hello matt im new here so you have to help me out ,and remember those seeds you where selling to yudelsi yeah im her son and i got them and i hope they germinate:D

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

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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 since being at my house has also sprouted two new leaves, but one old one is dieing. I have noticed that there are two small chuncks taken out of its leaves. I am not sure what has caused these wholes but I think if they get bigger or if more develop I may invest in some insecticide to try and kill the most likely cause. Mites or other small bugs. other than that my flytrap seems to be happy I guess. It has been only one week.

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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 pitchers have actually opened yet, but they dwarf the other pitchers.  I'm not sure if this is normal growth or if the Ceph is especially happy with the new fertilizer I have been using. 

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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 different one.  I went back home a lot then and I could not entrust the care of my roommates.  

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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 death cube sites like Bug-Biting Plants, but it's actually pretty down. EVERYTHING is high quality, clumps are huge, and there are many traps and leaves on the plants. Also, I rescued a Cape Sundew and VFT from Home Depot. I got the worst ones I could find, I actually searched for the ones that looked the worst. Finally, I found one that was like a sick puppy in a kennel. All the leaves were withered, barely any traps, etc. I had to get it, and the guy gave it to me for a discount. When I was repotting, the rhizome was still white, so it had a chance. Now it's in a big, deep pot and I bet it's really happy. The first little bud of green came up today, and I have big hopes for this guy. As for the Drosera...eh, it's fine. Just no dew. Anyways, I noticed another growth point on my Ceph (which is also growing nicely). Seems perfect, huh? Well, think again. This guy, mitch, is really getting on my nerves. Everyone thinks he's the good guy, but he is the most immature little son of a-I think I'd better stop now. A lot of things have been going wrong lately, but my plants are holding together. And that's all that matters over all this CP stuff. My plants are healthy, I'm getting my braces off in a few days, my button quails hatched, and I'M GOING TO VEGAS, BABY!!!

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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 tiny that I need to use a magnifying glass to notice any change to them. Out of the ten that I put in pure distilled water to germinated, only 3 did, and one has died, while seedling #1 is growing well, and seedling #2 is growing very slowly.

This summer has been going by very fast. I cant believe it. But this may be because I'm going on an aviation course all of August, which destroys half of my summer vacation, but who knows, I may have fun. After this course, I get paid $180 so I'm going to buy a new light fixture for my plants! A four foot, T12, 40 Watt per light, dual fixture. I hope this is enough for my plants. Also, I'm going to order a Cephalotus Follicularis from Keehns. I know that I shouldnt because I'm so new to CP's, but I just cant resist. They are so awesome and from the time that I first saw one, I have wanted one badly! Some of my hobbies have been taking up a lot of my time this summer, and I'm slowly getting better at Unicycling! I can now bunny hop 90 degree turns, and unicycling in every direction except backwards! Also, my musical instrument, the Tenor Saxophone, hasn't been touched at all this summer. ( Yet ).


So, there is my first blog. I hope you enjoyed, and I hope I did it the right way! 

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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 little kids. Also, I've gone swimming a couple of times at my grandparents' house. I went to Palm Springs this weekend, going to Vegas for my birthday on July 24th, and I'm getting my braces off in exactly 2 weeks. Right now, I'm reading The Lost World and (surprisingly) the only game I'm playing is The Sims 3 (I got the Ambitions expansion pack). Chickapee, my button quail, grew a feather mohawk which looks really funny. Oh yeah, I'm also playing Paparazzi on the alto saxophone.

So what else to say, except that I'm gradually making the font a lot bigger? I really don't want to write a blog, it's not my "thing", but someone needs to do it.

*shrugs*

*sighs*

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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

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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!

JB

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