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Post by jonnyq on Mar 2, 2022 2:35:08 GMT
Greetings! This year I finally released a documentary film that I had filmed in 2016 and spent five years completing. After a few film festival screenings, I've posted the film on FilmFreeway and YouTube for public screenings, so please do enjoy. CAPTIVATED: THE ALLURE OF CARNIVOROUS PLANTS (2021) "Carnivorous plants are celebrated for their unusual ability to trap and consume prey. But these plants can affect people's lives in many other profound ways. Follow the lives of four carnivorous plant growers over the course of one year. See how each person is inspired or influenced in art, community, discovery or livelihood through their cultivation of these remarkable plants. Learn about the wide variety of carnivorous plants found in nature, and the roles that that they can play in our lives and our society. " Featuring Eric Kunz, Matthew Kaelin, Ivan Lacroix and Jonathan Mejia. Directed by Jonathan S. Kui Please see my previous thread for the trailer. FEATURE FILM (runtime 1:18:24) For more information on the film, you're welcome to visit our official website, our FilmFreeway project, and our IMDB page.
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Post by jonnyq on Dec 31, 2017 20:15:08 GMT
Good afternoon, and happy new year! While I'm still heavily into post-production on this upcoming documentary, I did assemble a trailer to give a glimpse of what is to come, though it's still a ways off... In the meantime, do enjoy!
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Post by jonnyq on Sept 9, 2010 0:21:22 GMT
...so I've been trying to find S. leucophylla, but most of the online retailers seem to have the Tarnok variant, but not the wildtype leucophylla...
In fact, regarding the retailers that do[/] have both, the Tarnok is consistently cheaper... Just wondering why that might be? The Tarnok is a mutant form, that creates aberrant flowers, yes? How is it that the Tarnok seems to be more plentiful and available than the wildtype? Does the Tarnok branch off into multiple growth points more readily? Is it more vigorous than the wildtype?
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Post by jonnyq on Jun 20, 2010 1:49:26 GMT
Thanks for the suggestions, all!
My water meter arrived today with the ZeroWater filter... It looks like my tap water is ~41 ppm and the rainwater I've collected (in spite of the debris) is ~8 ppm, which is indeed of little concern. My "rainwater debris" paranoia has been assuaged, and it looks like I suddenly have more plausible watering options than previously, so thanks again!
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Post by jonnyq on Jun 19, 2010 19:15:13 GMT
...on our DVD, "Grow Carnivorous Plants" volume #1. ...which, as a fellow amateur, I strongly recommend.
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Post by jonnyq on Jun 16, 2010 3:03:27 GMT
Hi Mr. Dallas! I noticed your thread on this subject, and I'm assuming you watched my segment on water in the DVD. I don't think I got into the chemistry too much in the video, but the minerals that are the problem for cp are calcium and magnesium. They tend to change the pH of the soil and plants absorb them. Ahhh... I see... Hence your demonstration of the pool pH strips. So it's not that the pool strips and the meter need to be used in succession to test for different aspects of water quality, but rather that each is an alternative method for essentially testing the same thing? Ahh... So as long as ppm<50 I shouldn't have to worry about ancillary tests to determine what ions those parts per million actually are, per se... (btw, my mention of aluminum stemmed from a discussion I found on another forum regarding the use of dehumidifier water. There was some concern that aluminum tubing through which the water passes may be introducing aluminum into the water. There was then discussion as to whether or not aluminum was actually detrimental to cp health... In either case, I'll likely stick to collected rainwater for now. ) That's outstanding to hear... *whew* I shall indeed look into that, thanks again!
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Post by jonnyq on Jun 15, 2010 2:27:29 GMT
Greetings,
So there have been several threads on CP water quality, so I just thought that this might be the time to throw my hat in...
Is there a list of tests that should be run on water to determine its suitability? Dissolved solid ppm using a digital water meter is, as I understand it, a good start (although i'm not entirely clear as to what solids they are testing for...?), but are there more specific tests to run in ADDITION to these? Sodium, calcium, aluminum? Are there specific tests for these, or is this what the water meter tests for...
As I understand it, from best to worst for CPs:
Distilled water -> rain water -> RO water -> all else at own risk
...with the "all else" including your local documented tap water, and even water from household dehumidifiers, which seems to have both strong proponents and strong opponents...
(Right now I'm using distilled, and collecting rainwater in a motley array of plastic containers... but I'm concerned that the myriad of dirt/debris that blows INTO the collecting containers is introducing more dissolvable solids into the rainwater...)
