tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624622011-12-14T19:00:08.364-08:00Garden of Dead BugsA carnivorous plant blog - by Chuck Rossi (chuckr)chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comBlogger941100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-1070922548949682872003-12-08T14:29:00.000-08:002003-12-08T14:29:52.496-08:00Let's see if this works: Baby gifts for new parentschuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-936391632003-05-01T23:36:00.000-07:002003-05-01T23:36:48.743-07:00Grubco | Welcome - More mail order bugs! What the heck is that thing in the grass?chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-936391422003-05-01T23:35:00.000-07:002003-05-01T23:35:41.703-07:00Can O Products - Canned bugs. Can O' Crickets(TM). Don't know what else to say about that.chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-936387622003-05-01T23:13:00.000-07:002003-05-01T23:15:53.000-07:00Insectivorous Plants in the Wilderness - A collection of amazing photos of CPs in habitat and information on a new Japanese photo book. How did he get the picture from inside the pitcher looking out?chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-936383502003-05-01T22:54:00.000-07:002003-05-01T23:40:46.000-07:00Agri-Starts III Carnivorous Plants - These folks are big tissue culture growers of carnivorous plants (and many other plants). Most of their stuff is pretty mainstream, but they have a very cool S. leucophylla variety called 'Titan'(tm). Wish I could find someone to split a 72 pack with.chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-936381772003-05-01T22:46:00.000-07:002003-05-17T01:20:27.000-07:00 [Bug 3512 - Saving details doesn't finish] - This, I need to watch.chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-936381032003-05-01T22:42:00.000-07:002003-05-01T22:42:33.766-07:00killerplants.com - Your Online Source for Knowledge Botanical - I had always heard about this website, but just assumed it was another CP site. Turns out it's a pretty cool general gardening site that's CP aware.chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-917376692003-03-31T15:04:00.000-08:002003-05-01T23:02:07.000-07:00solar water - A solar water distiller. I don't know if this will work in SSJ, but I should give it a try.chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-908846392003-03-17T15:39:00.000-08:002003-03-17T15:51:20.000-08:00Florida waterscapes - Barry Rice put together a nice photo log of his trip to Florida. Not too much exciting in the way of CPs but an interesting travel log none the less.chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-892921562003-02-17T23:22:00.000-08:002003-02-17T23:31:03.000-08:00A WORLD OF PINGUICULA - A pretty complete French site all about Pinguicula. Good growing tips and nice overview of which substrates make the best media for these greasy little plants. chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-890794122003-02-13T23:26:00.000-08:002003-02-13T23:31:43.000-08:00Dionaea photos - Venus Fly Traps (Dionaea) come in all shapes, sizes, and colors. It makes it hard to understand which plant you're after, especially since no one is bothering to register the various names. Here's a list of pretty much every variety of VFT for reference. chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-885561452003-02-04T15:18:00.000-08:002003-02-11T17:19:53.000-08:00Nepenthis Bicalcarata - Nice picture of some ants hanging off the fang of a N. bicalcarata, awaiting certain doom.
chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-885560262003-02-04T15:16:00.000-08:002003-02-04T18:18:42.000-08:00Hot Pepper Wax--Our Products - Yet one more weapon in the arsenal. Death to squirrels and ants. Can also season your burrito.
chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-871399282003-01-08T17:13:00.000-08:002003-01-08T17:49:55.000-08:00 Windowbox Micro-Bog - Kit Halsted has written instructions on how to create an urban "mini-bog". It's even squirrel-proof. Cool. chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-871390742003-01-08T16:52:00.000-08:002003-01-08T16:52:51.360-08:00Sarracenia propagation - Phil Sheridan has an excellent overview of how to "power grow" Sarracenia seedlings.chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-854228642002-12-03T01:43:00.000-08:002002-12-03T01:53:36.000-08:00Superior Enterprise - Yes, a reptile packaging store. The interest to CP growers is for the heat and cold packs that let you ship plants in the winter and summer. It's amazing how many products developed for the reptile trade are useful for CPs. Just goes to show you, nutballs flock together.chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-854228152002-12-03T01:40:00.000-08:002002-12-03T01:40:35.873-08:00CARNIVOROUS PLANT PHOTO FINDER - This guy has taken it upon himself to do his own little version of a Google image search - but just for CPs. His page includes hard coded links to pictures of almost every species of carnivorous plant. It will be a lot of work to keep the links live.chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-854225952002-12-03T01:25:00.000-08:002002-12-03T01:25:36.720-08:00Yahoo! Groups : hometissueculture - Here's a Yahoo Group about Home Tissue Culture. Seems pretty active:The Home Plant Tissue Culture Listserv was created at the request of several tissue culture hobbyists who wanted a site where beginners could share their experiences with other non-professionals or those with limited experience. Our goal is to share ideas, cultures, seeds, chemicals, chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-847891852002-11-19T16:52:00.000-08:002002-11-19T16:53:32.000-08:00E-Trap - I love the net. Here's a "bug zapper" that doesn't zap the bugs into oblivion, but instead just stuns them so they can be collected later! They want you to throw the little dried out buggers in the trash, but for us CP people, this is an excellent way to get feeding material for the plants.chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-847390342002-11-18T18:21:00.000-08:002002-11-18T18:21:10.693-08:00The 2003 Carnivorous Plants of Texas Calendar - Michael Pagoulatos has put together a nice looking calendar featuring native Texan carnivores.chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-843873282002-11-11T15:45:00.000-08:002002-11-11T15:47:38.000-08:00Mutant Pinguicula leaf - Kit Halsted managed to grow a Ping with a mutated leaf. Usually Ping leafs are flat sticky things, but his plant produced a pitcher shaped leaf. Weird.chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-838987332002-11-01T16:41:00.000-08:002002-11-01T16:42:34.000-08:00Giuseppe Misseri, Virtual Gallery - Giuseppe Misseri of Italy does some beautiful paintings of carnivorous plants.chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-838983772002-11-01T16:30:00.000-08:002002-11-01T16:51:45.000-08:00Yahoo! News - World Plants Near Extinction Close to 50 Pct-Study - Something the CP growers of the world already know. The interesting part is that this article used a picture of Sarracenia flava as the accompanying photo.chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-837910672002-10-30T14:09:00.001-08:002002-10-30T14:15:47.000-08:00Another shot from Barry.chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-837910462002-10-30T14:09:00.000-08:002002-10-30T14:09:07.683-08:00Drosera hartmeyerorum - Barry took some interesting pictures of Drosera hartmeyerorum with an emphasis on the yellow, moriform structures that characterize this species.chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-833086042002-10-21T11:31:00.000-07:002002-10-21T11:32:40.000-07:00The Carnivorous Plant FAQ: human digestion - I guess it had to be done...Barry Rice did the unthinkable and experimented with feeding a Venus Fly Trap human flesh. The results are disturbing. Not for the feint of heart....the pictures and description are pretty gross.chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-828615742002-10-11T15:34:00.000-07:002002-10-11T15:36:12.000-07:00Greenhouse Gallery - Ah, to have a greenhouse - or two. This is Mike King's setup in the UK. Just tons of beautiful Sarraceniachuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-828569612002-10-11T13:28:00.000-07:002002-10-11T13:28:25.980-07:00Organic Matter Soil Amendments from Home Harvest® - Another place that carries "Leaf Mold". chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-828308112002-10-10T23:57:00.000-07:002002-10-11T00:48:01.000-07:00Pet