I have a soon to be relative who washes her hands with a watering can for plants over a toilet is there something symbolic with a pitcher or something?
Also how are dogs viewed in places like Iran and the muslim religion?
Muslim traditions?
Hmm...well, I don't know about the washing of hands over the toilet, but muslims do cleanse their personal areas after excreting feces or urine....some use watering cans because they are better at directing the water to the intended areas. There is nothing symbolic of this washing, just common sense hygene. People in her home area probably wash their hands in this way, thus so does she.
In muslim countries, dogs are not kept in the house and are only kept for reasons of protection of property or herding animals. The saliva of a dog is considered unclean and must be cleansed very well.
Reply:Nothing symbolic is there.
Reply:ARE YOU SURE SHE IS WASHING HER HANDS MANY DO NOT USE TOILET PAPER
Reply:Muslim traditions should be based on the holy Qur'an and hadith of Muhammad pbuh..All muslims should clean themselves physically and spiritually.or bmetally.Cleanliness for muslims is part of their iman or faith.We have an obligation for praying at least 5 times in 24 hours.Before praying we should clean/wash with water :our arms,mouth,no
se,face,ears,hairs,hands and foot arms up to ankle joint both of each 3 times.If we have no water or ill we can wash it with clean dust on the face and both hands..We can use water from a can,or a pitcher or from the flowing water tap as long as the water is clean.It is not a symbolic.It is suggested to wash our mouths and teeth after we finished our eating..
Muslims can raise a dog only for guard of a house or a farming.But the dog is not allowed to be hugged and kissed.The dog can not enter the house building because according to hadith of Muhammad pbuh angels will not enter a house if there is a dog. inside.
If we were licked by a dog the licked part of our bodies should be washed by the soil first and then by water and soap up to 7 times. in line with hadith..The soil can avoid dangerous material from the saliva of a dog.The dog can be raised also by muslims for hunting wild animals such as pigs..
Reply:well what in the world you trying to say now?\
are you anti Islam or you just blind?/
dog is animal that can be as a Gard and it can be as a friend of drug dealer like DMX and most of you over their in the Western world, so in Iran dog is just animal.
Reply:In Islam, we pray 5 times a day. Before we pray, we wash up hands, mouth, nose, face, arms, and feet. In the US, people think you are weird or rude if you put your feet in the sink. So, thats why she is using some kinda container to wash her feet instead of putting them in the sink.
Oh, and there is nothing symbolic about using a can or a jar for washing up.
Regarding dogs,
Dogs are not considered pets for most Muslims. You can use a dog as a guard or if it is helping you hunting.
Reply:I don't think there is any Islamic symbolism on the washing of hands with a watering can. However, she may be performing ablution (ritual cleansing).
Minor ablution in Islam is the washing of the hands, mouth, face, arms, top of the forehead, ears and feet. This is often done before prayer.
Clean water is mostly used for the ritual cleansing. If there are no taps available for the ablution, Muslims may resort to using pitchers or any containers capable of holding water. Muslims will either scoop or pour the water out to clean themselves. Used water will not be poured back into the container for reuse.
On the other hand, your soon-to-be relative may simply be washing her dirty hands with the nearest available water (in this case, the watering can).
Most Muslim jurists view dogs as unclean. As such, many Muslims do not consider dogs as suitable pets. For some, touching a dog may mean partaking in another cleansing ritual. However, the use of dogs for work (eg. guard dogs or guide dogs) may be permissible.
I don't know about Iran, but in some countries, Muslim perception of dogs may differ from region to region. Some Muslims tolerate and value dogs while others avoid and fear the animal in varying degrees.
The piety of a Muslim dictates his/her relationship with dogs.
Reply:Sorry you are confused and have misunderstood this issue
The plant waterer is to wash her private areas after using the bathroom. Believe it or not Islam is the most clean and hygenic religion recorded to date. 100% sure she washes her hands in the sink after that.
The majority opinion in Islamic law is based on the way dogs were dealt with in the time of the Prophet Muhammad. This opinion says that dogs saliva is impure and that we must clean anything that it touches thoroughly with soap. There is one opinion that says that dogs saliva is only to be washed if it finds its way onto any plate or eating utensils. This one is more compatible with the west where dogs are treated and groomed equally to human beings on many occasions.
Arab culture has adopted the idea that dogs are bad filthy animals which can't be touched or have around at all. Of course as you see this is a huge exagerration of the Islamic teachings. The main problems with Muslims is thier culture not their religion.
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Muslim traditions.?
I have a soon to be relative who washes her hands with a watering can for plants over a toilet is there something symbolic with a pitcher or something?
Also how are dogs viewed in places like Iran and the muslim religion?
Muslim traditions.?
Are you sure she is only washing her hands or is she washing other parts as well? If she's washing other parts as well, Muslims wash their private parts with water after urinating and passing feces. Usually people use an empty plastic bottle to fill with water or a watering can as you've said or even a plastic bucket. Some Muslim bathrooms have watering like hoses next to the toilets fro convience. The other reason for the water can could be to purify herself before prayers. This is called wudu. A Muslim must clean the hands, mouth, nose, face, arms, ears and feet befor prayers. I/ve seen many people use water can or bottles or buckets to do this coz they don't want to be wasteful. Usually people in other countries (outside from the West) use cans to be moderate with water.
As for dogs, dogs are considered an animal which has due respect but is not to be taken as a pet. There are permissble resons to have a dog. They are for those who are blind and they would use it as a seeing dog. A dog can also be kept as a guard but should be kept outside. There are some Muslims who simply keep dogs as pets and for no other reson. Islamically, it is forbidden.
Reply:No there are nothing with the pitcher... probably her choice of way to use water... maybe she doesn't want to waste any...
There are lots of dogs in Iran... lol... I've got a German Shepherd there! :D who has given birth to two cute puppies... :D
In Tehran (Iran) it has become some sort of a fashion with people carrying around their dogs n stuff...
http://www.iran-plus.com/en/photo/63
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/may2004/...
Reply:No there's nothing symbolic in using a watering can to wash your hands , it must just be a habit or something.
About the dogs, well their saliva is considered to be unclean and even if they are kept in the house they shouldn't be allowed in the praying area.However, just because one does not keep a dog inside the home that does not give one the right to neglect it, mistreat it, or kill it. The usefulness of this creature of God is indisputable. No other animal can compete with it in its loyalty to its caregiver, its abilities as a guard, and its talent of hunting.
Reply:Are you sure she is washing her hands with the pot... it is more likely she is using the water when cleaning after urinating, most homes where I live have a baday toilet for this purpose.. It is Sunnah to clean with water after using the toilet.
To the guy above, "In the Yard" we have toliet facilities here.....
I am not from Iran, and the majority of the population in Iran are Shiia.
Where I live dogs are not considered house pets. In Islam Prophet Mohammed(PBUH) has said that angels will not come into a home with dogs. Also, dogs should be used only for herding or security.
Reply:I am really not sure, i've never heard of that.
I think with dogs, they are looked at like they are looked at to some americans, just dogs, just animals, though i look at dogs like people. i look at them like they to deserve a good life, wich is why i have soooo many, lol!
Reply:I have never heard of muslims washing their hands over a toilet. More than likely she is using the jug/bottle to wash her private parts. This is simply being hygienic.
I have been to many muslim countries and have always found a sink with a tap to wash my hands and for wudu. Islam as a whole teaches hygiene and how to be clean.
Dogs can be used for specific reasons but not as pets.
Reply:Muslims rinse with water after urinating, as using plain toilet paper in considered insufficient for being clean. In the some homes there are vides, some have a like a jar that is designed specially so you do not drop the water and it will go where you need it to go. In USA however we do not have this special pitchers and the closest thing we could find to wash ourselves is a watering can for plants. Basically the shape of this can prevents spilling water on the floor. That's all. So, don't get freak out on this..she is just being a hyginic person. And I don't think she is using the can to wash her hands.
Dogs are considered unclean, we do not allow them inside the home.
Reply:The watering can is for cleaning the private parts after intercourse and going to the bathroom. It helps Muslims keep their entire body clean and gets all the dirt and germs out of your body. Whereas if you just clean yourself with toilet paper it doesn't clean you all the way and you can't pray until you are 100% clean.
Dogs are ok in Islam. They stay outside not inside like dogs in the West. The Angels won't enter the home if a dog is inside. The dog is also a dirty animal and if we touch it then we have to clean our hands. It stays outside for protection or herding animals. Also we can't let dogs lick us because it might have licked itself and the dog's saliva carries a lot of germs that are harmful to humans.
Reply:i spent a few years in iraq, theres no symbolism in the can, thats just how the wash, not used to sinks, seriously. And the fact that they are doing it over the toilet is actually surprising, figured it would be in the yard. Dogs are not the same as we view them as equals or friends, they are animals, dirty, unclean, dogs are used to herd and to guard. Just my experience as a soldier.
Reply:[In Islam Prophet Mohammed(PBUH) has said that angels will not come into a home with dogs. Also, dogs should be used only for herding or security.]
So MANY rules, many of which don't make any sense to me at all!!! Angels won't go into a house with dogs? I feel sorry for you.
Also how are dogs viewed in places like Iran and the muslim religion?
Muslim traditions.?
Are you sure she is only washing her hands or is she washing other parts as well? If she's washing other parts as well, Muslims wash their private parts with water after urinating and passing feces. Usually people use an empty plastic bottle to fill with water or a watering can as you've said or even a plastic bucket. Some Muslim bathrooms have watering like hoses next to the toilets fro convience. The other reason for the water can could be to purify herself before prayers. This is called wudu. A Muslim must clean the hands, mouth, nose, face, arms, ears and feet befor prayers. I/ve seen many people use water can or bottles or buckets to do this coz they don't want to be wasteful. Usually people in other countries (outside from the West) use cans to be moderate with water.
As for dogs, dogs are considered an animal which has due respect but is not to be taken as a pet. There are permissble resons to have a dog. They are for those who are blind and they would use it as a seeing dog. A dog can also be kept as a guard but should be kept outside. There are some Muslims who simply keep dogs as pets and for no other reson. Islamically, it is forbidden.
Reply:No there are nothing with the pitcher... probably her choice of way to use water... maybe she doesn't want to waste any...
There are lots of dogs in Iran... lol... I've got a German Shepherd there! :D who has given birth to two cute puppies... :D
In Tehran (Iran) it has become some sort of a fashion with people carrying around their dogs n stuff...
http://www.iran-plus.com/en/photo/63
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/may2004/...
Reply:No there's nothing symbolic in using a watering can to wash your hands , it must just be a habit or something.
About the dogs, well their saliva is considered to be unclean and even if they are kept in the house they shouldn't be allowed in the praying area.However, just because one does not keep a dog inside the home that does not give one the right to neglect it, mistreat it, or kill it. The usefulness of this creature of God is indisputable. No other animal can compete with it in its loyalty to its caregiver, its abilities as a guard, and its talent of hunting.
Reply:Are you sure she is washing her hands with the pot... it is more likely she is using the water when cleaning after urinating, most homes where I live have a baday toilet for this purpose.. It is Sunnah to clean with water after using the toilet.
To the guy above, "In the Yard" we have toliet facilities here.....
I am not from Iran, and the majority of the population in Iran are Shiia.
Where I live dogs are not considered house pets. In Islam Prophet Mohammed(PBUH) has said that angels will not come into a home with dogs. Also, dogs should be used only for herding or security.
Reply:I am really not sure, i've never heard of that.
I think with dogs, they are looked at like they are looked at to some americans, just dogs, just animals, though i look at dogs like people. i look at them like they to deserve a good life, wich is why i have soooo many, lol!
Reply:I have never heard of muslims washing their hands over a toilet. More than likely she is using the jug/bottle to wash her private parts. This is simply being hygienic.
I have been to many muslim countries and have always found a sink with a tap to wash my hands and for wudu. Islam as a whole teaches hygiene and how to be clean.
Dogs can be used for specific reasons but not as pets.
Reply:Muslims rinse with water after urinating, as using plain toilet paper in considered insufficient for being clean. In the some homes there are vides, some have a like a jar that is designed specially so you do not drop the water and it will go where you need it to go. In USA however we do not have this special pitchers and the closest thing we could find to wash ourselves is a watering can for plants. Basically the shape of this can prevents spilling water on the floor. That's all. So, don't get freak out on this..she is just being a hyginic person. And I don't think she is using the can to wash her hands.
Dogs are considered unclean, we do not allow them inside the home.
Reply:The watering can is for cleaning the private parts after intercourse and going to the bathroom. It helps Muslims keep their entire body clean and gets all the dirt and germs out of your body. Whereas if you just clean yourself with toilet paper it doesn't clean you all the way and you can't pray until you are 100% clean.
Dogs are ok in Islam. They stay outside not inside like dogs in the West. The Angels won't enter the home if a dog is inside. The dog is also a dirty animal and if we touch it then we have to clean our hands. It stays outside for protection or herding animals. Also we can't let dogs lick us because it might have licked itself and the dog's saliva carries a lot of germs that are harmful to humans.
Reply:i spent a few years in iraq, theres no symbolism in the can, thats just how the wash, not used to sinks, seriously. And the fact that they are doing it over the toilet is actually surprising, figured it would be in the yard. Dogs are not the same as we view them as equals or friends, they are animals, dirty, unclean, dogs are used to herd and to guard. Just my experience as a soldier.
Reply:[In Islam Prophet Mohammed(PBUH) has said that angels will not come into a home with dogs. Also, dogs should be used only for herding or security.]
So MANY rules, many of which don't make any sense to me at all!!! Angels won't go into a house with dogs? I feel sorry for you.
Muslim traditions?
I have a soon to be relative who washes her hands with a watering can for plants over a toilet is there something symbolic with a pitcher or something?
