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Post by nimbulan on Dec 8, 2020 15:50:37 GMT
While it is strange for the plants to die after just a year, pygmy sundews do have a limited lifespan and it's normal to lose a few plants each year. Dormancy is considered difficult and unnecessary.
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Post by nimbulan on Dec 24, 2019 17:30:41 GMT
I've grown lemongrass from seed before. The plants got to 2-3' outside here in Oregon which is plenty for harvesting leaves, but you won't get the nice fleshy stalks you use for cooking without a proper tropical climate.
And yes it is quite rare for the plants to produce seed. I'm not sure how the seed producers do it but they must have a reliable method.
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Post by nimbulan on Nov 11, 2018 16:13:25 GMT
That would be cyanobacteria. It's unfortunately quite common in CP cultivation and the best advice I can give you is to try to scrape it off.
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Post by nimbulan on Nov 2, 2018 15:20:27 GMT
D. rotundifolia, D. anglica, and their hybrid D. x obovata. We don't have a lot of diversity here.
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Post by nimbulan on Oct 31, 2018 15:07:28 GMT
Color temperature of lights is not of great importance, but typically a lower color temperature (around 4000k) will provide slightly better results for indoor growing compared to a typical "daylight" 6500k light. Lower color temperatures can make plants more prone to leaning towards the light though.
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Post by nimbulan on Aug 15, 2018 15:38:05 GMT
I should add that while the basic plant import permit is free, the endangered species import permit costs $70 so you'll have to decide if that's worth the cost for one plant.
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Post by nimbulan on Aug 13, 2018 15:48:41 GMT
The APHIS site is unfortunately quite difficult to find appropriate information on. People are always confused about what they need to do. In any case, while normally you wouldn't need a permit for a single plant, the genus Nepenthes is listed under CITES appendix II, which we think requires a permit (it's never clear, thanks APHIS.) You will also need a phytosanitary certificate with a CITES statement (basically certifying that the plant is cultivated rather than wild-collected.)
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Post by nimbulan on Jan 31, 2018 16:31:36 GMT
I wouldn't expect that as a shipping method, but maybe it's a freshly-rooted cutting? Are there any more growth points starting down the stem?
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Post by nimbulan on Jul 14, 2017 19:05:23 GMT
Except there is no smuggling ring, just a single person. While this is a serious matter, the article's getting an almost universal negative reaction from the community due to how it implies guilt by association of the other members of the local CP group (of which I am one) as well as advertising our meeting place to the public. It also gives the impression that growing endangered plants like N. rajah is somehow illegal.
Overall it's a very sensationalized piece that raises more questions than it answers. It seems that a plant smuggling investigation is uncharted territory for the DFW here in Oregon, and I think the writer sees it as a big story to advance his career.
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Post by nimbulan on Jun 4, 2017 14:55:41 GMT
I should add that tiny brown specks can be seeds that did not develop due to failure to be pollinated.
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Post by nimbulan on Mar 16, 2017 16:32:47 GMT
What sort of lighting are these plants getting?
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