Flytrap Discussion Forums - Yet another CP forum. Quite a bit of traffic.chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-828094212002-10-10T14:19:00.000-07:002002-10-10T14:19:32.813-07:00CPUK Forum - A UK based CP forum. Looks like it's starting to generate some traffic.chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-828020792002-10-10T11:25:00.000-07:002002-10-10T11:25:43.566-07:00Greenhouse, Nursery & Garden Center - Mellingers Garden Catalog - Leaf mold! Hopefully this is what Robert Shands was talking about.chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-827816352002-10-10T00:39:00.000-07:002002-10-10T00:41:50.000-07:00This was a post to the carnivorous plant mailing list from an old time CP hunter. Robert has some cool first hand observations about seeing CPs in the wild:
From: reshands@xxxxx.net (Robert Shands)
Subject: growing Cephalotus
If you get out a map of Australia and look at the bottom, you will see
the Great Australian Bight. This is where the Indian Ocean meets the
Southern Ocean. Over chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-827536902002-10-09T12:43:00.000-07:002002-10-10T00:31:21.000-07:00 Drosera hartmeyerorum - By pure blind luck, it turns out I have this plant in my collection - even before it was discovered as a new species. Here are some tips on growing Drosera hartmeyerorum with some nice pictures of the "mystery organs". chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-826429622002-10-07T09:41:00.000-07:002002-10-07T09:41:21.930-07:00Welcome to the Bug Farm - Live bugs and critters to feed your plants. I think they expect people to buy this stuff for their reptiles and fish..chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-823243582002-09-30T11:43:00.000-07:002002-09-30T11:49:30.000-07:00Cartogra: View Photo - I can't get enough of little frogs sitting in Sarracenia. They must think they've found a big fly funnel. chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-823200632002-09-30T09:57:00.000-07:002002-09-30T09:57:17.320-07:00Sarracenia Gallery - A German page that has an excellent overview of most of the most popular Sarracenia varieties with their flowers. Great reference site.chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-822275862002-09-28T00:00:00.000-07:002002-09-28T00:04:44.000-07:00Tree frogs in Sarracenia pitcher Funny picture of little tree frogs living in and on Sarracenia flava - patiently waiting for some poor fly to come along.chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-822122072002-09-27T15:23:00.000-07:002002-09-27T16:40:07.000-07:00Carni Flora - Floriade 2002 - One of the best looking indoor carnivorous plant compositions I've seen. This is from Carni Flora, a commercial CP grower in the Netherlands. They have some nice pictures and information on all the main CP species.chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-820654442002-09-24T15:56:00.000-07:002002-09-24T16:45:34.000-07:00Outdoor Carnivorous Bog Garden construction - John Green keeps a web site about bog gardening with some good starting steps for a smaller bog. If he could just grow something big enough to eat that dog, he'd be all set...chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-820652962002-09-24T15:53:00.000-07:002002-09-24T15:53:27.933-07:00The Garden in the Woods at New England Wild Flower Society - Missed this - a PBS show called "The Victory Garden" did a bog garden episode. Features S. flava and S. purpurea.chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-796287932002-07-30T22:34:00.000-07:002002-07-30T22:34:03.246-07:00Nursery Pots and Saucers from Home Harvest® - Finally found a cheap place for bulk pots and saucers. Now I just need the greenhouse to put them in.chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-786948902002-07-08T11:31:00.000-07:002002-07-08T11:31:16.983-07:00KSL Radio Small Business Resource Center - John Green writes: The other day I heard something on the radio that may be of interest to
those of you involved with tissue culturing. There is (or soon will be) a
sanitizing product that uses ozone to kill germs and bacteria. It's
supposedly very effective and doesn't have any harmful effects such as
creating pesticide-resistant bacteria.chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-781987472002-06-25T16:43:00.000-07:002002-06-25T16:49:36.000-07:00Mepps squirrel tail recycle program can get you FREE Mepps lures - Yes, it's summer and the discussion on the CP list is back to squirrels and how much we all hate them. Someone posted this link, which is just a great idea on what to do with squirrel parts. Now if I can just figure out how to catch the suckers without going to jail...
chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-781689162002-06-25T00:37:00.000-07:002002-06-25T00:37:13.036-07:00Site Note - Back from vacation finally...time to get the blog back in shape. I need to get chuckr.net up and hosted somewhere again. Time to start bugging Tom....chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-763125532002-05-08T11:35:00.000-07:002002-05-08T11:35:04.266-07:00CP database search on "Italy" - We're off for three weeks to Italy and France. The CP database shows all of 2 types of CP found in Italy. Yippie. Why can't we go somewhere good like Alabama?chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-760480962002-05-01T11:59:00.000-07:002002-05-01T12:02:08.000-07:00Welcome to Carnivorous Plants of Texas! - Michael Pagoulatos has put up a new site that has information on CPs in Texas. If you're in Texas, there's a lot of information on bog tours and conservation news.chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-755828372002-04-19T05:51:00.000-07:002002-04-19T05:51:12.356-07:00The Scotsman - International - Rare slug-eating plant stolen - Man, this is quite the international incident...chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-755827092002-04-19T05:44:00.000-07:002002-04-19T05:44:50.320-07:00Slug-eating treasure stolen - This is either a real story, or some sort of "Weekly World News meets carnivorous plants" thing. Someone has stolen the world's only slug eating Sarracenia!chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-754138322002-04-14T23:03:00.000-07:002002-04-14T23:20:44.000-07:00Bullscat---a tail of misplaced priorities - This is bad news...there aren't that many places where Darlingtonia grow and it looks like one of the major spots is being threatened.
Chris Teichreb writes:
As you may recall, Barry re-discovered the site where anthocyanin free
Darlingtonia grow a few years back. These plants were registered as a
cultivar (Darlingtonia 'Othello') and a chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-752529252002-04-10T11:00:00.000-07:002002-04-10T11:04:39.000-07:00Uhaul SuperGraphics . North Carolina - You might have seen those U-Haul trucks around that have pictures representing
each state. North Carolina has a cool one with a Venus Fly Trap and Sarracenia
flava. Here's the U-Haul site for that graphic, which actually does a really good
job of presenting carnivorous plants.chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-751717302002-04-08T11:45:00.000-07:002002-04-08T14:15:57.000-07:00Gardener's Greenhouse - Here's a little mini-greenhouse that could easily be put somewhere in the back yard. I'm still trying to find the best solution for some sort of greenhouse out back. This could be a good way to try and see what greenhouse growing is like.chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-750651452002-04-04T23:35:00.000-08:002002-04-05T08:55:04.000-08:00Salon.com:
Free speech and the Internet; a fish story - The story of an aquatic plant
mailing list and the people who sue it. This is relevant to the carnivorous
plant world as there has always been the freedom for people to discuss things
like dealers who are believed to be unscrupulous and sell plants that may be
harvested from the wild. This lawsuit stinks, because a major benefit of chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-750649252002-04-04T23:25:00.000-08:002002-04-04T23:26:37.000-08:00Chuck Ripper: Cephalotus
follicularis - Another example of a carnivorous plant stamp. This is the original
artwork for a first day cover of a 34 cent U.N. stamp featuring Cephalotus
follicularis. The actual stamp is here.chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-113507962002-04-01T10:57:00.000-08:002002-04-04T23:28:15.000-08:00Amazon.com: buying info: Elizabite : Adventures of a Carnivorous Plant - Well, I just found the first book I'm buying for Aaron. Illustrated by H. A. Rey, famous for Curious George.
Elizabite is a carnivorous plant who eats insects as appetizers and enjoys hotdogs for snacks. Whether it walks, talks, flies, or barks, Elizabite is ready to make a meal of it. Her cheerful, hungry smile and chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-111441582002-03-26T11:14:00.000-08:002002-03-26T13:41:18.000-08:00eBay item 2011959293 - Carnivorous Plants - Artificial Pitcher Plant -
Further proof that you really can find anything at ebay. Your search for
artificial Sarracenia is finally over!