Also how are dogs viewed in places like Iran and the muslim religion?
Muslim traditions?
there are so many customs not only in Islam but in other religions that have nothing to do with the religion. for example
Santa clause and Easter eggs in Christianity.why this person washer her hand over a toilet is unclear. perhaps she washes her self after using the toilet and feels to wash her hands there as well so she doesn't use the same dirty hands over the sink or touch the door knob.
regarding the dogs i don't know what the Koran says but there is a mention of dogs that a prophet had i don't remember his name but the he went to sleep with the dog in a cave probably for a few centuries. but generally y the dogs are consider unclean and are encouraged to be used only as work dogs . probably they were discouraged because of potential rabbis. i am my self am a dog lover and i had quite a few dogs and planning one in the future
Reply:going back to basics, they literally learn from the Koran how, where, and when to purify themselves according to ancient laws. i believe dogs were used as guards rather then pets.
Reply:i have never heard of washing ones hands over the toilet,maybe that is a personal habit of your relative.but in the absence of a bidet,or spray attachment muslims will use a jug and water for thorough cleaning after using the bathroom. dogs are considered dirty in islam,and are avoided where possible,you are unclean after coming into contact with a dog,and must shower,and change clothes.dogs are not kept as pets,but they are used as guard dogs, and for herding animals.
butterfly...grow up and stop being so silly.theres a good girl.
Reply:They're not big on dogs. They are seen as impure by most major Islamic institutes, even the seeing-eye dogs. Muhammad seemed to hate dogs, even ordering them killed around Mecca, though no one really knows why he hated them. Bad experience is my guess.
Muhammad was more of a cat person though, he loved cats, had several pet cats actually, Muezza being the most famous.
Reply:Dont marry a muslim! They hate dogs and women have no rights.Your husband will own you and your children. Dogs are veiwed as dirty not cuddly and sweet like in the USA.
Also how are dogs viewed in places like Iran and the muslim religion?
Muslim traditions?
there are so many customs not only in Islam but in other religions that have nothing to do with the religion. for example
Santa clause and Easter eggs in Christianity.why this person washer her hand over a toilet is unclear. perhaps she washes her self after using the toilet and feels to wash her hands there as well so she doesn't use the same dirty hands over the sink or touch the door knob.
regarding the dogs i don't know what the Koran says but there is a mention of dogs that a prophet had i don't remember his name but the he went to sleep with the dog in a cave probably for a few centuries. but generally y the dogs are consider unclean and are encouraged to be used only as work dogs . probably they were discouraged because of potential rabbis. i am my self am a dog lover and i had quite a few dogs and planning one in the future
Reply:going back to basics, they literally learn from the Koran how, where, and when to purify themselves according to ancient laws. i believe dogs were used as guards rather then pets.
Reply:i have never heard of washing ones hands over the toilet,maybe that is a personal habit of your relative.but in the absence of a bidet,or spray attachment muslims will use a jug and water for thorough cleaning after using the bathroom. dogs are considered dirty in islam,and are avoided where possible,you are unclean after coming into contact with a dog,and must shower,and change clothes.dogs are not kept as pets,but they are used as guard dogs, and for herding animals.
butterfly...grow up and stop being so silly.theres a good girl.
Reply:They're not big on dogs. They are seen as impure by most major Islamic institutes, even the seeing-eye dogs. Muhammad seemed to hate dogs, even ordering them killed around Mecca, though no one really knows why he hated them. Bad experience is my guess.
Muhammad was more of a cat person though, he loved cats, had several pet cats actually, Muezza being the most famous.
Reply:Dont marry a muslim! They hate dogs and women have no rights.Your husband will own you and your children. Dogs are veiwed as dirty not cuddly and sweet like in the USA.
Creating a terrarium?
I'm curious about creating a terrarium - one containing primarily plants, with no other organisms such as frogs, etc.
What I'd like to do is try to duplicate an environment from someplace in the world that is quite unique and interesting. I've thought of doing the basic desert, or rainforest, or swamp, but those all seem so typical. I'd like to do a place where there are some plants that make you say "What the hell is that?", and that sort of thing. I've also looked into carnivorous plants, such as venus flytraps, sundews, pitchers, but because of the small space you're pretty well limited to only carnivorous plants, which could get boring too.
Can anyone think of a neat climate or ecosystem that I could create (that's different from what is found in North America), assuming I can precisely control temperature, humidity, lighting, and soil chemistry?
Creating a terrarium?
although i'm not sure how large you want your terrarium to be ...why not try simulating a mossy forest!.
flower arrangements
What I'd like to do is try to duplicate an environment from someplace in the world that is quite unique and interesting. I've thought of doing the basic desert, or rainforest, or swamp, but those all seem so typical. I'd like to do a place where there are some plants that make you say "What the hell is that?", and that sort of thing. I've also looked into carnivorous plants, such as venus flytraps, sundews, pitchers, but because of the small space you're pretty well limited to only carnivorous plants, which could get boring too.
Can anyone think of a neat climate or ecosystem that I could create (that's different from what is found in North America), assuming I can precisely control temperature, humidity, lighting, and soil chemistry?
Creating a terrarium?
although i'm not sure how large you want your terrarium to be ...why not try simulating a mossy forest!.
flower arrangements
Just amusing...?
An error publishing an article
Canada's Ottawa Citizen newspaper recently printed a recipe for Chanterelle Lemon Pasta in its food section, calling for one cup of Chanterelle mushrooms. They even provided a helpful photograph so amateur mushroom hounds could find their own growing in the wild. Unfortunately, the photograph instead showed Destroying Angels, which are deadly when eaten.
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You can now eat your own plate
Taipei, Taiwan (AP) - Diners tempted to lick a plate after a delicious meal can now go a step further - eat the plate.
Chen Liang-erh, 50, an amateur inventor, announced Friday that he had perfected an edible plate made from wheat grain, and that he planned to mass-produce it and other edible crockery including cups, bowls and food containers.
Chen spent six years developing the plate, which he said would retail at about 7 cents each.
Diners who don't want to eat the items - which taste like unsalted popcorn - can boil them for a nutritious meal for animals, he said.
Chen said this can help reduce pollution caused by discarded crockery. The only disadvantage, he said, is his crockery cannot be washed and reused.
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The bachelor's diet
MONDAY:
BREAKFAST - Who can eat breakfast on a Monday? Swallow some toothpaste while brushing your teeth
LUNCH - Send your secretary out for six "gutbombers" those little hamburgers that used to cost a dime but now cost sixty five cents. Also order French fries, a bowl of chili, a soft drink and have her stop on the way back for a family size bottle of maalox.
AFTERNOON SNACK - Drink the maalox
DINNER - Six pack of beer and Kentucky fried chicken three-piece dinner, don't eat the coleslaw.
TUESDAY:
BREAKFAST - Eat the coleslaw
LUNCH - Go to the office vending machine and put ninety five cents in and close your eyes, push a button and eat whatever comes out swallowing it whole to prevent nausea.
DINNER - Four tacos and a pitcher of Sangria at El Flasho's.
WEDNESDAY:
BREAKFAST - Jaws couldn't eat breakfast after a night at El Flasho's
LUNCH - Rolaids and a coke
DINNER - Drop in at a married friends house and beg for scraps
THURSDAY:
BREAKFAST - Order out for pizza
LUNCH - Your secretary is out sick, check Mondays gutbomber sack for leftovers.
DINNER - Go to a bar and drink yourself silly, when you get hungry ask the bartender for olives.
FRIDAY:
BREAKFAST - Eggs, sausage, and an English muffin at McDonalds. Eat the Styrofoam plate and leave the food. It tastes better and it's better for you.
LUNCH - Skip lunch, Fridays are murder
DINNER - Steak, well-done, baked potato, and asparagus. Don't eat the asparagus, nobody really likes asparagus.
SATURDAY:
BREAKFAST - Sleep through it.
LUNCH - Ditto
DINNER - Steak, Well done, baked potato, and brussel sprouts. Dont eat the Brussel Sprouts. Take them home and plant them in a hanging basket.
SUNDAY:
BREAKFAST - Three Bloody Marys and half a Twinkie.
LUNCH - Eat Lunch? Waste a good buzz? Dont eat Lunch.
DINNER - Chicken noodle soup - Call your mom and ask her about renting your old room.
Just amusing...?
The only diet worse than that is mine. Its called the Cut-throat diet
Reply:lucky me, I can at least cook some little dishes!
Reply:tea up.lol
Reply:cool
Reply:ha ha ha funny
Reply:hahaha, very amusing.
Reply:Wow that is good. Thanks for sharing lol
Reply:you back on form hun, pmsl, unfortunately loz won't let me eat the bachelor's diet any more
starred
Reply:some good ones there thanks
Reply:Those are great. Thanks for sharing lol.
Reply:That's my diet!!!
ROTFLMAO!!!
Reply:good ones hun, and no carpy you are not going on the bachelor's diet
have a star
xxxxxxxxxxxx
Reply:Hahahahaaaaaa, glad i'm not single...pmsl
Reply:Ha ha ha very good worth a star,,ha ha
Reply:Funny
Reply:I never gave you permission to publish my diary, I thought the understanding was it would all remain strictly confidential...
Canada's Ottawa Citizen newspaper recently printed a recipe for Chanterelle Lemon Pasta in its food section, calling for one cup of Chanterelle mushrooms. They even provided a helpful photograph so amateur mushroom hounds could find their own growing in the wild. Unfortunately, the photograph instead showed Destroying Angels, which are deadly when eaten.
~*~*~*~*~
You can now eat your own plate
Taipei, Taiwan (AP) - Diners tempted to lick a plate after a delicious meal can now go a step further - eat the plate.
Chen Liang-erh, 50, an amateur inventor, announced Friday that he had perfected an edible plate made from wheat grain, and that he planned to mass-produce it and other edible crockery including cups, bowls and food containers.
Chen spent six years developing the plate, which he said would retail at about 7 cents each.
Diners who don't want to eat the items - which taste like unsalted popcorn - can boil them for a nutritious meal for animals, he said.
Chen said this can help reduce pollution caused by discarded crockery. The only disadvantage, he said, is his crockery cannot be washed and reused.
~~*~*~*~*~
The bachelor's diet
MONDAY:
BREAKFAST - Who can eat breakfast on a Monday? Swallow some toothpaste while brushing your teeth
LUNCH - Send your secretary out for six "gutbombers" those little hamburgers that used to cost a dime but now cost sixty five cents. Also order French fries, a bowl of chili, a soft drink and have her stop on the way back for a family size bottle of maalox.
AFTERNOON SNACK - Drink the maalox
DINNER - Six pack of beer and Kentucky fried chicken three-piece dinner, don't eat the coleslaw.
TUESDAY:
BREAKFAST - Eat the coleslaw
LUNCH - Go to the office vending machine and put ninety five cents in and close your eyes, push a button and eat whatever comes out swallowing it whole to prevent nausea.
DINNER - Four tacos and a pitcher of Sangria at El Flasho's.
WEDNESDAY:
BREAKFAST - Jaws couldn't eat breakfast after a night at El Flasho's
LUNCH - Rolaids and a coke
DINNER - Drop in at a married friends house and beg for scraps
THURSDAY:
BREAKFAST - Order out for pizza
LUNCH - Your secretary is out sick, check Mondays gutbomber sack for leftovers.
DINNER - Go to a bar and drink yourself silly, when you get hungry ask the bartender for olives.
FRIDAY:
BREAKFAST - Eggs, sausage, and an English muffin at McDonalds. Eat the Styrofoam plate and leave the food. It tastes better and it's better for you.
LUNCH - Skip lunch, Fridays are murder
DINNER - Steak, well-done, baked potato, and asparagus. Don't eat the asparagus, nobody really likes asparagus.
SATURDAY:
BREAKFAST - Sleep through it.
LUNCH - Ditto
DINNER - Steak, Well done, baked potato, and brussel sprouts. Dont eat the Brussel Sprouts. Take them home and plant them in a hanging basket.
SUNDAY:
BREAKFAST - Three Bloody Marys and half a Twinkie.
LUNCH - Eat Lunch? Waste a good buzz? Dont eat Lunch.
DINNER - Chicken noodle soup - Call your mom and ask her about renting your old room.
Just amusing...?
The only diet worse than that is mine. Its called the Cut-throat diet
Reply:lucky me, I can at least cook some little dishes!
Reply:tea up.lol
Reply:cool
Reply:ha ha ha funny
Reply:hahaha, very amusing.
Reply:Wow that is good. Thanks for sharing lol
Reply:you back on form hun, pmsl, unfortunately loz won't let me eat the bachelor's diet any more
starred
Reply:some good ones there thanks
Reply:Those are great. Thanks for sharing lol.
Reply:That's my diet!!!
ROTFLMAO!!!
Reply:good ones hun, and no carpy you are not going on the bachelor's diet
have a star
xxxxxxxxxxxx
Reply:Hahahahaaaaaa, glad i'm not single...pmsl
Reply:Ha ha ha very good worth a star,,ha ha
Reply:Funny
Reply:I never gave you permission to publish my diary, I thought the understanding was it would all remain strictly confidential...
Which brand of Stevia has the cleanest taste and least aftertaste?
For those that don't know, Stevia is a plant extract with an extremely potent sweet taste. I use it when making tea.
I first bought 2 kg through "emperorsherbologist.com". It is probably one of the stronger/sweeter blends, but also has a moderate leafy/bitter aftertaste when I reach my desired sweetness.
I bought a small trial package from "herb-care.com". It turns out their blend is maybe only half as sweet, but the bitter aftertaste is almost completely absent. They also have a "spoonable" blend that was included in a small package, and although this is not concentrated, it has a very clean taste and would be easier to use in a cup of tea (verses a pitcher).
