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Trap death

Kac — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:47:42 +0100

Pinched off a dieing trap today. I'm not sure if that was the right thing to do.

Kac CP adventure

Kac — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:35:12 +0100

I got my VFT last week from flytrapstore.com it is doing pretty well on my south-facing porch. I make sure that there is a little bit of water in the pan under the pot and water my VFT (Kramit) about twice a day because it gets about 95-100 degrees here in good ole Georgia. I fed Kramit a Centipede last week. I think that this was a bad idea because I'm pretty sure that the bug chewed a bit on the inside of the trap and now there is a small black whole on that particular trap.

Kramit sRead More...

Cephalotus progress (Summer 2010)

Brad — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:00:00 +0100

Unfortunately, this spring I was too eager try to my hand at growing Cephalotus outdoors. My poor Cephalotus experienced temperatures into the 20's F and dropped almost every single pitcher. (see pics below). This is the main reason I haven't had an update on this project.

I'm relieved to say, my Ceph has completely rebounded with at least 2 new growth points and is now producing the biggest pitchers I have ever seen. None of the 3 monster piRead More...

New Additions to the family

Yamy — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 23:20:06 +0100

So I recently got back into alternative gardening, which is my carnivorous plants and my air plants.

Side Story:

Last fall I moved to Monterey for school and hauled my VFT and Pitcher plant along with me, too. It proved to not go well for me. Having to adjust to a new environment and going to a new school, basically, living a new lifestyle did not suit my little guys. Plus I was moving them around constantly, from one environment to a completely differentRead More...

Getting On My Nerves

Roey Benjamin Marcus — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 00:02:59 +0100

Wow, so much has happened. It seems like here, I get to express how I feel, with no excess BS from anyone else until I'm done. Well, first off, I've finally decided to create my bog (which is technically just a big Sarr pot, I can't dig a hole). I got the durable plastic pot, ordered a gallon of peat and a gallon of CP mix, everything's under control with that. This guy I met, Jacob Farin's friend, he recommended California Carnivores to me. Originally, I thought it was one of those evil deatRead More...

My First Blog

Andrew — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 12:01:30 +0100

I have had my 'Red Dragon' and 'Low Giant' for a month now, and my 'Red Dragon' is doing extremely well. On the other hand, 'Low Giant' isn't. It's down to three traps, and one is dieing. I have no clue why though, because it receives the exact same conditions as my 'Red Dragon'. This confuses me. If you check out my thread in the "General Discussions" section, there are pictures posted. You can also click the link here. Also, a couple of my D. Burmannii seeds germinated. They are so tiRead More...

Cephalotus

Roey Benjamin Marcus — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 22:27:30 +0100

Well, it's, what, the 3rd day since I got my Cephalotus Follicularis. It's doing really good, there's a new growth point, coloration's great. All my other plants are doing pretty darn great too. I wonder if N. Truncata leaves are supposed to be shiny? Either way, it's healthy. Drosera Intermedia's not doing so well outside, though.

Really, it's been pretty chill so far this summer. No summer camp, though. I'm helping my mom by taking videos of end-of-the-year concerts of the littlRead More...

Easy Nepenthes To Grow

doku — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:22:33 +0100

By easy, I mean that these Nepenthes have proven to grow well in very harsh weather, well, what I believe to be harsh for these tropical plants.

Down to 10% humidity in the summer

Temperature highs of 110F and lows of 35F

(They are, of course, protected from hot afternoon sun and frost in the winter, but they do feel these temperatures. Misting in the afternoon helps cool down the plant if concerned that it is too hot.)

My preferred soil is pure long fiber sphagnumRead More...

Blog Post...

JunesBug — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 16:36:24 +0100

Ooh, cool, a blog! So...nothing much to report yet...think I'm gonna go tend to my Judith Hindle right now...Keep you updated! Later!

