Date: Tue, 19 Aug 1997 15:41:17 -0500 From: surfer1@arn.net To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg3172$foo@default> Subject: Re:venus flytrap (fwd)
Hi List,
After reading the email that Barry forwarded to the list on Friday
August 15, I had to read Barry's FAQ for myself. Let me tell you, this
person makes a lot of valid points. First of all, Barry does make it
sound as though every flytrap is doomed for the compost. I don't live in
an area that resembles the NC coast (who does?), in fact, I grow most of
my CP in fish aquariums under lights. My son read the FAQ on flytraps
and immediately walked over to our 5 year old flytraps and said, "why
are you still alive after so many years?" Get my, not so subtle, point?
Second, it seems a little cynical to think that all CP offered in
nurseries were stolen from the wild; with tissue culture techniques
vastly improving, most CP offered at nurseries have never seen a bog for
generations. If my "Red Dragon" flytraps could talk, they would brag of
conceiving in a test tube.:)
I think that the FAQ on flytraps should be rewritten to encourage,
rather than discourage, budding young CPers. The future of our hobby,
and most any hobby, depends upon it's beginners.
This may sound like a bit of a personal dig, but it seems that Barry
likes to make personal criticisms, public. Last year, didn't the list
have to endure the flames of Barry's plant sale. Why share this stuff
with people on the net? Suck it up and take it like a man!! Keep it to
yourself.
I hope that y'all enjoy reading this as much as I enjoy writing it. And
please, take it in the spirit of constructive criticism.
To the person that wrote the comments to Barry, I'm with you. I feel
like starting a club called, "GABB(Growers Against Barry's Babbling)."
:) Anyone want to join, till he changes the FAQ?
Thank you
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