Most blends offered on ebay etc. are very bitter and poor quality. If you have tried more than one blend, please tell me which one had the cleanest taste and where to get it (if for instance you lick some off your finger, that's when you will know since it's pure). It doesn't need to be the sweetest or most concentrated.
Which brand of Stevia has the cleanest taste and least aftertaste?
sweet leaf is the brand name,,,,you can find it at stevia.com...they also have some interesting flavors
I first bought 2 kg through "emperorsherbologist.com". It is probably one of the stronger/sweeter blends, but also has a moderate leafy/bitter aftertaste when I reach my desired sweetness.
I bought a small trial package from "herb-care.com". It turns out their blend is maybe only half as sweet, but the bitter aftertaste is almost completely absent. They also have a "spoonable" blend that was included in a small package, and although this is not concentrated, it has a very clean taste and would be easier to use in a cup of tea (verses a pitcher).
Most blends offered on ebay etc. are very bitter and poor quality. If you have tried more than one blend, please tell me which one had the cleanest taste and where to get it (if for instance you lick some off your finger, that's when you will know since it's pure). It doesn't need to be the sweetest or most concentrated.
Which brand of Stevia has the cleanest taste and least aftertaste?
sweet leaf is the brand name,,,,you can find it at stevia.com...they also have some interesting flavors
How long will it take to grow my toe nail back??
Ok so here's the deal. I'm a pitcher for my softball team and our coach got us all matching cleats (Mizuno). Ok so when I started wearing them and during games and stuff, as soon as I would plant my foot on the ground after my wind up, my big toe would jam in to the inside of the cleat. After a while it started getting bruised and it got to the point where I could not pitch during practice. It's been about 2 months since this all started and now my toe nail is 99% dead and I noticed this morning it's not attached to my skin, except that 1% on the left side. I can literally lift my toe nail and look under. What do I do? Can I cut the dead nail off or will that be bad? Will my toe nail grow back, and if it does will it grow back normal? Help me foot doctors PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How long will it take to grow my toe nail back??
go to the doctor, and make sure it doesnt get infected. Once i dropped a heavy drawer on my toe nail, it turned purple, fell off and it took several months to grow fully back, it grew back demented at first, and then it grew normal. good luck! im sorry, take better care of yourself tho!
Reply:give it for about a month or so.But to be sure, consult your doctor.
Reply:I'm no foot doctor, but I can speak from recent experience. I wouldn't worry. It will grow back and look like it used to (maybe better), in about 6 months.
The people whose toenails grow back in only 2 months must live by a nuclear waste dump.
Reply:oh yeh cut that toe nail off if its that loose, and get some disinfectant on there. wrap it up to keep it safe from germs.
I lost 2 of my toe nails before
1)my baby toe (pinky) got caught on a piece of fabric and it ripped it right off.
2)my big to got rolled over by a heavy office chair, my toe nail came off and it was being held on by the small skin, like in your case.
Yes your toe nail will grow back as normal, if not better than it grew back, you'll have a brand new toe nail in a few weeks.
also if you want it to grow back faster, theres over the counter pills you can take to get your nails to grow faster.
Reply:Mine fell off last summer when a teach stepped on my toe in her high heal!! It took me 2 months for it to grow back. If i were you let it air out for the first like week because i know how much it hurts! Then you can put a band aid and let it be. They usualy grow back normal
Reply:i had a engrown toenail and had to get the whole toenail removed so i sugget go to the doctor, let them take it off n get sum medicine n they'll wrap it up so it dont get infected and it'll start growin bac soon it wont take long maybe two months or so
Reply:if its not attached..cut it off. it will take a couple of months to grow back. it will grow back normal unless you have some kind of bacterial infection. then go to the doctors
Reply:Had the same thing happen to me. It will grow back normal. After a week you won't even notice it's gone. It takes a few months for it to get back to normal though.
Reply:It might take a while. Why dont u google it. Research never hurts and don't worry it will grow back.
Reply:It will grow back it's going to take a month if you don't keep injurying it. I lost mine and it only took a month for mine and it gew back normal SO don't worry. The doctor is going to tell ou the same thing
How long will it take to grow my toe nail back??
go to the doctor, and make sure it doesnt get infected. Once i dropped a heavy drawer on my toe nail, it turned purple, fell off and it took several months to grow fully back, it grew back demented at first, and then it grew normal. good luck! im sorry, take better care of yourself tho!
Reply:give it for about a month or so.But to be sure, consult your doctor.
Reply:I'm no foot doctor, but I can speak from recent experience. I wouldn't worry. It will grow back and look like it used to (maybe better), in about 6 months.
The people whose toenails grow back in only 2 months must live by a nuclear waste dump.
Reply:oh yeh cut that toe nail off if its that loose, and get some disinfectant on there. wrap it up to keep it safe from germs.
I lost 2 of my toe nails before
1)my baby toe (pinky) got caught on a piece of fabric and it ripped it right off.
2)my big to got rolled over by a heavy office chair, my toe nail came off and it was being held on by the small skin, like in your case.
Yes your toe nail will grow back as normal, if not better than it grew back, you'll have a brand new toe nail in a few weeks.
also if you want it to grow back faster, theres over the counter pills you can take to get your nails to grow faster.
Reply:Mine fell off last summer when a teach stepped on my toe in her high heal!! It took me 2 months for it to grow back. If i were you let it air out for the first like week because i know how much it hurts! Then you can put a band aid and let it be. They usualy grow back normal
Reply:i had a engrown toenail and had to get the whole toenail removed so i sugget go to the doctor, let them take it off n get sum medicine n they'll wrap it up so it dont get infected and it'll start growin bac soon it wont take long maybe two months or so
Reply:if its not attached..cut it off. it will take a couple of months to grow back. it will grow back normal unless you have some kind of bacterial infection. then go to the doctors
Reply:Had the same thing happen to me. It will grow back normal. After a week you won't even notice it's gone. It takes a few months for it to get back to normal though.
Reply:It might take a while. Why dont u google it. Research never hurts and don't worry it will grow back.
Reply:It will grow back it's going to take a month if you don't keep injurying it. I lost mine and it only took a month for mine and it gew back normal SO don't worry. The doctor is going to tell ou the same thing
Help with cells and baseball fields.....?
what parts of a cell (animal or plant) act like a baseball field and why? i have the nucleus would be the pitcher.
and the batter the endoplasmic reticulum...?
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Help with cells and baseball fields.....?
lol, baseballs field? that's a rather odd analogy. i guess the fence would be the cell membrane or wall. the ball would be proteins that need to be transported, either to places within the cell, like the outfielders, or outside, like hitting a homerun. in that sense, i suppose the batter does act like the ER, sending the proteins off in different directions.
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and the batter the endoplasmic reticulum...?
idk Helpp Pleasee??? :)
Help with cells and baseball fields.....?
lol, baseballs field? that's a rather odd analogy. i guess the fence would be the cell membrane or wall. the ball would be proteins that need to be transported, either to places within the cell, like the outfielders, or outside, like hitting a homerun. in that sense, i suppose the batter does act like the ER, sending the proteins off in different directions.
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Some more "Useless Facts you might wanna Know" =D? #2?
The Paomnnehal Pweor Of The Hmuan Mnid.
Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch as Cmabrigde Uinervtisy,
it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are,
the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae.
The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm.
Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.
The original game of "Monopoly" was circular.
It costs more to buy a new car today in the United States than it cost Christopher Columbus to equip and undertake three voyages to and from the New World.
One-fourth of the world's population lives on less than $200 a year.
Ninety million people survive on less than $75 a year.
The sentence "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter in the English language.
The word racecar and kayak are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left.
TYPEWRITER, is the longest word that can be made using the letters on only one row of the keyboard.
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of long words.
A snail can sleep for 3 years.
Did you know you share your birthday with at least 9 million other people in the world.
The average human eats 8 spiders in their lifetime at night.
More people are killed by donkeys annually than are killed in plane crashes.
Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
The continents names all end with the same letter with which they start.
Shakespeare invented the word "assassination" and "bump."
According to tests made at the Institute for the Study of Animal Problems in Washington, D.C., dogs and cats, like people, are either right-handed or left-handed --- that is, they favor either their right or left paws.
A giraffe can go without water longer than a camel can.
Blue whales weigh as much as 30 elephants and are as long as 3 Greyhound buses.
Crocodiles and alligators are surprisingly fast on land. Although they are rapid, they are not agile; so if you ever find yourself chased by one, run in a zigzag line. You'll lose him or her every time.
Birds do not sleep in their nests. They may occasionally nap in them, but they actually sleep in other places.
Most elephants weigh less than the tongue of the blue whale.
Butterflies taste with their hind feet.
Only female mosquitoes bite.
Mosquitoes are attracted to the color blue twice as much as to any other color.
If one places a tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion, it will instantly go mad and sting itself to death.
Every night, wasps bite into the stem of a plant, lock their mandibles (jaws) into position, stretch out at right angles to the stem, and, with legs dangling, fall asleep.
Ants stretch when they wake up. They also appear to yawn in a very human manner before taking up the tasks of the day.
Bees have 5 eyes. There are 3 small eyes on the top of a bee's head and 2 larger ones in front.
The outdoor temperature can be estimated to within several degrees by timing the chirps of a cricket. It is done this way: count the number of chirps in a 15-second period, and add 37 to the total. The result will be very close to the actual Fahrenheit temperature. This formula, however, only works in warm weather. (Try it!)
In the United States, a pound of potato chips cost two hundred times more than a pound of potatoes.
Caesar salad has nothing to do with any of the Caesar. It was first concocted in a bar in Tijuana, Mexico, in the 1920's.
A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down continually from the bottom of the glass to the top.
Celery has negative calories! It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery has in it to begin with.
You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
The two longest one-syllable words in the English language is "screeched. %26amp; strengths."
Barbie's measurements if she were life size: 39-23-33.
Barbie's full first name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.
All of the clocks in Pulp Fiction are stuck on 4:20.
A coat hanger is 44 inches long if straightened
"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt".
The word 'byte' is a contraction of 'by eight.'
The word 'pixel' is a contraction of either 'picture cell' or 'picture element'.
Isaac Asimov is the only author to have a book in every Dewey-decimal category.
Cat's urine glows under a black light.
The average ear of corn has eight hundred kernels arranged in sixteen rows.
The first Ford cars had Dodge engines.
Chrysler built B-29's engines that bombed Japan, Mitsubishi built Zeros that tried to shoot them down. Both companies now build cars in a joint plant call Diamond Star.
On the new hundred-dollar bill the time on the clock tower of Independence Hall is 4:10.
The vignette on the reverse of the five-dollar note depicts a likeness of the front of the Lincoln Memorial as it appeared in 1922 when it was first dedicated. At that time, there were only 48 states that made up the United States of America. The names of 26 states were engraved on the front of the Memorial. This is why only the names of 26 states appear in the vignette on the reverse of the five-dollar note. In the upper frieze of the façade in the vignette the states are from left to right: Arkansas, Michigan, Florida, Texas, Iowa, Wisconsin, California, Minnesota, Oregon, Kansas, West Virginia, Nevada, Nebraska, Colorado, and North Dakota. In the lower frieze from left to right the names of the states are: Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, Carolina, Hampshire, Virginia and New York.
All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill.
Almonds are members of the peach family.
If you add up the numbers 1-100 consecutively (1+2+3+4+5 etc) the total is 5050
The symbol on the "pound" key (#) is called an octothorpe.
The maximum weight for a golf ball is 1.62 Oz.
The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.
Duddley DoRight's Horses name was "Horse."
Samuel Clemens aka Mark Twain was born on a day in 1835 when Haley's Comet came into view. When He died in 1910, Haley's Comet came into view again.
Ethernet is a registered trademark of Xerox, Unix is a registered trademark of AT%26amp;T.
The first hard drive available for the Apple ][ had a capacity of 5megabytes.
In many cases, the amount of storage space on a record-able CD is measured in minutes. 74 minutes is about 650 megabytes, 63 minutes is 550 megabytes.
Charlie Brown's father was a barber.
Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously.
Of the six men who made up the Three Stooges, three of them were real brothers (Moe, Curly and Shemp.)
Ohio is listed as the 17th state in the U.S., but technically it is number 47. Until August 7, 1953, congress forgot to vote on a resolution to admit Ohio to the Union.
If you have three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar.
Only 1/3 of the people that can twitch their ears can twitch only one at a time.
The volume of the Earth's moon is the same as the volume of the Pacific Ocean.
Ingrown toenails are hereditary.
The largest city in the United States with a one syllable name is Flint, Michigan.
On the cartoon show 'The Jetsons', Jane is 33 years old and her daughter Judy is 15.
In Mel Brooks' 'Silent Movie,' mime Marcel Marceau is the only person who has a speaking role.
Only humans and horses have hymens.
The word "set" has more definitions than any other word in the English language.
The state with the longest coastline in the US is Alaska.
We will have four consecutive full moons making two blue moons in 1999 (January 2 and 31, March 2 and 31.) The only other time it happened this century was in 1915 (January 1 and 31, March 1 and 31.)
Pulp Fiction cost $8 million to make - $5 million going to actor's salaries.
Spot, Data's cat on Star Trek: The Next Generation, was played by six different cats.
The longest U.S. highway is route 6 starting in Cape Cod, Massachusetts going through 14 states, and ending in Bishop, California...
The number of the trash compactor in Star Wars (20th Century Fox, 1977) is 3263827.
"Underground" is the only word in the English language that begins and ends with the letters "und."
A full seven percent of the entire Irish barley crop goes to the production of Guinness beer.
If you toss a penny 10000 times, it will not be heads 5000 times, but more like 4950. The heads picture weighs more, so it ends up on the bottom.
