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James O'Neill

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  1. Peat is very wet - try to cut back on the water. I let my tray completely dry out for a day and then fill it up again. Wild Dionaea grow in surprisingly dry (though still damp of course) conditions.
  2. Though which would be worst; your head eaten while you are still alive or a slow death while being digested?
  3. I knew we had our saying but I'd forgotten quite what it was
  4. Mantis catches locust, pitcher catches them all
  5. Awesome...bet you I could do all that though :)
  6. Fraid not, Chris, that is Chara algae, nothing to do with bladderwort.
  7. Raining a lot here as well, but it isn't good for moth trapping At leat the water butt is full.
  8. Just spotted another little green dot in the corner, is this another one?
  9. Oh dear...I'll need to try again for the Cobra lily then probably. Seeds of my sarrs look fine, so hoping they might germinate within the next few weeks. Here is the photo:
  10. Hi all I sowed some seeds of U. bisquamata 4 weeks ago. Today I have seen a sign of life in the pot, but I am not sure whether it is a bisquamata seedling or a seed that somehow got into the pot through the peat. To help, what do the seedlings look like, so I can compare? I have been keeping the pot well damp with as much sun as I can manage all day. Another unrelated question - if Cobra lily seeds have mould, are they doomed, or can they still germinate?
  11. Yes, plenty of these little guys in a bog near me. In high summer, the ground is stained red with them.
  12. That is all correct in my mind. I suppose it goes for that I bought 10 seeds that were produced from 2 Dionaea 'Dingley's giant', but since there plants were cross pollinated, the seedlings could end up as different from each other as chalk and cheese. I don't mind - maybe I could get a nice red variation, while its sibling is greener. Likewise, one could have long petioles while the other has short petioles. Plus I can't really call them 'Dingley's giant' as they are not clones. However, when I think about it, surely for 'Dingley's giant', all plants are the same, as they had to be propagated vegetively, so therefore while 2 'Dingley's giant' plants were cross pollinated, all 'Dingley's giants' are the same, therefore the produce will have not much variation. But they still can't be called 'Dingley's giants'! Yes, it is quite confusing.
  13. No, Seb, you make perfect sense, I get the meaning. It's quite interesting...
  14. Ahhh it has started raining...sweet nectar from heaven - well, as far as the plants are concerned.
  15. I don't see why not, as long as the plants came from the area. But remember, if the plants died out once, they could die out again.
  16. The rotundifolia have been long out here, a bog near me is covered in them. they aren't full size though. Also intermedia is just starting to come, while anglica is well on its way.
  17. Wow....it doesn't have as wide leaves as Bains Kloof, does it? it is still nice!
  18. I like the second last one - you should have done her sitting on an N.lowii!
  19. I have to ask; what makes D.rotundifolia 'Charles Darwin' different than the typical?
  20. As long as the trunks aren't thick, the honeysuckle will get a hold by twining around it. Probably the trunk should be no thicker than 20cm. I would start out by supposting it though. When it has a hold, take the support away.
  21. I wish there was an event in Ireland I would love to see others' open days, but it's not very possible.
  22. That's a good way of getting new plants - better than leaf cuttings maybe because you are going to be taking the stalks off anyway.
  23. You saved 6 more of these wonderful plants. Well done! And I just hate the way kids just want to close traps just for the fun of it. They don't know it's bad for the plant.....but still...
  24. James O'Neill

    Feeding VFT's.

    I had a maggot loose and it got caught in one of the traps a few days ago...the trap hasn't opened yet, but that's normal. It is quite entertaining to see what remains the trap has left and what it has digested.
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