RE: Carnivorous plants

And..... anything interesting in there?!?

Donna
Who doesn't get many catalogs here.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
> Behalf Of Kitty
> Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2004 8:08 PM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Carnivorous plants
> 
> Interesting timing.  I just got my Peter Pauls Nursery Catalogue of
> Carnivorous Plants in the mail today.
> Kitty
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <TeichFlora@aol.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2004 3:34 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Carnivorous plants
> 
> 
> > Jumping into Marge's thread here, if you don't mind.....
> > Of course pond water will work Donna.....after all most bogs are on
the
> edge
> > of some pond or stream,  or at lesat in a low spot that collects
water
> much
> > like a pond does. Carnivorous plants thrive on that extra nutrient
base.
> >
> > Thanks for the website, Marge.  A friend, who owns a nursery here,
> carries
> > many carnivorous plants.  I asked her once how she has such great
> diversity, and
> > turn over.....found out she orders a lot of carnivorous plants for
the
> local
> > schools.  She said they love them, and the teachers found that it
really
> perks
> > an interest for biology and botony  in the kids.  Not just the boys
who
> tend
> > not to like the frilly plants that girls would find attractive, but
also
> the
> > girls.  The kids then come to her nursery to purchase their own to
take
> home.
> >
> > Noreen
> > zone 9
> > Texas Gulf Coast
> >
> > In a message dated 1/17/2004 11:02:37 AM Central Standard Time,
> > gardenchat-owner@hort.net writes:
> >
> > I have been thinking of trying some myself. This only rain/distilled
> > water concept is what has been stopping me.
> >
> > Anyone know if my pond water would work? Thinking as I do my water
> > changes, this might work as the water has much nutrients, but all
the
> > chemically added junk from the hose is gone.
> >
> > I have suggested that we save rain water, but DH says I am not going
to
> > cut the gutters to go into a 55 gallon barrel.... very stubborn on
this!
> >
> > Thoughts anyone?
> >
> >
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