Things have been slow on the carnivorous plant front lately. The biggest news
on the mailing list is the massive flame war going on between the Carnivorous
Plant Newsletter editors and a pissed off hobbyistchuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-107268182002-03-14T01:15:00.000-08:002002-10-11T01:04:55.000-07:00 [Field Trip] - I took some quick pictures of the UC Davis Greenhouse Open House. You can see Barry brainwashing some poor, unsuspecting kid. Silvia, Aaron, and I had a great time - I just wish the Sarracenia were out of dormancy so we could see them. The greenhouse had a great variety of plants and a bunch of nice folks running the show. (Click the picture for more)chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-107238342002-03-13T22:36:00.000-08:002002-03-14T16:35:42.000-08:00Amy Ritchie's Taxidermy - This kid is great - she's doing what she loves and expresses it very well. Figures, she's
also a CP fanatic :-)
Amy writes:
Hi fellow CP enthusiasts!
Since it has been at least two years since I last
participated in this email digest, I wasn't sure if
anyone would remember me. I'm Amy Ritchie .. I used to
make the venus flytrap puppets! I think I was chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-105366092002-03-08T13:36:00.000-08:002002-10-11T01:08:32.000-07:00[Garden Note] - Yes, this is the best part about growing carnivorous plants....seeing all the dead bugs! Click the picture for more.chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-99812462002-02-21T16:18:00.000-08:002002-02-21T16:18:30.483-08:00BOOKS - Carnivorous Plants of New Zealand - Home page of the author, Bruce Salmon. It's just been released.chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-99811832002-02-21T16:16:00.000-08:002002-02-21T16:16:45.780-08:00WHYY 91FM - You Bet Your Garden - Radio interview of ICPS personalities David Gray and Barry Meyers-Rice, which should air Saturday 8 pm Pacific on the 23rd of Feb. It should be archived there for a month or so.chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-97027362002-02-13T17:56:00.000-08:002002-02-14T14:58:25.000-08:00[Garden Note] - Spent all weekend repotting the outdoor Sarracenia and
assorted Drosera that have sprung up around them. I've gone from two "mini"
bogs to moving the plants to individual containers - and one mini bog. Plus I
had a bunch of new plants that were obtained over the growing season that
needed a home.....most notably the S. minor "Tall and Lanky", and S. rubra
'gulfensis' that Ichuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-94985872002-02-07T17:54:00.000-08:002002-02-07T17:57:25.000-08:00Cephalotus Follicularis, Albany Pitcher Plant, West Australian Pitcher Plant - A well organized site with information on Cephalotus. Great pictures and cultivation information.chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-94560032002-02-06T15:50:00.000-08:002002-02-06T15:50:07.740-08:00Ultra Sonic Water Fogger - Humidity is always an issue when growing CPs. These little ultrasonic mist makers seem like they'd be great for the terrarium.chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-92459002002-01-31T14:02:00.000-08:002002-01-31T14:02:23.923-08:00Yahoo! Health - Herbal Remedies - Turns out that Drosera rotundifolia is considered an herbal remedy? Won't catch me drinking it.chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-89413802002-01-22T12:23:00.000-08:002002-01-23T17:39:29.000-08:00[Site Note] - Added a Daypop.com and Yahoo news news feed. I should build out the search string - they are currently looking for: "carnivorous+plant*"+sarracenia+drosera+nepenthes+"pitcher+plant"+"fly+trap"chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-89410662002-01-22T12:13:00.000-08:002002-01-22T12:13:37.903-08:00Alabama :: Events - Michael Catalani reports that The Nature Conservancy is hosting two field trips in Sarracenia country: The Nature Conservancy is holding a field trip to the Roberta
Case-Pine Hills Preserve on April 20, 2002. This 160-200 acre site
contains what may have been the best stand of S. alabamensis plants
ever known to have existed. There is a good possibility the plants
willchuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-87894722002-01-17T12:03:00.000-08:002002-01-17T12:03:35.180-08:00STARDUST Technology: Aerogel - This showed up on the CP mailing list from one of the members (Ron Baalke from jpl.nasa.gov). How it relates to carnivorous plants is a long story, but Ron works with Aerogel and mentions that it would make excellent greenhouse insulation!chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-86982172002-01-14T18:06:00.000-08:002002-01-14T18:09:37.000-08:00[Garden Note] - Gary sent me more information on the Sarracenia flava seeds he sent. Seems pretty clear that the plant is a flava hybrid. Michael Catalani's analysis.chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-85828752002-01-10T17:04:00.000-08:002002-01-10T17:08:26.000-08:00Gardens Alive! SoilGard™ Microbial Fungicide - I found these two products for fungus control at Gardens Alive!. The first one contains Gliocladium virens while Root Boost™ Endomycorrhizal Inoculant doesn't get into specifics of what the beneficial fungi are.chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-85385062002-01-09T06:06:00.000-08:002002-10-11T01:09:16.000-07:00[Garden Note] - A big thanks to Gary Kong for offering some free Sarracenia seed to the mailing list. I'm finally on my way to having some new varieties of S. flava. Gary writes: Here's a pic of how your plants will look at adulthood. As you can see, they're not like your
typical "Coppertop." I received my plant from Rick Moss in New Jersey, who gave them away for
FREE when he stripped chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-84781672002-01-07T01:21:00.000-08:002002-01-07T01:34:59.000-08:00[Site Note] - Paul's written up a Google Image Search scraper. For now, I'll use it to highlight a particular plant or species. It's over there on the left hand side.chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-84419622002-01-05T16:22:00.000-08:002002-01-07T01:34:45.000-08:00[Site Note] - I've added a search box on the left hand side of this blog that will let you search the Carnivorous Plant Database (with the usual nomenclature options). Should be useful.
chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-84411092002-01-05T15:43:00.000-08:002002-01-07T01:34:34.000-08:00[Site Note] - I've begun to add CP news searches on the right hand side of this blog. By using moreover.com, daypop.com, and any other news browsers I can find, I'll try and keep track of any CP news that makes it to the popular media. Big thanks to my buddy Paul Nakada for all the code that helps pull and parse these news search engines. Paul's famous for MyNakada and the Segway Transport chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-84167752002-01-04T15:44:00.000-08:002002-01-05T05:43:52.000-08:00Termitenfalle: Gefräßige Pflanze lockt mit eigenem Fleisch - Wissenschaft - SPIEGEL ONLINE - The original German article about N. albomarginata.chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-84163962002-01-04T15:29:00.000-08:002002-01-04T15:31:28.000-08:00Timber Press: Books on Gardening and Horticulture Jeff spotted information on the new edition of Don Schnell's book over at Timber Press.chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-84163772002-01-04T15:27:00.000-08:002002-01-04T15:30:54.000-08:00CNN.com - Study: Killer plant choosy about its prey - January 3, 2002 - CNN has picked up the Reuters story about N. albomarginata eating termites.chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-84161632002-01-04T15:18:00.000-08:002002-01-04T15:18:27.103-08:00Carnivorous Plant Database - Keeping this link as a reference....need to add a box on main page.chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-83832902002-01-03T13:23:00.000-08:002002-01-03T13:23:46.826-08:00Barnes & Noble.com - Carnivorous Plants of the United States and Canada - Ron reports: The second edition of Donald Schnell's book
'Carnivorous Plants of the United States and Canada'
is coming out this year. Barnes & Noble has it listed
with a release date of May 2002, and a suggested
retail price of $39.95, which will be available
at B&N for $31.96. The new version will be 348 pages andchuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-83830812002-01-03T13:16:00.000-08:002002-01-03T13:16:04.600-08:00Plant has taste for termites - From Ron: Here's an article in Nature magazine about