The housefly hums in the middle octave, key of F.
Mr. Snuffleupagas' first name was Alyoisus.
In the movie "the Right Stuff" there is a scene where a government recruiter for the Mercury astronaut program (played by Jeff Goldblum) is in a bar at Muroc Dry Lake, California. His partner suggests Chuck Yeager as a good astronaut candidate. Jeff proceeds to bad mouth Yeager claiming they need someone who went to college. During the conversation the real Chuck Yeager is playing a bartender who is standing behind the recruiters eavesdropping. General Yeager is listed low in the movie credits as 'Fred.'
Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable.
There are only four words in the English language which end in "-dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
The longest word in the English language, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is pneumonoultramicroscopics- ilicovolcanoconiosis. The only other word with the same amount of letters ispneumonoultra-microscopicsilicovol- canoconioses, its plural.
The longest place-name still in use is Taumatawhakatan- gihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaung... whenuakitanatahu, a New Zealand hill.
Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula" and can be abbreviated to 3.63% of its size, "L.A."
A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
An ostrich's eye is bigger than it's brain.
Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
After the Civil War the U.S. sued Great Britain for damages that were caused by them building ships for the Confederacy. We originally asked for $1 billion but settled on $25 Million.
There are 22 stars surrounding the mountain on the Paramount Pictures logo.
Deborah Winger did the voice of E.T.
There is a word in the English language with only one vowel, which occurs six times: Indivisibility.
In most advertisements, including newspapers, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10.
The only Dutch word to contain eight consecutive consonants is 'angstschreeuw'.
Alfred Hitchcock didn't have a belly button. It was eliminated when he was sewn up after surgery.
The Mongol emperor Genghis Khan's original name was Temujin.
The first word spoken by an ape in the movie Planet of the Apes was "Smile".
Facetious and abstemious contain all the vowels in the correct order.
Geller and Huchra have made three-dimensional maps of the distribution of galaxies. In each layer of the map some galaxies are grouped together in such a way that they resemble a human being.
Telly Savalas and Louis Armstrong died on their birthdays.
Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.
The second longest word in the English language is "antidisestablishmentarianism".
When two words are combined to form a single word (e.g., motor + hotel = motel, breakfast + lunch = brunch) the new word is called a "portmanteau."
Dr. Samuel A. Mudd was the physician who set the leg of Lincoln's assassin John Wilkes Booth ... and whose shame created the expression for ignominy, "His name is Mudd."
The muzzle of a lion is like a fingerprint - no two lions have the same pattern of whiskers.
In 1969, the last Corvair was painted gold.
The real name of the "I've fallen and I can't get up" lady is Edith Fore.
Betsy Ross was born with a fully formed set of teeth.
Betsy Ross's other contribution to the American Revolution, beside sewing the first American flag, was running a munitions factory in her basement.
The only real people to be a Pez head are
Betsy Ross, Paul Revere and Daniel Boone.
Steely Dan got their name from a sexual device depicted in the book 'The Naked Lunch'.
Bob Dylan's real name is Robert Zimmerman.
Wilma Flintstone's maiden name was Wilma Slaghoopal, and Betty Rubble's Maiden name was Betty Jean Mcbricker.
Lenny Kravitz's mother played the part of "Helen" on "The Jeffersons."
Grapes explode when you put them in the microwave.
A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.
111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
The Ramses brand condom is named after the great phaoroh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.
There is a seven letter word in the English language that contains ten words without rearranging any of its letters, "therein": the, there, he, in, rein, her, here, here, ere, therein, herein.
When the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers play football at home, the stadium becomes the state's third largest city.
John Larroquette of "Night Court" and "The John Larroquette Show" was the narrator of "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre."
A pig's orgasm lasts for 30 minutes.
A pig's penis is shaped like a corkscrew.
A dragonfly has a lifespan of 24 hours.
A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.
A quarter has 119 grooves around the edge.
A dime has 118 ridges around the edge.
On an American one-dollar bill, there is an owl in the upper left-hand corner of the "1" encased in the "shield" and a spider hidden in the front upper right-hand corner.
It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
"Evian" spelled backwards is naive.
The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.
Maine is the toothpick capital of the world.
It was discovered on a space mission that a frog can throw up. The frog throws up it's stomach first, so the stomach is dangling out of it's mouth. Then the frog uses it's forearms to dig out all of the stomach's contents and then swallows the stomach back down again.
The A%26amp;W of root beer fame stands for Allen and Wright.
A baby eel is called an elver, a baby oyster is called a spat.
Bingo is the name of the dog on the Cracker Jack box.
Lake Nicaragua boasts the only fresh-water sharks in the entire world.
Charles de Gaulle's final words were, "It hurts."
There are four cars and ten lightposts on the back of a ten-dollar bill.
ABBA got their name by taking the first letter from each of their first names (Agnetha, Bjorn, Benny, Anni- frid.)
What five digit number, when multiplied by the number 4, is the same number with the digits in reverse order?
21978; 21978 x 4 = 87912.
It was illegal to sell ET dolls in France because there is a law against selling dolls without human faces.
In the 1983 film "JAWS 3D" the shark blows up. Some of the shark guts were the stuffed ET dolls being sold at the time.
Montana mountain goats will butt heads so hard their hooves fall off.
The Beatles song "Dear Prudence" was written about Mia Farrow's sister, Prudence, when she wouldn't come out and play with Mia and the Beatles at a religious retreat in India.
Cranberries are sorted for ripeness by bouncing them; a fully ripened cranberry can be dribbled like a basketball.
The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world.
St. Paul, Minnesota was originally called Pigs Eye after a man who ran a saloon there.
The numbers '172' can be found on the back of the U.S. $5 dollar bill in the bushes at the base of the Lincoln Memorial.
Moon was Buzz Aldrin's mother's maiden name. (Buzz Aldrin was the second man on the moon in 1969.)
Who's that playing the piano on the "Mad About You" theme? It's Paul Reiser himself.. And Greg Evigan sang the "My Two Dads" theme. Kelsey Grammar sings and plays the piano for the theme song of Fraiser.Alan Thicke, the father in the TV show Growing Pains wrote the theme songs for The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes .
In 1963, baseball pitcher Gaylord Perry remarked, "They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." On July 20, 1969, a few hours after Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon, Gaylord Perry hit his first, and only, home run.
The Grateful Dead were once called The Warlocks.
Gilligan of Gilligan's Island had a first name that was only used once, on the never-aired pilot show. His first name was Willy.
The Skipper's real name on Gilligan's Island is Jonas Grumby. It was mentioned once in the first episode on their radios newscast about the wreck.
The Professor's real name was Roy Hinkley, Mary Ann's last name was Summers and Mrs. Howell's maiden name was Wentworth.
The male gypsy moth can "smell" the virgin female gypsy moth from 1.8 miles away.
In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.
Reindeer milk has more fat than cow milk.
The "L.L." in L.L. Bean stands for Leon Leonwood.
The original fifty cent piece in Australian decimal currency had around $2.00 worth of silver in it before it was replaced with a less expensive twelve sided coin.
The letters KGB stand for Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti.
Alexander the Great was an epileptic.
The lead singer of The Knack, famous for "My Sharona," and Jack Kevorkian's lead defense attorney are brothers, Doug %26amp; Jeffrey Feiger.
The name for Oz in the "Wizard of Oz" was thought up when the creator, Frank Baum, looked at his filing cabinet and saw A-N, and O-Z, hence "Oz."
The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
Elton John's real name is Reginald Dwight. Elton comes from Elton Dean, a Bluesology sax player. John comes from Long John Baldry, founder of Blues Inc. They were the first electric white blues band ever seen in England- -1961
The saying "it's so cold out there it could freeze the balls off a brass monkey" came from when they had old cannons like ones used in the Civil War. The cannonballs were stacked in a pyramid formation, called a brass monkey. When it got extremely cold outside they would crack and break off... Thus the saying.
Horses cannot vomit.
S.O.S. doesn't stand for "Save Our Ship" or "Save Our Souls" -- It was just chosen by an 1908 international conference on Morse Code because the letters S and O were easy to remember and just about anyone couldkey it and read it, S = dot dot dot, O = dash dash dash..
Pocahontas appeared on the back of the $20 bill in 1875.
When a female horse and male donkey mate, the offspring is called a mule, but when a male horse and female donkey mate, the offspring is called a hinny.
The way to get more mules is to mate a male donkey with a female horse.
A donkey will sink in quicksand but a mule won't.
Hugh "Ward Cleaver" Beaumont was an ordained minister.
The Old English word for "sneeze" is "fneosan."
John Lennon's first girlfriend was named Thelma Pickles.
Woodpecker scalps, porpoise teeth and giraffe tails have all been used as money.
Some more "Useless Facts you might wanna Know" =D? #2?
Wow, I read all of the first lot which took me about 2 hours, i even stopped watching my fav tv programme for it. I read a few of these which are really cool, but i must admit you do post alot at a time, which puts some people off. However these are certainley not crap, there very good and must have taken you ages to find! Oh i was going to answer this anyway but i only need a few more points to be level 2 and then i can vote. Please can i have best answer!? Unless of course you get a really good informed answer. Ps my fav fact was probably (Though i can remember them all) that A pregnant goldfish is called a twit. , because i call all of my mates twits all the time!!! Lol! These are fun to read so please post more if you have them!
Reply:urrm okay! =)
Reply:I only read about 6 things i that and its complete crap!
The flipping a coin thing - the fact that the head is heavier probably has the least effect out of everything with which side it lands on! The height and speed of rotation are the main factors.
you can tell it was written by americans without having to read half the crap about american stuff.
Reply:So do you like stealing crap from other pages and yahoo answers questions and re-posting it with no care that this information has been done before and is absolutely stupid?
Reply:cool.............
Reply:Very interesting but I couldn't understand a word of the first paragraph! Spellcheck I think! Also... Whats the question??
Reply:Lol I just read up to the add the number and I did it It worked LOL!
Reply:I'm only answering this cus i want to read it in depth later. Loved the first bit about the english language! EDIT. Wow i just read a few more and they are not useless dude. Really interesting stuff. I 'd like to tell them down the pub to be clever but i have memory like a goldfish! ;-)
Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch as Cmabrigde Uinervtisy,
it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are,
the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae.
The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm.
Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.
The original game of "Monopoly" was circular.
It costs more to buy a new car today in the United States than it cost Christopher Columbus to equip and undertake three voyages to and from the New World.
One-fourth of the world's population lives on less than $200 a year.
Ninety million people survive on less than $75 a year.
The sentence "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter in the English language.
The word racecar and kayak are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left.
TYPEWRITER, is the longest word that can be made using the letters on only one row of the keyboard.
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of long words.
A snail can sleep for 3 years.
Did you know you share your birthday with at least 9 million other people in the world.
The average human eats 8 spiders in their lifetime at night.
More people are killed by donkeys annually than are killed in plane crashes.
Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
The continents names all end with the same letter with which they start.
Shakespeare invented the word "assassination" and "bump."
According to tests made at the Institute for the Study of Animal Problems in Washington, D.C., dogs and cats, like people, are either right-handed or left-handed --- that is, they favor either their right or left paws.
A giraffe can go without water longer than a camel can.
Blue whales weigh as much as 30 elephants and are as long as 3 Greyhound buses.
Crocodiles and alligators are surprisingly fast on land. Although they are rapid, they are not agile; so if you ever find yourself chased by one, run in a zigzag line. You'll lose him or her every time.
Birds do not sleep in their nests. They may occasionally nap in them, but they actually sleep in other places.
Most elephants weigh less than the tongue of the blue whale.
Butterflies taste with their hind feet.
Only female mosquitoes bite.
Mosquitoes are attracted to the color blue twice as much as to any other color.
If one places a tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion, it will instantly go mad and sting itself to death.
Every night, wasps bite into the stem of a plant, lock their mandibles (jaws) into position, stretch out at right angles to the stem, and, with legs dangling, fall asleep.
Ants stretch when they wake up. They also appear to yawn in a very human manner before taking up the tasks of the day.
Bees have 5 eyes. There are 3 small eyes on the top of a bee's head and 2 larger ones in front.
The outdoor temperature can be estimated to within several degrees by timing the chirps of a cricket. It is done this way: count the number of chirps in a 15-second period, and add 37 to the total. The result will be very close to the actual Fahrenheit temperature. This formula, however, only works in warm weather. (Try it!)
In the United States, a pound of potato chips cost two hundred times more than a pound of potatoes.
Caesar salad has nothing to do with any of the Caesar. It was first concocted in a bar in Tijuana, Mexico, in the 1920's.
A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down continually from the bottom of the glass to the top.
Celery has negative calories! It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery has in it to begin with.
You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
The two longest one-syllable words in the English language is "screeched. %26amp; strengths."
Barbie's measurements if she were life size: 39-23-33.
Barbie's full first name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.
All of the clocks in Pulp Fiction are stuck on 4:20.
A coat hanger is 44 inches long if straightened
"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt".
The word 'byte' is a contraction of 'by eight.'
The word 'pixel' is a contraction of either 'picture cell' or 'picture element'.
Isaac Asimov is the only author to have a book in every Dewey-decimal category.
Cat's urine glows under a black light.
The average ear of corn has eight hundred kernels arranged in sixteen rows.
The first Ford cars had Dodge engines.
Chrysler built B-29's engines that bombed Japan, Mitsubishi built Zeros that tried to shoot them down. Both companies now build cars in a joint plant call Diamond Star.
On the new hundred-dollar bill the time on the clock tower of Independence Hall is 4:10.
