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Hello everybody, How soon after collecting my own Drosera seeds should I sow them..? Would a spell in the fridge help with germination at all..? Or should I store them till next spring?, if so, how is best to store them.? The seeds I have collected (From my own plants) are Drosera rotundifolia, Drosera intermedia, Drosera anglica and Drosera Filliformis. Sorry about all the questions, this is the first time I've collected seed.! Cheers.

Well done to Andy "Loakesy" for his winning entries in the allotment show, especially winning the cup. I also had bit of success in our Horticulture Society show earlier in the month. No cup for me unfortunately (only cash prizes of £1.50 & £1.20 ) but it was great to get the appreciation from non-CP'ers. I normally enter runner beans, courgettes and marrows but hadn't been able to grow any vegetables this year so, like Andy, I had to come up with an alternative. I had one or two interested enquiries about the plants and this seems like a great way to promote CPs to a wider audience. (Click photos to enlarge) 1st prize 2nd prize both together with other entries (Apologies for the quality of the D capensis photo, it was too dark in the village hall without flash and with it there was too much reflection from the "prize label") cheers Gaz

Hello, it seems I have caught a lucky moment to be able to read and post here again. To be honest I can hardly believe my luck! I´ve had very bad problems to load CPUK into my browser at all (different browsers in fact). Usually I get the error messages "server not found", "server does not respond", "server time out". It has nothing to do with the board software and Andy did everything possible to help me. The problems can return. So, if you wonder where I am, the above described problem is guilty. *sigh* Okay, let´s go to the more comfortable things in life. :-) Oh, btw is Daniel O. perhaps anywhere around? He should see this! I show you Drosera tomentosa (var. tomentosa - if this is still a valid taxon) which develops its famous furry flower scape. This time everything works perfect, Dani! Love these white hairs! <3 The pics are taken with my stepfather´s new digital camera, a Panasonic Lumix TZ 31. I´ve had it in my hands for only an hour... ;-) Still need some time to play with it! Hope, you like the plant as much as I do. Thanks again, Dani! Bye bye Andreas

Hi All, Compilation of good pictures of August..Just for the eyes =) Drosera microscapa Drosera ericksoniae x pulchella Drosera falconeri x ordensis Drosera kenneally Drosera graomogolensis Drosera admirabilis Népenthes villosa Népenthes flava x sibuyanensis Népenthes hamata Népenthes tentaculata Népenthes fusca Népenthes kampotiana Népenthes veitchii bareo Népenthes maxima lake poso Népenthes glabrata upper Népenthes ventricosa Népenthes bokorensis upper Népenthes bokorensis lower Népenthes x Tiveyi spathulata x (stenophylla x lowii)

Can anyone tell me, which period of the year is the most suitable to make some Drosera (for example: D. slackii, D. hybrids etc.) leaf cuttings? What are your experiences?