Nepenthes albomarginata having a preference
to catching termites.chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-83457102002-01-02T08:29:00.000-08:002002-01-02T08:29:54.080-08:00Discover article on Nepenthes of Borneo - This article shows up in syndication at various sites. It just turned up at the San Diego Union Tribune. Pretty cool account of Nepenthes hunting.chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-82847592001-12-30T17:17:00.000-08:002001-12-30T17:27:10.000-08:00[Garden Note] - Today I went out and cut back all the dead (and soon to be dead) Sarracenia pitchers that are in my potted mini-bogs. This seemed like a good time of year to do it...it's been getting very damp with lots of rain and I'm seeing fungus near some plants in the sunroom. Some of the pitchers were still in pretty good shape, but I cut them back and left only the strongest ones still chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-82382732001-12-28T13:00:00.000-08:002001-12-28T13:05:06.000-08:00Linn's: 2001 Stamp Popularity Poll: Commemorative stamp - Vote for the 2001 carnivorous plant stamp for stamp of the year!chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-82382112001-12-28T12:57:00.000-08:002001-12-28T12:57:20.900-08:00New USPS stamp - In April 2002, the USPS will issue a new 10 pane stamp called "Longleaf Pine Forrest". Looks like S. flava and S. minor will be in there. Thanks to John Green.chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-81335282001-12-22T17:45:00.000-08:002001-12-22T17:45:11.290-08:00Google Image Search: sarracenia flava - A quick way to see S. flava and its varieties.chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-81332932001-12-22T17:32:00.000-08:002001-12-28T13:06:08.000-08:00The Carnivorous Plant FAQ: Sarracenia flava - I'm on a quest - I'm trying to find more S. flavas to grow. I have plenty of S. flava var. flava, but need to find more red/copper forms of S. flava. It would also be nice to find an anthocyanin free variety...
chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-80943352001-12-20T23:11:00.000-08:002001-12-20T23:11:09.526-08:00Amazon.com: buying info: The Savage Garden : Cultivating Carnivorous Plants - The bible.... If you could only have one book - this is the one.chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-80942232001-12-20T23:02:00.000-08:002001-12-20T23:02:26.470-08:00Books by Charles Clarke - Clarke's new book is out, but I haven't found an easy way to buy it.chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-80941242001-12-20T22:55:00.000-08:002001-12-20T22:55:48.100-08:00Amazon.com: buying info: Gardening With Carnivores : Sarracenia Pitcher Plants in Cultivation & in the Wild - Ron reports on a new book about Sarracenia:
Author: Nick Romanowski : 106 pages : ISBN 0868404527
Can't wait to add this one to the library...chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-80906412001-12-20T19:49:00.000-08:002001-12-20T19:49:28.076-08:00A plant store parody - You really have to be a plant geek to like this, but man, the number of entries is staggering.chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-80322582001-12-18T17:34:00.000-08:002001-12-18T17:34:18.406-08:00Google Search: Trichoderma
I need to find some of this either mail order or locally. One person found it here: Root Shield.chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-80320812001-12-18T17:27:00.000-08:002001-12-18T18:01:25.000-08:00Sarracenia Seedlings
Kit Halsted has a decent picture of Sarracenia seedlings just as they start to germinate. Good to know.chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-80318572001-12-18T17:18:00.000-08:002001-12-18T17:18:22.716-08:00The Carnivorous Plant FAQ If this is to be a blog of CP info, I can't think of a better first link.chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-77399402001-12-07T15:17:00.000-08:002001-12-07T15:17:01.653-08:00I'm convinced it works.chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462462.post-4624742000-07-12T16:12:00.000-07:002001-12-18T18:06:22.000-08:00I don't think this will work at all...chuckrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382422135568213835noreply@blogger.com