The vignette on the reverse of the five-dollar note depicts a likeness of the front of the Lincoln Memorial as it appeared in 1922 when it was first dedicated. At that time, there were only 48 states that made up the United States of America. The names of 26 states were engraved on the front of the Memorial. This is why only the names of 26 states appear in the vignette on the reverse of the five-dollar note. In the upper frieze of the façade in the vignette the states are from left to right: Arkansas, Michigan, Florida, Texas, Iowa, Wisconsin, California, Minnesota, Oregon, Kansas, West Virginia, Nevada, Nebraska, Colorado, and North Dakota. In the lower frieze from left to right the names of the states are: Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, Carolina, Hampshire, Virginia and New York.
All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill.
Almonds are members of the peach family.
If you add up the numbers 1-100 consecutively (1+2+3+4+5 etc) the total is 5050
The symbol on the "pound" key (#) is called an octothorpe.
The maximum weight for a golf ball is 1.62 Oz.
The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.
Duddley DoRight's Horses name was "Horse."
Samuel Clemens aka Mark Twain was born on a day in 1835 when Haley's Comet came into view. When He died in 1910, Haley's Comet came into view again.
Ethernet is a registered trademark of Xerox, Unix is a registered trademark of AT%26amp;T.
The first hard drive available for the Apple ][ had a capacity of 5megabytes.
In many cases, the amount of storage space on a record-able CD is measured in minutes. 74 minutes is about 650 megabytes, 63 minutes is 550 megabytes.
Charlie Brown's father was a barber.
Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously.
Of the six men who made up the Three Stooges, three of them were real brothers (Moe, Curly and Shemp.)
Ohio is listed as the 17th state in the U.S., but technically it is number 47. Until August 7, 1953, congress forgot to vote on a resolution to admit Ohio to the Union.
If you have three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar.
Only 1/3 of the people that can twitch their ears can twitch only one at a time.
The volume of the Earth's moon is the same as the volume of the Pacific Ocean.
Ingrown toenails are hereditary.
The largest city in the United States with a one syllable name is Flint, Michigan.
On the cartoon show 'The Jetsons', Jane is 33 years old and her daughter Judy is 15.
In Mel Brooks' 'Silent Movie,' mime Marcel Marceau is the only person who has a speaking role.
Only humans and horses have hymens.
The word "set" has more definitions than any other word in the English language.
The state with the longest coastline in the US is Alaska.
We will have four consecutive full moons making two blue moons in 1999 (January 2 and 31, March 2 and 31.) The only other time it happened this century was in 1915 (January 1 and 31, March 1 and 31.)
Pulp Fiction cost $8 million to make - $5 million going to actor's salaries.
Spot, Data's cat on Star Trek: The Next Generation, was played by six different cats.
The longest U.S. highway is route 6 starting in Cape Cod, Massachusetts going through 14 states, and ending in Bishop, California...
The number of the trash compactor in Star Wars (20th Century Fox, 1977) is 3263827.
"Underground" is the only word in the English language that begins and ends with the letters "und."
A full seven percent of the entire Irish barley crop goes to the production of Guinness beer.
If you toss a penny 10000 times, it will not be heads 5000 times, but more like 4950. The heads picture weighs more, so it ends up on the bottom.
The housefly hums in the middle octave, key of F.
Mr. Snuffleupagas' first name was Alyoisus.
In the movie "the Right Stuff" there is a scene where a government recruiter for the Mercury astronaut program (played by Jeff Goldblum) is in a bar at Muroc Dry Lake, California. His partner suggests Chuck Yeager as a good astronaut candidate. Jeff proceeds to bad mouth Yeager claiming they need someone who went to college. During the conversation the real Chuck Yeager is playing a bartender who is standing behind the recruiters eavesdropping. General Yeager is listed low in the movie credits as 'Fred.'
Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable.
There are only four words in the English language which end in "-dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
The longest word in the English language, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is pneumonoultramicroscopics- ilicovolcanoconiosis. The only other word with the same amount of letters ispneumonoultra-microscopicsilicovol- canoconioses, its plural.
The longest place-name still in use is Taumatawhakatan- gihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaung... whenuakitanatahu, a New Zealand hill.
Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula" and can be abbreviated to 3.63% of its size, "L.A."
A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
An ostrich's eye is bigger than it's brain.
Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
After the Civil War the U.S. sued Great Britain for damages that were caused by them building ships for the Confederacy. We originally asked for $1 billion but settled on $25 Million.
There are 22 stars surrounding the mountain on the Paramount Pictures logo.
Deborah Winger did the voice of E.T.
There is a word in the English language with only one vowel, which occurs six times: Indivisibility.
In most advertisements, including newspapers, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10.
The only Dutch word to contain eight consecutive consonants is 'angstschreeuw'.
Alfred Hitchcock didn't have a belly button. It was eliminated when he was sewn up after surgery.
The Mongol emperor Genghis Khan's original name was Temujin.
The first word spoken by an ape in the movie Planet of the Apes was "Smile".
Facetious and abstemious contain all the vowels in the correct order.
Geller and Huchra have made three-dimensional maps of the distribution of galaxies. In each layer of the map some galaxies are grouped together in such a way that they resemble a human being.
Telly Savalas and Louis Armstrong died on their birthdays.
Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.
The second longest word in the English language is "antidisestablishmentarianism".
When two words are combined to form a single word (e.g., motor + hotel = motel, breakfast + lunch = brunch) the new word is called a "portmanteau."
Dr. Samuel A. Mudd was the physician who set the leg of Lincoln's assassin John Wilkes Booth ... and whose shame created the expression for ignominy, "His name is Mudd."
The muzzle of a lion is like a fingerprint - no two lions have the same pattern of whiskers.
In 1969, the last Corvair was painted gold.
The real name of the "I've fallen and I can't get up" lady is Edith Fore.
Betsy Ross was born with a fully formed set of teeth.
Betsy Ross's other contribution to the American Revolution, beside sewing the first American flag, was running a munitions factory in her basement.
The only real people to be a Pez head are
Betsy Ross, Paul Revere and Daniel Boone.
Steely Dan got their name from a sexual device depicted in the book 'The Naked Lunch'.
Bob Dylan's real name is Robert Zimmerman.
Wilma Flintstone's maiden name was Wilma Slaghoopal, and Betty Rubble's Maiden name was Betty Jean Mcbricker.
Lenny Kravitz's mother played the part of "Helen" on "The Jeffersons."
Grapes explode when you put them in the microwave.
A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.
111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
The Ramses brand condom is named after the great phaoroh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.
There is a seven letter word in the English language that contains ten words without rearranging any of its letters, "therein": the, there, he, in, rein, her, here, here, ere, therein, herein.
When the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers play football at home, the stadium becomes the state's third largest city.
John Larroquette of "Night Court" and "The John Larroquette Show" was the narrator of "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre."
A pig's orgasm lasts for 30 minutes.
A pig's penis is shaped like a corkscrew.
A dragonfly has a lifespan of 24 hours.
A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.
A quarter has 119 grooves around the edge.
A dime has 118 ridges around the edge.
On an American one-dollar bill, there is an owl in the upper left-hand corner of the "1" encased in the "shield" and a spider hidden in the front upper right-hand corner.
It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
"Evian" spelled backwards is naive.
The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.
Maine is the toothpick capital of the world.
It was discovered on a space mission that a frog can throw up. The frog throws up it's stomach first, so the stomach is dangling out of it's mouth. Then the frog uses it's forearms to dig out all of the stomach's contents and then swallows the stomach back down again.
The A%26amp;W of root beer fame stands for Allen and Wright.
A baby eel is called an elver, a baby oyster is called a spat.
Bingo is the name of the dog on the Cracker Jack box.
Lake Nicaragua boasts the only fresh-water sharks in the entire world.
Charles de Gaulle's final words were, "It hurts."
There are four cars and ten lightposts on the back of a ten-dollar bill.
ABBA got their name by taking the first letter from each of their first names (Agnetha, Bjorn, Benny, Anni- frid.)
What five digit number, when multiplied by the number 4, is the same number with the digits in reverse order?
21978; 21978 x 4 = 87912.
It was illegal to sell ET dolls in France because there is a law against selling dolls without human faces.
In the 1983 film "JAWS 3D" the shark blows up. Some of the shark guts were the stuffed ET dolls being sold at the time.
Montana mountain goats will butt heads so hard their hooves fall off.
The Beatles song "Dear Prudence" was written about Mia Farrow's sister, Prudence, when she wouldn't come out and play with Mia and the Beatles at a religious retreat in India.
Cranberries are sorted for ripeness by bouncing them; a fully ripened cranberry can be dribbled like a basketball.
The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world.
St. Paul, Minnesota was originally called Pigs Eye after a man who ran a saloon there.
The numbers '172' can be found on the back of the U.S. $5 dollar bill in the bushes at the base of the Lincoln Memorial.
Moon was Buzz Aldrin's mother's maiden name. (Buzz Aldrin was the second man on the moon in 1969.)
Who's that playing the piano on the "Mad About You" theme? It's Paul Reiser himself.. And Greg Evigan sang the "My Two Dads" theme. Kelsey Grammar sings and plays the piano for the theme song of Fraiser.Alan Thicke, the father in the TV show Growing Pains wrote the theme songs for The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes .
In 1963, baseball pitcher Gaylord Perry remarked, "They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." On July 20, 1969, a few hours after Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon, Gaylord Perry hit his first, and only, home run.
The Grateful Dead were once called The Warlocks.
Gilligan of Gilligan's Island had a first name that was only used once, on the never-aired pilot show. His first name was Willy.
The Skipper's real name on Gilligan's Island is Jonas Grumby. It was mentioned once in the first episode on their radios newscast about the wreck.
The Professor's real name was Roy Hinkley, Mary Ann's last name was Summers and Mrs. Howell's maiden name was Wentworth.
The male gypsy moth can "smell" the virgin female gypsy moth from 1.8 miles away.
In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.
Reindeer milk has more fat than cow milk.
The "L.L." in L.L. Bean stands for Leon Leonwood.
The original fifty cent piece in Australian decimal currency had around $2.00 worth of silver in it before it was replaced with a less expensive twelve sided coin.
The letters KGB stand for Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti.
Alexander the Great was an epileptic.
The lead singer of The Knack, famous for "My Sharona," and Jack Kevorkian's lead defense attorney are brothers, Doug %26amp; Jeffrey Feiger.
The name for Oz in the "Wizard of Oz" was thought up when the creator, Frank Baum, looked at his filing cabinet and saw A-N, and O-Z, hence "Oz."
The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
Elton John's real name is Reginald Dwight. Elton comes from Elton Dean, a Bluesology sax player. John comes from Long John Baldry, founder of Blues Inc. They were the first electric white blues band ever seen in England- -1961
The saying "it's so cold out there it could freeze the balls off a brass monkey" came from when they had old cannons like ones used in the Civil War. The cannonballs were stacked in a pyramid formation, called a brass monkey. When it got extremely cold outside they would crack and break off... Thus the saying.
Horses cannot vomit.
S.O.S. doesn't stand for "Save Our Ship" or "Save Our Souls" -- It was just chosen by an 1908 international conference on Morse Code because the letters S and O were easy to remember and just about anyone couldkey it and read it, S = dot dot dot, O = dash dash dash..
Pocahontas appeared on the back of the $20 bill in 1875.
When a female horse and male donkey mate, the offspring is called a mule, but when a male horse and female donkey mate, the offspring is called a hinny.
The way to get more mules is to mate a male donkey with a female horse.
A donkey will sink in quicksand but a mule won't.
Hugh "Ward Cleaver" Beaumont was an ordained minister.
The Old English word for "sneeze" is "fneosan."
John Lennon's first girlfriend was named Thelma Pickles.
Woodpecker scalps, porpoise teeth and giraffe tails have all been used as money.
Some more "Useless Facts you might wanna Know" =D? #2?
Wow, I read all of the first lot which took me about 2 hours, i even stopped watching my fav tv programme for it. I read a few of these which are really cool, but i must admit you do post alot at a time, which puts some people off. However these are certainley not crap, there very good and must have taken you ages to find! Oh i was going to answer this anyway but i only need a few more points to be level 2 and then i can vote. Please can i have best answer!? Unless of course you get a really good informed answer. Ps my fav fact was probably (Though i can remember them all) that A pregnant goldfish is called a twit. , because i call all of my mates twits all the time!!! Lol! These are fun to read so please post more if you have them!
Reply:urrm okay! =)
Reply:I only read about 6 things i that and its complete crap!
The flipping a coin thing - the fact that the head is heavier probably has the least effect out of everything with which side it lands on! The height and speed of rotation are the main factors.
you can tell it was written by americans without having to read half the crap about american stuff.
Reply:So do you like stealing crap from other pages and yahoo answers questions and re-posting it with no care that this information has been done before and is absolutely stupid?
Reply:cool.............
Reply:Very interesting but I couldn't understand a word of the first paragraph! Spellcheck I think! Also... Whats the question??
Reply:Lol I just read up to the add the number and I did it It worked LOL!
Reply:I'm only answering this cus i want to read it in depth later. Loved the first bit about the english language! EDIT. Wow i just read a few more and they are not useless dude. Really interesting stuff. I 'd like to tell them down the pub to be clever but i have memory like a goldfish! ;-)
Is it alright to leave a Redbud tree root in water?
Last Friday my son brought me a root from one of my favorite trees he received it from school, so i brought it home and since i havent had the time to plant it i set it in a pitcher of water. it seems to be doing fine and even has sum green sprouting on it. I was just wandering if anyone knew about how long i can leave it in water.
Is it alright to leave a Redbud tree root in water?
Hey Nina,
A couple days should not kill it. But, you probably know that now, since no one answered you.
It is good to soak bare root plants and dormant tree root stock prior to planting. One tree I planted recommended at least 12 hours.
Is it alright to leave a Redbud tree root in water?
Hey Nina,
A couple days should not kill it. But, you probably know that now, since no one answered you.
