Nigel H-C
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What a shame a few of us will be at Hampton Court!!!
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Is that waterfall Sgwd Yr Eira? There used to be a few P. vulgaris around there, though I've not been there in the summer months for I guess 20 years!
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Hi Stephen,
I'd say keep it on the dry side as one assumes that's why they're produced. Kept mine wet just in case and lost it!
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I don't think an incentive is the way to go-surely the reward of having a good journal with diverse articles is incentive enough. I don't have the time to write long articles as I start work by 7 in the morning and am usually still in the office late in to the evening, but its amazing how much you can write down at lunchtime!
We all have to start somewhere and as I said earlier, I managed my first tiny article when I was 12 ish, so with the diversity of plants in cultivation now we are all sure to have our specialities.
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Thanks Tim for the explanation. The society has, as I see it, been through a rocky patch in recent times but things are so much better-certainly with the new journal format which I think has increased the professional and saleability stakes and puts us up there with some of the other societies.
Let's please move on, it's no good going on about why things have taken so long, the bottom line is that we now have a print structure in place with timescales so we know when to expect things. Tim's just taken the role of journal editor on, and he's done a fantastic job (as Phil did), so let's not kick him in the balls.
As I said yesterday, and as Tim has said we need to write more in the way of articles. 8 authors over two journals? Come on, with a membership like ours we can do better than that. I've just looked at the 1985 journals and there were 14 authors + letters. The comparitively small number of plants we had then made it very restrictive, but with the plants in cultivation today we should be able to fill volumes. I know the internet has made it easier to look things up, but use it as a reference tool and write about your own experiences.
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Got the two journals the other week and yes, very professional. A far cry from the journals we had in the mid '80's when I first joined!
I also had to pay £1.19 to get the seed list and yes again, the same happened last year. A friend of mine refused his so I assume it's being sent back. This is a simple mistake and one which causes a lot of annoyance and can also cost valuable members, so can the society please invest in some 'large letter' stamps?
I welcome the change back to two journals per year, but PLEASE can people put pen to paper and write some articles, jeez, I managed it when I was about 12, and can still find an hour to put pen to paper. It doesn't need to be a bloody thesis, just a few lines about how you grow your favourite species will be great, expecially with a couple of photos.
We are all busy people, and it's easy to moan about an apparent lack of action/information, but am sure we can all do our bit.
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Hi Greg,
I used to light my South Americans over winter, but didn't last year and did lose a few. There may however have been other factors at play though!
I don't give any extra light to the tuberous species and they all seem to colour well with the few hours of sun we get more than enough to sustain good growth.
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Hi All,
I have finally had the nursery website updated and as of this afternoon it is now live. I now have the facility for online ordering which should make life much easier all round!
There are still a number of images to go on, but as with all of us I'm waiting for the plants to perform so I can take new pictures.
www.hccarnivorousplants.co.uk
Hope you all like it.
BTW if anyone's going to Malvern next week, do say hello!
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There's a great book called Moss Gardening by George Schenk, if like me you're in to this sort of thing. There a copies on abebooks.com.
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Put me down for a copy! Must say I agree with the comment about comic sans-in design terms it's one to avoid!
Look forward to seeing it.
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Hi Dave,
Yes too much time taken up with bells, lack of budgets, and a certain festival just along from me!
I got the last newsletter, but still no journal for 2008, so was still wondering if anything's come of it? I know Phil was desperate for articles, and sent one in myself to help out, but having been away so much over the summer am somewhat out of the loop.
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Hi Dennis,
I've lost touch recently, has the journal gone out for last year?
Regards
Nigel H-C
Hi folksthe June edition has been sent to postal members and is now available for download from the CPS website.
If you were expecting a copy by post and didn't receive one or if you are an EMember and didn't get an email telling you that it was available for download, please email me at [email protected].
Cheers
Dennis Balsdon
CPS Membership Secretary
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Hi V2,
The pameridea lay their eggs in to the stems, both woody and green (red), towards the end of the growing season as the food supply diminishes and the adults start to die off.
They remain dormant until the spring when they re-appear. I don't remove the old bugs as to do so would be a difficult task due to the sticky nature of the plant!
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Guess I'll sit on my hands again! Thanks Phil.
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Hi Bob,
Still haven't got my copy, who do I contact to get another sent out?
Thanks
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Hi Andy,
As I said at Chelsea, I'm completely jealous! Well done, some fantastic shots.
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Just got back myself. Looking at the line up, I guess I've heard of maybe 2 or 3 % of them. I think Polly's right, must be getting old. Tom, who's 8 seems to know a few of them, but is most looking forward to seeing Madness!
I blame the council myself-bloody Tories!!!
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Thanks Andy, I'll sit tight for now and see if it arrives in the next day or two.
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Hi All,
Anyone had the June CPN yet?
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Hi Phil,
I try to sort something out over the weekend-I've added it to the to-do list.
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Hi Phil,
Sorry to hear you're struggling with the usual malaise that besets I believe most societies. What is the deadline-can we have a date I can work to? I'm fantastically busy at the moment, but could knock together a page or two about something, maybe D. cistiflora or something simillar?
Whats your current email address?
Hope alls well
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Morning Kids,
I've had the Pameridea on my plants for about 3 years now, and yes the population increases to incredible levels by late summer as already stated. However, as with any population, when the food source dries up it crashes and most of the animals die.
When this starts happening you'll notice the adult bugs injecting their eggs in to the stems of the plant. There they remain until the spring when the weather warms up (this summer was great-what a day), and the food source returns. You notice that there are suddenly hundreds of tiny bugs running around the plants once they hatch out, and the cycle repeats.
So yes, you must expect a good number to die off-though the occasional small cricket or similar will sustain those more resillient individuals over the winter months.
I've never tried sending them in the post personally.
Hope that helps
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Hi Andy,
Well done. Mine are still small, so when they re-appear in the autumn I'll feed them up! I use dried blood worm to feed the winter growing species which seems to work well.
Better re-label as well!
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Hi All,
Finally updated the nursery website with the details for this year:
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Having trouble with these Sundews
in Drosera
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I agree, you sometimes see it with South American species as well, especially ascendens, villosa, & graomogolensis. If I see it happening I simply cut the rosette off at ground level and if the plants are adults they invariably grow back from their roots.
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