I was wondering about the maintainance of dormancy cycles in
tuberous Drosera grown from seed in the northern hemisphere. Since
these Drosera are normally dormant during the summer, is it an
increase in temp (and decrease in water) that brings this on or do
these plants maintain their circadian rhythm on a Southern
hemisphere schedule even if they are grown from seed in the
northern hemisphere (ie do they insist on growing between May and
September)?
Barry,
About the coastal NC fires, most of what I related is anecdotal
stuff picked up from the Wildlife wardens and resident geologists.
One cited "bit" of support for the meteorite impact hypothesis is
the fact that magnetic compasses behave poorly in some NC coastal
waters (deviations of +/- 11 degrees). Compass deviations can be
caused by metal deposits so obviously an iron/nickel meteorite must
be below the surface (Unless it was the space aliens operating in
the nearby Devil's Triangle although no boats or planes have
disappeared there recently I believe). You tend to pick this stuff
up from God-knows-where when you're NC born and bred. Bye Ya'll.
Jeff