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Post by jonnyq on Jun 15, 2010 2:16:25 GMT
Ahhh mealworms... They serve them deep-fried with cinnamon and sugar at the Audobon Insectarium in New Orleans... They were delish...
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Post by jonnyq on Jun 14, 2010 2:53:35 GMT
Stunning shots... Bravo!
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Post by jonnyq on Jun 9, 2010 23:53:02 GMT
Just a followup... @ jdallas - I don't think you've opened my PM, so I'll just say here that the DVD was fantastic, and "The Savage Garden" was a priceless suggestion... I'm in the middle of Adrian Slack's "Carnivorous Plants" right now... So, I took all of your suggestions, and decided to run the whole nine yards... Some of you may have seen my Stewart Salad bowl in the Dionaea thread, but here are some more recent Sarracenia pics... Thanks to a small nursery on the west coast, I was able to enhance my bowl from a single young rhizome, to a small cluster of adult(ish) plants... The whole setup. (As the tag says), S. purpurea ssp. venosa (As the tag says), S. purpurea ssp. purpurea (As the tag says), S. rosea S. purpurea ssp. purpurea f. heterophylla The venosa had the first catch of the group... Every now and then, flora trumps fauna. If I can keep these guys happy and alive through a dormancy and back, I may seek to try and grab a venosa var. montana, and actually look (possibly in vain) for a rosea f. luteola... Thanks for the advice, all!
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Post by jonnyq on Jun 3, 2010 0:40:37 GMT
THose wacky traps... are they supposed to be like that and do they catch things? they are cool non the less. I believe I've read that the traps aren't functional and that the plant itself is a bit difficult to maintain, i.e. not vigorous?
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Post by jonnyq on Jun 2, 2010 0:37:36 GMT
Thx for the comments! @ tonge - I did consider sundews, but as a novice, I didn't want to bite off more than I could chew... This year was my plunge into S. purpurea (and, shortly, S. rosea). Next year I'll dive into an S. leucophylla and perhaps a few sundews... (I've always loved the look of D. capensis)... @ steve - Ah the pesky garden zombies... I do have a question for you (and anybody else who might also have an opinion.) Right now there are two drainage holes in the bottom of the bowl. Even with top-watering once/twice a day, I'm having drying problems. (In fact, even though the media is moist, the purpurea petals tragically dried up today. None of the leaves or Dionaea were affected...) I'm thinking about transferring the plants and media to a water tray (i.e. sealing the big plastic bowl into a water tray, moving the rest of the plants/media in a smaller bowl.) Just wondering what your thoughts might be on this idea?
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Post by jonnyq on May 30, 2010 15:37:42 GMT
Greetings! Where in NY are you?
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Post by jonnyq on May 30, 2010 1:46:41 GMT
Caesar may have his salad, but I was far more inspired by Steve Stewart's "Carnivorous Salad" post (also in this Dionaea thread)... icps.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=dionaea&action=display&thread=3682...and decided to try my hand as well. It's a lot more rudimentary than Mr. Stewart's salad, but being fairly inexperienced as I am, I figure that it's a start. (In hindsight, I would have used more sphagnum peat and I probably would have used a water tray underneath instead... Still, many thanks to Mr. Stewart for his inspiring pictures... Yes, that's a zombie in the background. A ring of five Dionaea surround my first S. purpurea That brown spot ringed by what I assume to be cyanobacteria is the resting place of a second S. purpurea which dried out in a 91 degree heat snap a few days ago. I was out of state for about four days during which my wife did water, but the bases of all of its developing leaves had turned brown. That was three days ago; that brown spot is what's left... I'm hoping that it will bounce back...? The first catch. The S. purpurea is almost there. (This question should probably go in the Sarracenia forum... but since you're here I'll ask anyway.) I purchased this from the west coast as an S. purpurea with no ssp specified... I'm assuming that it's either an ssp venosa or venosa/purpurea hybrid (ne "mutt") of undetermined parentage. Is there any way to distinguish/identify? My first pitcher. Ever. I'm delighted. This seems to be a pretty young plant, no? I was expecting the pitcher to have a more pronounced purpurea shape...? Mr. Stewart, if you're reading this, thanks again!
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Post by jonnyq on Apr 30, 2010 0:14:59 GMT
Quite a collection! Do you grow all of these outdoors? (And welcome aboard!)
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