spring

Hi all, Quick question about D. brevifolia seed. Basically, I would like to know how cold hardy the seed is. In other words, could the seed survive say a zone 5 winter outside and come up in the spring? I'm thinking no, right? Assuming no, how much cold could the seed from the most northerly...

I have a newbie question with it comes to d. filiformis. I have been growing this plant for years and decided to repot this plant this spring. I noticed about 5 buds and wondered if the plant could be separated into 5 plants? I have always been alittle confused on how to divide this drosera, and...

Anyone know when the NASC auction is this year? I haven't seen many people talking about it. I'm taking an environmental science class and I have to follow an environmental organization throughout the semester and make a speech/report on the progress of the organization at the end of the year...

I figure there's several intelligent people here that might be able to help me out without registering for a multitude of other forums to try and get some insight and suggestions. ;) We used Virginia Tech's soil lab to get a test done on our lawn as it's "Patchy" with a "spring Mix" to put...

It's that time of year again where the temperature is going to get warm to hot. I noticed a few days ago that I might need to get a shade cloth because it is getting hotter where I live. My room right now gets to 75-81 degree which is great for my plants but I know that as the spring come and...

So I discovered that shrews were taking up residence in my bog that has been under cover and under snow all winter. I had set traps last night and caught a fat shrew this morning. I was also able to check out the damage more. The things have dug under several crowns and ate all the roots from...

for my nepenthes.... I think by the end of this week I am going to start putting my chamber into transition mode for spring. During winter time I grow under florescents but once it warms up I use sunlight. My lowlanders hate winter time.......grow slow as hell, crappy pitchers too. between the...

I'm looking to obtain a couple more Neps. I want to get some recommendations before I post a WTB thread or go looking around. Unless I can find some small ones that will fit in a 10 or 20 gallon terrarium for 8-12 months it will need to stay on a windowsill. The only Nep I have right now is a...

I want to expand my CP collection but don't have any CPs to trade with. I do however have an excess of some aquatic plants that I can trade off, some grown emersed some submersed, I will try to specify which. I'm making the list mostly from memory without going down to check the bins at all so...

So my vft will need repotted this year -- the terra cotta pot is falling apart (I keep it outside until we start expecting conditions beyond hard frosts) and the moss growing on the media seems to be dangerously close to rising up and enveloping the vft. Currently, the plant is in the fridge...

Hi Folks: I hope you are making it through this tough winter in good spirits. Some good cheer for you. Our webmaster, Mike Smith, has just uploaded our spring catalog. Please take a look at www.pitcherplant.org. We've got a few new items, but we've had to pull several Sarracenia because of...

Wow. I just battled the old spam folder for a couple days to get on the board :). Hopefully it's smooth sailing now.... Shoveling snow but dreaming of spring. Best

Just received a mixed bag of sarracenia which are just dormant bare root rhizomes what would be the the best method for storage until spring when I can Pot them up. I'm in ny zone 6 unheated garage stays just around the high 30s maybe just maybe hitting the 40 degree mark

As you will quickly realize, this title is sarcastic. I am not the average teenager. Instead of being attached to my phone, I'm attached to my hobbies. Whenever people walk into my room, they are stunned and have no idea such things existed. My room is easily recognizable even from outside the...

I'm looking for a good single species to display in the setup below it. The temps for this one will be in the 65-75 range year and will not get any dormancy. I'm wanting to allow for space for flowers so a keep the stalk height in mind. Lighting will be provided by some LEDs I figure, so...

Edit: Trade Closed Hey Everyone: I have a small portion of U. 'Jitka' for trade. As many of you know, this is a fairly rare cultivar and an interesting cross between U. quelchii (female) and U. praetermissa (male). I'm looking for plants on my want list (and not on my growlist) -...

Since I made such a big deal last year about going the seed route I thought I should a at the very least post a few pictures of the results: Nepenthes ampullaria 'Red' Spider mites had the growth top webbed over before I realized I had a problem but after treatment it is back and producing...

I might have posted some pictures of one of my hamata's early last spring looking all wicked and mean. It responded well to moving into a moss bottomed aquarium with a lid in an unheated room at night but by late May the nights weren't doing the job well enough. I ordered a Magic Chef wine...

Being exceptionally "frugal" (read: meticulously cheap), I have been considering options for repotting this spring. I want to take down several community plantings/mini-bogs and pot out a bunch of Sarracenia separately. I was just about to purchase a bunch of pots from a vendor online when I...

I'm about at that point where I need to expand my Lowland Nepenthes grow area and I'm looking for input to help me avoid possible problems. I'm currently growing them in Exo-terra 24" X 18" X 18" tanks, I've already had to cut a few vines due to height problems and now I'm getting close to the...