marcus_r Posted September 9, 2015 Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 Hi all! I've grown carnivorous plants (in their hundreds—mainly Utricularia, Sarracenia, Drosera) for 10+ years—but that's a while ago, when I still lived in Bonny Scotland. Some of you might remember me from the mad chase for Slack's Sarracenia cv. 'Lochness' which was believed to be lost. (I found it, after more than five years, in 2005.) In 2008, I had to give up my large collection when I moved to the US. I still live in the US, but I'm frequently in the UK and in Europe. I'm finally getting back into CPs now, although I don't think I'll be able to go as crazy again as I used to. I was in the CP listserv back in the day. (Anyone remember that?) I think I was a member of this forum once upon a time, but if I was, my account fell prey to the Great Purge ;-) so I signed up anew. I'm hoping to reconnect with some old friends online, and make new ones. I've got a bunch of nice Sarracenia for a start, including some six month old Sarr seedlings I started; a handful of Mexican pings, a few Drosera and and terrestrial Utricularia, a tiny ceph, the obligatory VFT—all courtesy of old and new friends. I love this community. I hope it won't be too long before I can give back to it. I'll post a grow list when there's a point to it. Looking forward to chatting with you! Cheers, Marcus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Anderson Posted September 9, 2015 Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 Hi Marcus, great to see you on cpuk. I'm sure your collection will soon grow, good to hear your back into growing these fascinating plants. Mark 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMHoff Posted September 9, 2015 Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 Welcome back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnivine Posted September 9, 2015 Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 Welcome back to CPUK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcus_r Posted September 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 Thank you, thank you all! And, Hi again, Mark! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoLongFairWell Posted September 9, 2015 Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 Welcome back to the hobby Mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcus_r Posted September 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 Thanks, Richard! Cheers, Marcus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcus_r Posted September 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2015 (edited) Oh, wow, look: I found a trace of my previous presence on this forum, from 2005—so, from before I quit CPs for seven years! http://www.cpukforum.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=9119&hl=%2Bmarcus I had forgotten about getting these plants in the benefit auction, until I just stumbled across it now. Wow, blast from the past! Edited September 10, 2015 by marcus_r 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoultsy11 Posted September 19, 2015 Report Share Posted September 19, 2015 welcome back, How much has CPUK changed since 2005? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcus_r Posted September 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 It changed a lot—just like the whole community. So many more people seem to be involved now. And so many more resources (both for information and plants) are available. It's quite exciting who active the scene is! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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