It is good to soak bare root plants and dormant tree root stock prior to planting. One tree I planted recommended at least 12 hours.
How much & how often are plants supposed to be watered? Please read on...?
I run the front desk @ work %26amp; my boss asked me to start watering the plants. I know nothing about plants %26amp; I told him that. But no one else is willing to do it %26amp; it's left up to me. So I need some info. I don't know exactly what kind of plants they are. There are 4 different kinds, but they are all large, potted plants. They stand about 3-4 feet tall, each. I use a kool-aid pitcher to water them.
~How often do plants usually need watered?
~Going by the size of a kool-aid pitcher, how much of it should I fill to water each plant?
~What are the signs if you're watering a plant too much or too little?
~How can you tell if a plant is getting too much sun or not enough?
~When do they need actual plant food (I've not seen any @ work).
~What does it mean when a plant w/small leaves, has parts that turn yellow %26amp; break off easily?
All information will be appreciated. Thank you.
How much %26amp; how often are plants supposed to be watered? Please read on...?
water the plants when the dirt is dry.. dont give enough to where the dirt stays soggy.... because they are office plants then there is no where for extra water to drain to... i would say about 2x a week...... dont leave standing water... hope i helped
Reply:What you can do twice a week check the soil by touching it and seeing how dry it is. Also what you can use for plant food is miracle grow or some other kind that is similar. Also what you can do is if you have a digital camera take a couple of pictures of the plants and print the moff and take them to your local gardening center and ask an associate to help you determine what to do for them. Explain to them what you have done for watering them.
Reply:Go to your local garden center (wal-mart, k-mart, hardware store) and ask the associate for a 'water indicator'. Sometimes they are shaped like worms, but made out of terracotta clay. You insert it into the dirt (it's the size of your middle finger) and the moisture from the dirt will keep it a dark orange color. This means the plant has adequate water/moisture. When the little worm is light peach, it means the soil is dry, and it is time to water. Be sure to have a drain hole and bottom dish to see if water has saturated the soil sufficiently.
Improving the soil quality is also important for the plant to utilize the water efficiently. Mix according to directions on all purpose plant food box. Then proceed to water with mixture. You'll want to purchase a one gallon watering can, or do what I do, and poke phillips screwdriver holes in a cleaned milk jug lid and use cleaned milk jug as watering can!
Reply:if the office is air condtioned once every two weeks for watering should do ....these are big plants so I'd give them 3/4 a jug of water,you can tell if this is too much if after one hour there is water still in the pan they are sitting in. Plant food should be given only through the spring and summer once a month follow direction
~How often do plants usually need watered?
~Going by the size of a kool-aid pitcher, how much of it should I fill to water each plant?
~What are the signs if you're watering a plant too much or too little?
~How can you tell if a plant is getting too much sun or not enough?
~When do they need actual plant food (I've not seen any @ work).
~What does it mean when a plant w/small leaves, has parts that turn yellow %26amp; break off easily?
All information will be appreciated. Thank you.
How much %26amp; how often are plants supposed to be watered? Please read on...?
water the plants when the dirt is dry.. dont give enough to where the dirt stays soggy.... because they are office plants then there is no where for extra water to drain to... i would say about 2x a week...... dont leave standing water... hope i helped
Reply:What you can do twice a week check the soil by touching it and seeing how dry it is. Also what you can use for plant food is miracle grow or some other kind that is similar. Also what you can do is if you have a digital camera take a couple of pictures of the plants and print the moff and take them to your local gardening center and ask an associate to help you determine what to do for them. Explain to them what you have done for watering them.
Reply:Go to your local garden center (wal-mart, k-mart, hardware store) and ask the associate for a 'water indicator'. Sometimes they are shaped like worms, but made out of terracotta clay. You insert it into the dirt (it's the size of your middle finger) and the moisture from the dirt will keep it a dark orange color. This means the plant has adequate water/moisture. When the little worm is light peach, it means the soil is dry, and it is time to water. Be sure to have a drain hole and bottom dish to see if water has saturated the soil sufficiently.
Improving the soil quality is also important for the plant to utilize the water efficiently. Mix according to directions on all purpose plant food box. Then proceed to water with mixture. You'll want to purchase a one gallon watering can, or do what I do, and poke phillips screwdriver holes in a cleaned milk jug lid and use cleaned milk jug as watering can!
Reply:if the office is air condtioned once every two weeks for watering should do ....these are big plants so I'd give them 3/4 a jug of water,you can tell if this is too much if after one hour there is water still in the pan they are sitting in. Plant food should be given only through the spring and summer once a month follow direction
When is it safe to feed nepenthes their first bugs?
I have a new pitcher on my plant and it is roughly 2 1/2 inches long. I'm almost positive it's Nepenthes Ventricosa, of the red sort. Any thorough care information would be much appreciated from a beginner!
When is it safe to feed nepenthes their first bugs?
Nepenthes are swamp plants that grow in nearly zero-nutrient bog (sphagnum moss) with high humidity and warm temperatures. They get their nutrients by digestion of small insects - protein but not fat. The only fatless organ is the heart. You might try crickets from the pet store or 50 mg pieces of heart. Cut up a chicken heart or whatever, freeze the tiny pieces in plastic wrap.
If you overfeed, the organ rots. This is true for Venus Flytraps as well. Go small.
flower
When is it safe to feed nepenthes their first bugs?
Nepenthes are swamp plants that grow in nearly zero-nutrient bog (sphagnum moss) with high humidity and warm temperatures. They get their nutrients by digestion of small insects - protein but not fat. The only fatless organ is the heart. You might try crickets from the pet store or 50 mg pieces of heart. Cut up a chicken heart or whatever, freeze the tiny pieces in plastic wrap.
If you overfeed, the organ rots. This is true for Venus Flytraps as well. Go small.
flower
How to maintain office plants?
I've recently started working at an office where there are already several different plants. I don't know what any of them are called, but I seem to be doing alright with the little ones. But there is a long vine plant in the mail room where the vines have been draped along the wall.
However, a lot of the leaves near the pot have shrivled up (though the ones on the end of the vines seem okay). I currently water it twice a week, though I started out with once. I fed it some special soil last week. But I haven't seen much improvement yet.
Also (yes, there's more!) there are two pitchers of vine plants that seem to be dying also. They're slowly turning a lighter color, and I worry that they may be molding. But I don't know what to do with those other than maintain their water level.
Thanks to anyone who decides to help! ;o)
How to maintain office plants?
You're vine plant may be a type of pothos, which like light, but not direct sunlight. I'd try a 20-20-20 fertalizer on them and only water when they feel dry when you poke your finger in the soil or if they start to go limp. I used to water the one in our office about every 8-10 days or so. Now that I'm gone, it's probably dead. I'd plant the ones in vases, I'm not sure how long they are gonna last. If not, CHANGE the water in them with just a little fertalizer and see if that helps.
Reply:my mom had vines outside on the deck last year. there was one pot in the corner of the deck next to the house. that did awesome. the other two pots were on the rail. those didn't do so good. she figures it was from too much sun. try putting your vine by a window where it can get some light. if it looks better over time then thats all it needed. if its already in a lot of light try moving it to an area where it doesn't get so much. also make sure they all get enough water and maybe some Miracle Plant Food to spruce them up if u think they need it. check the pot too. possibly too small for the vine. if the vines need more room then give them bigger pots when it gets warmer. hope your plants stay beautiful and live long happy years.
Reply:Alright... not knowing what they are does limit what we can suggest, but here are some basics, that you can start with.
1st. Ask around, how long have these plants been in the office? If people say more than a year, ask if any one has transplanted them? They might all need to be moved into larger pots (one size larger, usually 1-2" larger). Adding fresh soil will help them grow.
2nd. Get a water soluble fertilizer (one that dissolves in water). Use it once per month (or as it's directed) for the winter, increase it to two times per month spring and summer (or as directed). Always follow the directions on the package.
Are the vines in the pitchers the same as the really long one? Are they rooted (have roots?)? Is there any room in the office for these sickly plants? You might want to discard them, unless some one wants them. They sound anemic, and would require pampering to recover. Not every plant is worth saving, every time.
Check with the office manager, or your supervisor, let them know you're taking care of the plants now, tell them you like that sort of 'responsibility'. Take it seriously. Ask the office to buy your supplies. Ask for a new plant, once a year. That will show some dedication and responsibility and make you shine as a dedicated employee.
I hope that this helps
Good luck
However, a lot of the leaves near the pot have shrivled up (though the ones on the end of the vines seem okay). I currently water it twice a week, though I started out with once. I fed it some special soil last week. But I haven't seen much improvement yet.
Also (yes, there's more!) there are two pitchers of vine plants that seem to be dying also. They're slowly turning a lighter color, and I worry that they may be molding. But I don't know what to do with those other than maintain their water level.
Thanks to anyone who decides to help! ;o)
How to maintain office plants?
You're vine plant may be a type of pothos, which like light, but not direct sunlight. I'd try a 20-20-20 fertalizer on them and only water when they feel dry when you poke your finger in the soil or if they start to go limp. I used to water the one in our office about every 8-10 days or so. Now that I'm gone, it's probably dead. I'd plant the ones in vases, I'm not sure how long they are gonna last. If not, CHANGE the water in them with just a little fertalizer and see if that helps.
Reply:my mom had vines outside on the deck last year. there was one pot in the corner of the deck next to the house. that did awesome. the other two pots were on the rail. those didn't do so good. she figures it was from too much sun. try putting your vine by a window where it can get some light. if it looks better over time then thats all it needed. if its already in a lot of light try moving it to an area where it doesn't get so much. also make sure they all get enough water and maybe some Miracle Plant Food to spruce them up if u think they need it. check the pot too. possibly too small for the vine. if the vines need more room then give them bigger pots when it gets warmer. hope your plants stay beautiful and live long happy years.
Reply:Alright... not knowing what they are does limit what we can suggest, but here are some basics, that you can start with.
1st. Ask around, how long have these plants been in the office? If people say more than a year, ask if any one has transplanted them? They might all need to be moved into larger pots (one size larger, usually 1-2" larger). Adding fresh soil will help them grow.
2nd. Get a water soluble fertilizer (one that dissolves in water). Use it once per month (or as it's directed) for the winter, increase it to two times per month spring and summer (or as directed). Always follow the directions on the package.
Are the vines in the pitchers the same as the really long one? Are they rooted (have roots?)? Is there any room in the office for these sickly plants? You might want to discard them, unless some one wants them. They sound anemic, and would require pampering to recover. Not every plant is worth saving, every time.
Check with the office manager, or your supervisor, let them know you're taking care of the plants now, tell them you like that sort of 'responsibility'. Take it seriously. Ask the office to buy your supplies. Ask for a new plant, once a year. That will show some dedication and responsibility and make you shine as a dedicated employee.
I hope that this helps
Good luck
What is da item called that is used to water a garden. It looks like a pitcher and sprays a sprinkle of water.
Its small self-filled and is used to water plants and i cant remember the name!!!!
What is da item called that is used to water a garden. It looks like a pitcher and sprays a sprinkle of water.
"Da" (sic) item is called a watering can.
Reply:its (da) called a watering can
Reply:watering can
Reply:water can is right
Reply:its called a watering can.
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What is da item called that is used to water a garden. It looks like a pitcher and sprays a sprinkle of water.
"Da" (sic) item is called a watering can.
Reply:its (da) called a watering can
Reply:watering can
Reply:water can is right
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How can i start a grapevine form a previous plant/vine/branch?
my friend gave me a small clipping so i can grow my own grapevine, i put it in a pitcher of water, but i want to put it the ground
How can i start a grapevine form a previous plant/vine/branch?
http://www.bunchgrapes.com/cuttings.html
You seem to have a softwood cutting, if it is new growth. Follow the instructions at the link after you page down to the heading
"GREEN (SOFTWOOD) CUTTINGS "
How can i start a grapevine form a previous plant/vine/branch?
http://www.bunchgrapes.com/cuttings.html
You seem to have a softwood cutting, if it is new growth. Follow the instructions at the link after you page down to the heading
"GREEN (SOFTWOOD) CUTTINGS "
HELP ME LAST UQUESTIOn !?
What is the importance of salt marshes? Support your answer with several reasons for their importance.
What organisms would you NOT likely find in a salt marsh?
periwinkles
blue crabs
fiddler crabs
pitcher plants
What type of tree would you likely find in a swamp?
cypress
willow
maple
oak
HELP ME LAST UQUESTIOn !?
I know that Willows are in swamps....
windows
What organisms would you NOT likely find in a salt marsh?
periwinkles
blue crabs
fiddler crabs
pitcher plants
What type of tree would you likely find in a swamp?
cypress
willow
maple
oak
HELP ME LAST UQUESTIOn !?
I know that Willows are in swamps....
windows
I own many species of...?
nepenthes.. (pitcher plants). which do you think is more important for the lowland variety.. adequete light or high humidity? no urls please. i have a great place for high light and good place for high humidity.. but not the two together.. :/
I own many species of...?
I believe these plants are at home mostly in nutrient deprived swamps. They adapted the ability to devour insects to make up for the lack of nutrients in the soil. Thus, I would say that it would be more important to have the humidity than the high light because this is the environ that they originated in.
Reply:humidity...leave that stupid thing outside!
Reply:i dont quite understand. if the humidity is low, the tips will die and u have no pitchers. so i would give that a priority - but if there is too dark for growing plants, than bad luck. What do u mean by saying high light - you mean sun, or just perfectly enough light? Some Nepenthes hate direct sun, some will tolerate or like it, PROVIDED they have enough humidity. You cant probably get more light to the place where there is not much, but you can probably increase the humidity by making some kind of a closure at the place with lots of light - or is it not pssible? please tell us more about the conditions you have, or our advice will be actually worthless.
