm James an organic gardener here in the PA area where the Amish rule the roads. I'm new to carnivorous plants so I'm ready to learn but if I'm very knowledgeable also on the topics of organic pest control, soil gardening and hugelkultur. I actually work in the gardening industry as well...

Utricularia dichotoma Up for sale is a small plug taken from my parent pot. This is an easy growing terrestrial/affixed aquatic species, growing well in moist to flooded conditions. Small leaves and large bladders produce a mat along the soil surface from which tall stalks grow, bearing 1-4...

2 part question. 1. How deep to you plant your leaf stems? I have a habit of planting deep, with only the leaf exposed. I have a feeling that this increases the survival rate of the leaf, but may take longer because the plant has to travel farther to reach the surface. I have seen others lay...

Maiden's Heliamphoras Some of my Heliamphoras. Some of them are from seeds i produce myself, the others are from Germany, France, CZE and Canadian private growers. A seed grown heli, in normal conditions, take from 3 to 5 years to make his first flower. From my experience, hybrids push flowers...

Not expecting anybody will know this, but it would be awesome if someone by chance does recognize it. Thought Id share some photos. This small leafy plant has been steadily growing with the dews. Its getting bigger and I would like to see it to maturity. A close up. I never saw the seed...

I thought it would be useful to start a thread about growing Begonias from seed, and Begonia dregei, in particular, for a couple reasons. Begonia seeds are tiny, and I think a lot of people assume they are near impossible to grow successfully. Begonia dregei is a really fun Begonia, and one of...

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...

Agapetes serpens and 'Ludgvan Cross' Beautiful "Blueberries". Trade/Giveaway. Agapetes is a genus of Old World (Asian) blueberries which I believe grow in some of the same areas as highland Nepenthes. I think the center of their range may be slightly North, often into the Himilayan foothills...

So about a year and a half ago I started Some S. rubra sbsp rubra from seed from the ICPS seed bank, and at about 6 months I fertilized 1 of the 2 pots with osmocote 14-14-14 four month Flower and Vegetable plant food. I placed 5 pellets evenly apart in the pot, about a centimeter deep in the...

Well I finally got to repotting, eh it's a lot of work. This is my first time repotting and man do some of the soil smell like nasty fart. Is it because of the gas build up? Is this any indication of anything I'm doing wrong? Or is this normal? Thanks!

Around 15 years ago, probably, I gave my mom a rooted cutting of a seedling plant of Nepenthes burkei x truncata (purchased in 1995 as a seedling from Tom Kahl). The plant grew and pitchered beautifully in my mom's kitchen window for years--a North-facing window in the SF Bay Area. The...

Hi everyone, Meadowview's online catalogue is now updated for Spring 2015. Note the that the PDF version is still not up to date, and some pictures still aren't up, but these will be up in the next few days. We have several new offerings, including bulk venus flytraps, bulk mixed D. binata...

I was wondering why more venusflytrap seeds/sundew seeds grow faster or has a higher percentage in water than soil? Is it only me? Thanks in advance Cheers

Ever since a member posted pictures of D. schizandra in the wild I have been reconsidering my soil choice for this plant. In the wild they have a vivid green color. My plants are more yellow in color. My plants are planted in live spaghnum in closed containers. Shortly after seeing these wild...

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...

I have several plants in a Highland Terrarium. I will flush the pots with water every 2 weeks. Is that enough? Also, after this i have tons of water left. Can i reuse this water? Is this flushing of the pot necessarily? I mean I do this because I don't can't really tell if the soil in the pot...

I posted this in another forum on Saturday. Since I'm surprised there have been no takers, at least for the free (for postage) ones, I'll post again here, with a link: http://www.terraforums.com/forums/showthread.php/138190-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...

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...