By michijake -
Location: Northern Virginia, USA (Zone 7b)
Posts: 140
Joined: Mon May 17, 2021 1:36 am
Location: Northern Virginia, USA (Zone 7b)
Posts: 140
Joined: Mon May 17, 2021 1:36 am
- Mon May 17, 2021 6:22 pm
#381390
Hi all, I'm excited to join yet another group of plant people! I've been growing CPs for about 10 years although there have definitely been "off" periods during that time since I've been moving around a lot. I plan on posting my grow list soon, but this spring is the first time in years I've been able to grow plants outside, so... my collection is definitely growing. Butterworts are probably my favorite genus although the spring weather and outside access has me addicted to temperate sundews and sarracenia at the moment.
I'm located in Northern Virginia, which I am convinced would be CP heaven if only our soil wasn't solid clay. Oh well, I'm getting pretty good at creating mini bogs in my backyard (including one in an old pedestal sink!) and they do seem to love the weather here. This season I successfully overwintered an S. 'Judith Hindle,' an S. x 'Yellow Jacket,' and two VFTs sitting on my back porch. Oddly I also lost one VFT that was sitting in the same tray as one that survived, and was likely a clone of it since they were both Home Depot rescues. Oh well.
Currently I'm focused on building some cages for my mini bogs since a squirrel or chipmunk has been digging up some of VFTs (argh). I'll post some pics when they're done in case that's helpful to others.
Looking forward to chatting!
I'm located in Northern Virginia, which I am convinced would be CP heaven if only our soil wasn't solid clay. Oh well, I'm getting pretty good at creating mini bogs in my backyard (including one in an old pedestal sink!) and they do seem to love the weather here. This season I successfully overwintered an S. 'Judith Hindle,' an S. x 'Yellow Jacket,' and two VFTs sitting on my back porch. Oddly I also lost one VFT that was sitting in the same tray as one that survived, and was likely a clone of it since they were both Home Depot rescues. Oh well.
Currently I'm focused on building some cages for my mini bogs since a squirrel or chipmunk has been digging up some of VFTs (argh). I'll post some pics when they're done in case that's helpful to others.
Looking forward to chatting!
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