Reply:I've seen them often in poor, very wet soil on the shaded western shores of ponds. So my guess in humidity more than light.
Reply:light.
I own many species of...?
I believe these plants are at home mostly in nutrient deprived swamps. They adapted the ability to devour insects to make up for the lack of nutrients in the soil. Thus, I would say that it would be more important to have the humidity than the high light because this is the environ that they originated in.
Reply:humidity...leave that stupid thing outside!
Reply:i dont quite understand. if the humidity is low, the tips will die and u have no pitchers. so i would give that a priority - but if there is too dark for growing plants, than bad luck. What do u mean by saying high light - you mean sun, or just perfectly enough light? Some Nepenthes hate direct sun, some will tolerate or like it, PROVIDED they have enough humidity. You cant probably get more light to the place where there is not much, but you can probably increase the humidity by making some kind of a closure at the place with lots of light - or is it not pssible? please tell us more about the conditions you have, or our advice will be actually worthless.
Reply:I've seen them often in poor, very wet soil on the shaded western shores of ponds. So my guess in humidity more than light.
Reply:light.
How do i compare a plant cell to a softball team?
I've got the Coach as the Nucleus %26amp; the Pitcher as the Nucleolus
Any ideas? Help!
How do i compare a plant cell to a softball team?
Ball=Ribosomes
Diamond= Cell Membrane
Team=Endoplasmic Ret.
Field=Cell Wall
Batters Bag=Vacuole
Ump=Lysosme
Any ideas? Help!
How do i compare a plant cell to a softball team?
Ball=Ribosomes
Diamond= Cell Membrane
Team=Endoplasmic Ret.
Field=Cell Wall
Batters Bag=Vacuole
Ump=Lysosme
Do Nepenthes Ventrata need insects all year long?
do the pitcher plants need insects all year long or will they be fine if they don't get any at all? or should i put it outside, but it is getting cold.
Do Nepenthes Ventrata need insects all year long?
Carnivorous plants, like most other plants derive most of their energy from water, CO2, and sunlight. A pitcher plant can surivive on that alone, but typically would only need a few insects a year to survive anyway. You should take it inside for the winter, but there is no need to worry about feeding it or anything.
Do Nepenthes Ventrata need insects all year long?
Carnivorous plants, like most other plants derive most of their energy from water, CO2, and sunlight. A pitcher plant can surivive on that alone, but typically would only need a few insects a year to survive anyway. You should take it inside for the winter, but there is no need to worry about feeding it or anything.
Nneeeedd hheellpp?
WHAT ARE THE ENERGY SOURCES OF:
PITCHER PLANT
MOSQUITO
SEASTAR
*TNX IN ADVANCE*
Nneeeedd hheellpp?
pitcher plant- sun and nitrogen in the soil
mosquito-lipids in the blood
seastar- various microscopic plants and animals including plankton
Reply:The sun.
Blood.
Plankton.
flower deliveries
PITCHER PLANT
MOSQUITO
SEASTAR
*TNX IN ADVANCE*
Nneeeedd hheellpp?
pitcher plant- sun and nitrogen in the soil
mosquito-lipids in the blood
seastar- various microscopic plants and animals including plankton
Reply:The sun.
Blood.
Plankton.
flower deliveries
Is this a moth?
I have never seen it fly, *thank-god or I would proably flip out* But it is a inch long bug with thick black legs, 6 of them. Whem my mom saw it, she said it was two bugs, a spider eating a moth, but then I showed her another one *Sitting and I think eating my poor little pitcher plant* That looked the same way.
I don't think it is a moth because it is active dureing the day. No moth I found on bug ids come anywhere close to what I have.
This is as close a pic as I am willing to get of this thing.
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa257...
Is this a moth?
My 2 cents:
Take a breath.
I saw your pic and thought "assassin bug." Then I found a picture to support my thought. So, I'm sticking with my thought.
The bug will not assassinate you. They eat other bugs, and, apparently, lizards. It should not be able to harm your plants. Just the opposite.
Reply:No it is not a moth.....Moths are like butterflies,,,,they have wings..this is of the bettle family.It will not harm you....
Reply:Probably platinus assimulus--common snouted ground beetle.
http://www.naturephoto-cz.com/ground-bee...
Reply:No, it is not a moth. It looks like a member of the beetle family. The snout, if that is what it is, reminds me of a weevil. It also looks a bit like a box elder bug but a box elder would have some red markings.
Reply:Looks like a quantumbeen monoquovicalite which is indigenous to northern Siberia. Harmless to humans but are known to lay eggs in the ears of lamas.
Reply:Definitely not a moth. In Ar. it is sometimes called a pumpkin bug or a stink bug. Will devour Pumpkin plants, squash plants, cucumber plants. A little seven dust will take care of them.
They multiply fast.
Reply:No that is called a stink bug.
Not dangerous, just don't provoke it, it can spray out a stinky cloud.
lol
lots of them around here.
hope the links help.
I don't think it is a moth because it is active dureing the day. No moth I found on bug ids come anywhere close to what I have.
This is as close a pic as I am willing to get of this thing.
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa257...
Is this a moth?
My 2 cents:
Take a breath.
I saw your pic and thought "assassin bug." Then I found a picture to support my thought. So, I'm sticking with my thought.
The bug will not assassinate you. They eat other bugs, and, apparently, lizards. It should not be able to harm your plants. Just the opposite.
Reply:No it is not a moth.....Moths are like butterflies,,,,they have wings..this is of the bettle family.It will not harm you....
Reply:Probably platinus assimulus--common snouted ground beetle.
http://www.naturephoto-cz.com/ground-bee...
Reply:No, it is not a moth. It looks like a member of the beetle family. The snout, if that is what it is, reminds me of a weevil. It also looks a bit like a box elder bug but a box elder would have some red markings.
Reply:Looks like a quantumbeen monoquovicalite which is indigenous to northern Siberia. Harmless to humans but are known to lay eggs in the ears of lamas.
Reply:Definitely not a moth. In Ar. it is sometimes called a pumpkin bug or a stink bug. Will devour Pumpkin plants, squash plants, cucumber plants. A little seven dust will take care of them.
They multiply fast.
Reply:No that is called a stink bug.
Not dangerous, just don't provoke it, it can spray out a stinky cloud.
lol
lots of them around here.
hope the links help.
Where in chicago can i buy Carnivorous Plants?
like pitcher plants or venus flytraps etc. NO INTERNET SITES PLEASE!
Like are there any stores? please if your going to give me an adress make sure its correct please and thank you
Where in chicago can i buy Carnivorous Plants?
I have seen them at Lowes in Michigan.
Reply:Check the phone book for flower or plant shops that sell tropical plants and call them and see if they have any. Always call first instead of wasting gas running on false leads.
Reply:Most Lowe's and Home Depot's have Venus Flytraps ... good luck on the plant hunt.
Reply:I know you said no internet sites but this place has awesome service and my plant when I bought it was great codition/full green!
www.cobraplant.com
Like are there any stores? please if your going to give me an adress make sure its correct please and thank you
Where in chicago can i buy Carnivorous Plants?
I have seen them at Lowes in Michigan.
Reply:Check the phone book for flower or plant shops that sell tropical plants and call them and see if they have any. Always call first instead of wasting gas running on false leads.
Reply:Most Lowe's and Home Depot's have Venus Flytraps ... good luck on the plant hunt.
Reply:I know you said no internet sites but this place has awesome service and my plant when I bought it was great codition/full green!
www.cobraplant.com
Global warming has begun to drive evolution?
"Every autumn, pitcher-plant mosquitoes go into diapause, their equivalent of hibernation. The process is fixed by the creature's genes and triggered when daylight hours drop below a certain level. But scientists at the University of Oregon have recently discovered a change in the habits of Wyeomyia smithii. Over the past three decades, the insect has delayed its diapause for longer and longer, as the North American climate has heated up. And that is highly significant, author Elizabeth Kolbert writes in Field Notes From a Catastrophe. Daylight hours have not changed in the last 30 years, so the only alteration that can account for this delayed diapause is a genetic one. Natural selection is shaping Wyeomyia smithii so it can take advantage of our warming planet. 'Global warming has begun to drive evolution,' she states."
This is a pretty clear example of evolution. What are your thoughts?
http://books.guardian.co.uk/departments/...
Global warming has begun to drive evolution?
I think evolution, does happen with the change in the global weather, like with the last Ice Age, and how the planet heated up, and some of the Tigars we have are decendence of the Saber Tooth Tiger (I believe)... so the change in like the type of food could affect that, and often the food like meat is changed, when that animal can't adapt...
Reply:so, have the mosquitos started to become another species yet? if not, it's still only at the level of adaptation, which is common and Biblical.
Reply:its a pretty clear example of adaptation. Now , if these particular mosquitoes now cannot produce offspring with other mosquitoes of the same species from a different part of the states , that would be an example of real evolution - speciation.
Reply:Global warming facts!
http://www.seanbonner.com/blog/archives/...
Reply:This is on-going, nothing new. There is no 'global warming' trend if you would bother to get the facts, it's a normal cycle which occurs about every half century.
Reply:I get e-mail from NASA and the other day I got one that says the ozone layer in the upper atmosphere is closing,what great revelation you think will come out of that for evolutionist, I bet they will come up with something
Reply:Couldn't have "God" created us with evolution? Theology and science do not conflict. Only people without education, vision, or wisdom can't see past their own pride and foolishness. The farther we go with science the closer we come to God. Physicists today have little choice but to feel mystified by their discoveries in quantum physics.
Hard line Christians grow up and stop feeling threatened by intelligence, after all we are all on the same side.
Reply:Global warming is a fallicy! thats my thoughts!
This is a pretty clear example of evolution. What are your thoughts?
http://books.guardian.co.uk/departments/...
Global warming has begun to drive evolution?
I think evolution, does happen with the change in the global weather, like with the last Ice Age, and how the planet heated up, and some of the Tigars we have are decendence of the Saber Tooth Tiger (I believe)... so the change in like the type of food could affect that, and often the food like meat is changed, when that animal can't adapt...
Reply:so, have the mosquitos started to become another species yet? if not, it's still only at the level of adaptation, which is common and Biblical.
Reply:its a pretty clear example of adaptation. Now , if these particular mosquitoes now cannot produce offspring with other mosquitoes of the same species from a different part of the states , that would be an example of real evolution - speciation.
Reply:Global warming facts!
http://www.seanbonner.com/blog/archives/...
Reply:This is on-going, nothing new. There is no 'global warming' trend if you would bother to get the facts, it's a normal cycle which occurs about every half century.
Reply:I get e-mail from NASA and the other day I got one that says the ozone layer in the upper atmosphere is closing,what great revelation you think will come out of that for evolutionist, I bet they will come up with something
Reply:Couldn't have "God" created us with evolution? Theology and science do not conflict. Only people without education, vision, or wisdom can't see past their own pride and foolishness. The farther we go with science the closer we come to God. Physicists today have little choice but to feel mystified by their discoveries in quantum physics.
Hard line Christians grow up and stop feeling threatened by intelligence, after all we are all on the same side.
Reply:Global warming is a fallicy! thats my thoughts!
Does anyone know a site where i can find information on the adapted leaves of a?
cactus
pitcher plant
aloe vera (or other succulent)
onion
conifer
Does anyone know a site where i can find information on the adapted leaves of a?
http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_7615...
http://home.manhattan.edu/~frances.cardi...
http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/sci/A0839...
plant gifts
pitcher plant
aloe vera (or other succulent)
onion
conifer
Does anyone know a site where i can find information on the adapted leaves of a?
http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_7615...
http://home.manhattan.edu/~frances.cardi...
http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/sci/A0839...
plant gifts
Does anyone out there have a fetish for carnivorous plants???
personally i have a terrarium and inside i have several pitcher plants and venus fly traps... is there anyone else out there with carnivorous plants?? how are they doing for you? do they fair well in your climate? etc...
Does anyone out there have a fetish for carnivorous plants???
well I wouldn't call it a fetish exactly. I do enjoy making love in a greenhouse surrounded by the stench of disolving insects in a water pitcher plant.
Reply:they are really interesting. i've had some for a while and i'm always doing something new with them. they never get old and always look great. Report It
Reply:nope
Reply:i enjoy them in a salad
Reply:No, i do not want to get eaten
Reply:Yes, I love them!!! I have a Venus fly trap as well as several other varieties, all thriving in a simple plastic terrarium. I must say I'm quite fond of them!!
Does anyone out there have a fetish for carnivorous plants???
well I wouldn't call it a fetish exactly. I do enjoy making love in a greenhouse surrounded by the stench of disolving insects in a water pitcher plant.
Reply:they are really interesting. i've had some for a while and i'm always doing something new with them. they never get old and always look great. Report It
Reply:nope
Reply:i enjoy them in a salad
Reply:No, i do not want to get eaten
Reply:Yes, I love them!!! I have a Venus fly trap as well as several other varieties, all thriving in a simple plastic terrarium. I must say I'm quite fond of them!!
Can you use cactus soil with carnivorous plants?
I need to repot some Venus Flytraps, pitcher plants, sundews, etc. Can I use regular cactus soil or do I have to order the stuff sold specifically for carn. plants?
Can you use cactus soil with carnivorous plants?
No, just use half peat moss and half perlite.
Nothing with nutrients.
Here are two "How Too" videos that gives you all the info you need about carnivorous plants.
Propagating carnivorous plants: Includes a segment on potting mix.
http://homegarden.expertvillage.com/vide...
Building a terrarium for carnivorous plants:
http://homegarden.expertvillage.com/vide...
I found these when starting my carnivorous garden.