The Bloom of a Flytrap

159asf — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 06:25:01 +0100

This should totally be the new cover of flytrapcare.com! It's glossy and I made it myself!

The Deal with Dormancy

FaithM — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:23:23 +0100

(Venus Flytrap Dormancy) What is the point of dormancy? The leaves are black and not much to look at. Weird, huh? Dormancy is kinda like carnivorous puberty or something like that. NEVER EVER throw out your plants just because the leaves are blackening. I've heard some people put it in a fridge or something like that. It's weird. BUT it's normal! It's gonna grow up to be a HUGE plant. Your plant won't go through dormancy if you raise temperatures and keep things humid. However, this will NOT Read More...

flowerss

Liuriam Carrandy — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 23:27:05 +0100

my venus fly trap grew some white flowers ... i should cut them off???

Audrey II

Stacy — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:36:26 +0100

I received my first venus fly trap from the Flytrap Store, this afternoon. It is an awesome little red plant. As corny as it is, my daughter and I named it Audrey, after the plant in Little Shop of Horrors. We are very excited about growing this little plant. I would have loved putting it in the sun light for a while this afternoon, but its raining. Maybe tommorrow.

Fertilizing Heliamphora

Matt — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:22:59 +0100

I've been using Maxsea 16*16*16 at a concentration of 1.5 teaspoons/gallon on my Heliamphora nutans and Heliamphora minor for about 6 weeks now. I've been drenching the soil thoroughly every 2 weeks and then thoroughly drenching with distilled water about every 4 to 5 days. They seem to be responding very well to the fertilizer. The H. nutans is doing much better most likely because it's been established a month longer than the H. minor which is still likely getting over shipping and transplaRead More...

My Venus Flytrap blossoms in January!!!

craigieboy82 — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:49:23 +0100

Couldnt believe it when I saw a flower bud pop out in late January! Is this right?

Dionaea "A2" by Henning von Schmeling - Parent of B52

Matt — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 16:56:10 +0100

Until recently I'd never even heard of the Venus fly trap clone "A2" developed by Henning von Schmeling. I was exchanging some emails with David Conner and he mentioned it in passing. I was immediately interested and went on the look for a trade. I was able to secure myself a clone from the very generous Jeremiah Harris of the Colorado Carnivorous Plant Society.

I received the clone in the mail today, January 16th, 2010 and immediately potted it up. It's a ratheRead More...

nepenthes seedlings!

Devon Blomquist — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:00:07 +0100

    Ok, so a couple of months ago I ordered nepenthes seeds from ebay. When I got the seeds, I forgot to plant them for about 2 weeks.. then I finally did. When I opened the packet, the seeds didn't look good to me, even though I've never seen nep seeds before. So I planted them anyway, and to surprise, they sprouted!

    They are N. Maxima, but the funny thing is, is that the seeds I ordered were not N. maxima, they were Read More...

Weights

thebigfelly — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 11:02:23 +0100

Got some dumbells today with 20Kg weights time to pump some iron!!!

My new Heliamphora minor X heterodoxa

Matt — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:13:16 +0100

I've been interested in Heliamphora for a while now. The fact that they're somewhat hard to find in the US along with the fact that they're very expensive when you do find them has prevented me from buying any until now.

I finally splurged and got myself a nice one for Christmas. I actually got quite a few other seedlings as well just a week ago, including two Heliamphora pulchella, one Heliamphora minor, one Heliamphora heterodoxa and one Heliamphora nutans. I got thRead More...

Heliamphora minor, red form

Devon Blomquist — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:26:21 +0100

Hello everyone again, I'd like to share some photos of my heliamphora minor 'red form' with you today, and talk a little about it. This is my only heli, and I love it. I'll be getting more heli's over time, but right now it's just this little guy with me. :) This is a heliamphora minor Auyantepui, or red form. It is more of a lowland species of heliamphora so it tolerates warmer conditions. It get's red really easily, wich is what I love about it. This heli also divides often, mine hasn'Read More...