I'm impressed. Someone gave me one of those and it died
after transplanting. I don't think I got all of the agar off.
The Tree Farm on El Camino near San Antonio has a couple of racks
of VFTs in tubes, as well as some orchids in tubes. The display
mentions sundews and sarracenias, but I didn't seen any in the box.
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>>I have been toying with the idea of building a small outdoor greenhouse,
>>say 6'x8'. I think it would be much better for the plants, especially
>>the S. leucophylla and D. muscipula. Unfortunately, my local squirrel
>>population makes the growth of unprotected outdoor plants a risky
>>proposition. The critters are always digging about trying to find or
>>hide nuts. I would appreciate hearing about any experience that anyone
>>has in building and operating such greenhouses.
Heh heh, let me tell you about squirrels....
If you know Geoff Wong, you know he has his outdoor plants under
screenwire. I live just down the street, and have the same. My
girlfriend lives in Mountain View, and does the same. A few hints.
a) save the hair from your showers and sprinkle it in your pots,
this is supposed to keep squirrels away. So far it's been working
for me, but we'll see how it does when spring comes. b) the bluejays
are worse than the squirrels. c) a topdressing of live, wet, soggy,
spahgnum seems to deter squirrels (but not bluejays) as they don't
like either the taste, feeling, or smell of it. d) squirrels LOVE
to eat butterwort leaves. Don't ask.... If you haven't been to
the Junior museum lately, go check out the new outdoor setup. A
week or two ago there were no plants in it, but basically they've
construted a 3' X 6' X 4' (approx.) wire and plastic covered
case to protect the plants.
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>>My most successful plant has been D. capensis. They grow so well
>>that they are almost weedy. I have raised about 20 mature plants from
>>seed and have given away many of them to friends who have shown interest
>>in CPs.
Capensis a is a great plant. Hardy, easy to reproduce, and it
looks neat. Also catches a lot of bugs. I saw a capensis and
D. binata multifida in the window of an ice cream shop up at
Fishermans Wharf in SF.