Have fun
Reply:It has to be an acidic medium if you want them to survive for a good long while. I think most people use vermiculite or perlite with peat. Cactus soil probably won't hold enough water.
Can you use cactus soil with carnivorous plants?
No, just use half peat moss and half perlite.
Nothing with nutrients.
Here are two "How Too" videos that gives you all the info you need about carnivorous plants.
Propagating carnivorous plants: Includes a segment on potting mix.
http://homegarden.expertvillage.com/vide...
Building a terrarium for carnivorous plants:
http://homegarden.expertvillage.com/vide...
I found these when starting my carnivorous garden.
Have fun
Reply:It has to be an acidic medium if you want them to survive for a good long while. I think most people use vermiculite or perlite with peat. Cactus soil probably won't hold enough water.
What do vegetarians think about carnivorous plants?
What do vegetarians think about carnivorous plants. I don't mean to be a dick, I seriously just thought of this and was wondering. Venus fly traps, pitcher plants, and something that's name is something like a sundew. They all eat bugs. What do you think?
What do vegetarians think about carnivorous plants?
umm, i think they are neat. thanks for asking.
Reply:I think you will find vegetarians are individuals and we don't all think the same.
You cannot ask what do "vegetarians" think about something.
You might as well ask "what do Jews think about Cactus ?"
Plants are plants, carnivores are carnivores, thats what i think, you'll have to ask 200 million other people to judge what "vegetarians" think
Reply:That's an interesting question. I can't speak for all vegetarians, but I think most are fine with carnivorous plants and animals. Carnivores must eat animal flesh to survive. They can't choose to live on fruits, vegetables, beans, etc. In contrast, humans are omnivores and can be perfectly healthy on vegetarian diets. We don't need meat for survival; we eat it just for the pleasure of tasting meat.
Reply:Their cholesterol level is obviously higher than other plants and they will have heart disease later in life.
Realistically, the carnivorous plants live in enviorments where the soil is bare of nutrients, but is usually well watered. The supplement the nutrients they need with the food they eat and it is a natural part of survival.
Reply:Orange spoke for this vegetarian:)
I just don't want to be a part of what I feel is wrong (the way animals are raised, transported and slaughtered) as much as I can. And hopefully one day I will be vegan and be even less part of it.
Reply:Personally, this vegetarian thinks that such plants are Mother Nature's gift to those of us who are not gifted with thick fur to help us survive the Summer's blood sucking pests. Thanks, Mom!
Reply:Not much. Taste bad. This is a culinary site not philosophy.
Do you know of a culinary bug eating plant?
Reply:intriguing question, have a star
What do vegetarians think about carnivorous plants?
umm, i think they are neat. thanks for asking.
Reply:I think you will find vegetarians are individuals and we don't all think the same.
You cannot ask what do "vegetarians" think about something.
You might as well ask "what do Jews think about Cactus ?"
Plants are plants, carnivores are carnivores, thats what i think, you'll have to ask 200 million other people to judge what "vegetarians" think
Reply:That's an interesting question. I can't speak for all vegetarians, but I think most are fine with carnivorous plants and animals. Carnivores must eat animal flesh to survive. They can't choose to live on fruits, vegetables, beans, etc. In contrast, humans are omnivores and can be perfectly healthy on vegetarian diets. We don't need meat for survival; we eat it just for the pleasure of tasting meat.
Reply:Their cholesterol level is obviously higher than other plants and they will have heart disease later in life.
Realistically, the carnivorous plants live in enviorments where the soil is bare of nutrients, but is usually well watered. The supplement the nutrients they need with the food they eat and it is a natural part of survival.
Reply:Orange spoke for this vegetarian:)
I just don't want to be a part of what I feel is wrong (the way animals are raised, transported and slaughtered) as much as I can. And hopefully one day I will be vegan and be even less part of it.
Reply:Personally, this vegetarian thinks that such plants are Mother Nature's gift to those of us who are not gifted with thick fur to help us survive the Summer's blood sucking pests. Thanks, Mom!
Reply:Not much. Taste bad. This is a culinary site not philosophy.
Do you know of a culinary bug eating plant?
Reply:intriguing question, have a star
I have a wasp problem, what should I do?
Our garage and house are about 5 foot from each other, and the wasps are really bad in the summer in the garage. So when we go out the back door, we are bombarded by these stinging bastards. There is what used to be a garden between the two structures, and I was wondering if there is anything that we can plant there that might keep the wasps at bay. Or are there any other things that we can do to get rid of the wasps!? We live in zone 4. I was thinking of pitcher plants, but I read that wasps can fly right out of them. So I don't think that will work. What do you think!?
I have a wasp problem, what should I do?
call an exterminator. if you have hoards of angry wasps then it's probably not going to turn out so well in the event that you try and "do it yourself".
really though, it's not worth it. spend the couple bucks for the exterminator. it will definitely be worth it.
Reply:call your local council (UK) mthey will have a pest control department who can clear them for you.
Reply:tell ur coucil, they need to be exterminated!
Reply:it might not be a problem at all
http://www.gardenguides.com/pests/tips/w...
wasps eat other bugs - especially if you're gardening - and unless they're overwhelming or very aggressive you might want to consider just dealing with them
there's this help too i found online http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/...
Reply:Find the nest,attack it at night,they will all be there,poison,burn or seal up,good luck.
pomegranate
I have a wasp problem, what should I do?
call an exterminator. if you have hoards of angry wasps then it's probably not going to turn out so well in the event that you try and "do it yourself".
really though, it's not worth it. spend the couple bucks for the exterminator. it will definitely be worth it.
Reply:call your local council (UK) mthey will have a pest control department who can clear them for you.
Reply:tell ur coucil, they need to be exterminated!
Reply:it might not be a problem at all
http://www.gardenguides.com/pests/tips/w...
wasps eat other bugs - especially if you're gardening - and unless they're overwhelming or very aggressive you might want to consider just dealing with them
there's this help too i found online http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/...
Reply:Find the nest,attack it at night,they will all be there,poison,burn or seal up,good luck.
pomegranate
Virtual villagers 2 the lost children recipes and updates as i find them.?
1)dark blue string in sacred cemetary
2)two red flowers by creek
3)pitcher plant behind coconut tree
4)poinsettia on the ground in the open field
5)blue rose by rock pile
6)light purple fuzzy plant in sacred cemetary
I will add new recipes and their powers as I make them.
you cna jump around the island by using the 1 - 9 keys on your keyboard.
cauldron will be found on the woodpile by the beach
Virtual villagers 2 the lost children recipes and updates as i find them.?
1 Orange poinsettia + 2 Light purple in cemetary = Restoration of villagers (makes them completely healthy)
Reply:thanks!
i need to figure out how to get the scarecrow from under the pile of wood! who does it?? A farmer or a builder!
Reply:Thanks, I just started playing it.
2)two red flowers by creek
3)pitcher plant behind coconut tree
4)poinsettia on the ground in the open field
5)blue rose by rock pile
6)light purple fuzzy plant in sacred cemetary
I will add new recipes and their powers as I make them.
you cna jump around the island by using the 1 - 9 keys on your keyboard.
cauldron will be found on the woodpile by the beach
Virtual villagers 2 the lost children recipes and updates as i find them.?
1 Orange poinsettia + 2 Light purple in cemetary = Restoration of villagers (makes them completely healthy)
Reply:thanks!
i need to figure out how to get the scarecrow from under the pile of wood! who does it?? A farmer or a builder!
Reply:Thanks, I just started playing it.
How to grow Venus fly trap from the seeds?
can somebody succeed growing Venus fly traps from the seeds? I'd be glad if you can share your story.
I've got seeds of following plants:
Venus Fly Traps
Sarracenia:Pitcher Plant
Sundew
Planted some already but they doesn't germinate till now.
How to grow Venus fly trap from the seeds?
Venus Fly Trap seeds should be sown as soon as the seed pods open and are harvested from the plant. After 100 days their viability decreases dramatically. The seeds can be preserved for a while by putting them in an air tight container and in the refrigerator, but the germination rate will be less than if they are sown right after the seed pods open.
Sow the Venus Fly Trap seeds on the surface of peat moss or a mix of peat moss and sand or perlite. Keep the humidity high and the media moist at all times. Try to keep the temperature between 70 and 85 degrees Fahrenheit. To keep the humidity high, it is best to grow then in a terrarium or in a mostly-sealed container in direct sunlight. Be sure not to let the seeds get too hot though if you put them in direct sunlight. You will have to open the container often to prevent cooking them. Alternatively, you can just leave the container open and mist the seeds a couple times a day. Make sure the soil always stays moist. Try to give them at least 13 hours of sunlight or fluorescent light a day. They should germinate between 15-30 days.
I have taken some pictures of my Venus Fly Trap seeds germinating and posted them here:
http://www.flytrapcare.com/photogallery/...
Those seeds were planted on the 24th of March and those photos were just taken today. They are just now starting to germinate. I had them in a terrarium with a photoperiod (amount of time the lights are on during the day) of 16 hours and temperatures ranging from 65 to 85 F.
Sarracenia and Drosera (sundew) seeds need a cold stratification period of 4 weeks. This means that the seeds should be put in damp long fiber sphagnum peat moss in sealed baggies and put in the refrigerator. After the 4 weeks, they can be sown the same as Venus Fly Trap seeds.
Reply:well venus fly traps take about a year to grow i have one myself and it took forever to grow 1 year if you water it daily
water it till the dirt floods a little cause they cant be overwatered a lot
Reply:well venus fly traps take about a year to grow i hav e one myself and it took forever to grow 1 year ifd you water it daily
water it till the dirt flooods a little cause they cant be overwatered
I've got seeds of following plants:
Venus Fly Traps
Sarracenia:Pitcher Plant
Sundew
Planted some already but they doesn't germinate till now.
How to grow Venus fly trap from the seeds?
Venus Fly Trap seeds should be sown as soon as the seed pods open and are harvested from the plant. After 100 days their viability decreases dramatically. The seeds can be preserved for a while by putting them in an air tight container and in the refrigerator, but the germination rate will be less than if they are sown right after the seed pods open.
Sow the Venus Fly Trap seeds on the surface of peat moss or a mix of peat moss and sand or perlite. Keep the humidity high and the media moist at all times. Try to keep the temperature between 70 and 85 degrees Fahrenheit. To keep the humidity high, it is best to grow then in a terrarium or in a mostly-sealed container in direct sunlight. Be sure not to let the seeds get too hot though if you put them in direct sunlight. You will have to open the container often to prevent cooking them. Alternatively, you can just leave the container open and mist the seeds a couple times a day. Make sure the soil always stays moist. Try to give them at least 13 hours of sunlight or fluorescent light a day. They should germinate between 15-30 days.
I have taken some pictures of my Venus Fly Trap seeds germinating and posted them here:
http://www.flytrapcare.com/photogallery/...
Those seeds were planted on the 24th of March and those photos were just taken today. They are just now starting to germinate. I had them in a terrarium with a photoperiod (amount of time the lights are on during the day) of 16 hours and temperatures ranging from 65 to 85 F.
Sarracenia and Drosera (sundew) seeds need a cold stratification period of 4 weeks. This means that the seeds should be put in damp long fiber sphagnum peat moss in sealed baggies and put in the refrigerator. After the 4 weeks, they can be sown the same as Venus Fly Trap seeds.
Reply:well venus fly traps take about a year to grow i have one myself and it took forever to grow 1 year if you water it daily
water it till the dirt floods a little cause they cant be overwatered a lot
Reply:well venus fly traps take about a year to grow i hav e one myself and it took forever to grow 1 year ifd you water it daily
water it till the dirt flooods a little cause they cant be overwatered
Carnivorous plants in colorado?
Which types PItcher plants and which Sundew plants would live best in colorado? I don't want venus fly traps, I've already tried those.
Carnivorous plants in colorado?
I'm curious as to why you don't want venus fly traps. I have a bunch of them and I live in Boulder, CO and they grow great.
Most any pitcher plants and sundew plants will need to be protected in the winter just like venus fly traps.
You can grow virtually any species of Sarracenia (pitcher plants). I have a few and they thrive.
I have Drosera capensis and Drosera intermedia sundew plants and they grow quite well.
Reply:I dunno but carnivorous plants kick ***!!
Carnivorous plants in colorado?
I'm curious as to why you don't want venus fly traps. I have a bunch of them and I live in Boulder, CO and they grow great.
Most any pitcher plants and sundew plants will need to be protected in the winter just like venus fly traps.
You can grow virtually any species of Sarracenia (pitcher plants). I have a few and they thrive.
I have Drosera capensis and Drosera intermedia sundew plants and they grow quite well.
Reply:I dunno but carnivorous plants kick ***!!
Betcha cant answer these?
the first person to get these right or some of them will get 10pts
CARNIVOROUS PLANTS
1.bladderworts can suck in their victims becaus a partial ___ exists in the bladders
2.plants which eat insects
3. the number of species of dundews found in the pinelands
4.most bladderworts have ____ flowers
5.type of insect-eating plant which wraps around its victim
6.this prevents insects from crawling up and out of the pitcher leaf
7.insect-eating plant which usually traps victim under water
8.clear, sticky fluid produced by sundews
9.past tence of is
10.pitcher plants grow well in ___ moss
11. sundews are also called "active ____ "
12.instead of roots, bladderworts have ___
13.glands of the leaf of the picher plant produce ___
14.insect - eating plants produce ___
15.plants get this chemical from eating insects
16.in the pine barrens, plants ___ insects to obtain chemicals
17.in sundews, these surround the victim after it is caught
good luck on this and please respond
Betcha cant answer these?
I can see someone needs answers to her homework or you stole your daughter's test paper.
Reply:haha Alex mortos how did u know this was from mr. sie's class? Report It
Reply:Would this be your homework??
**Then why all the questions about plants??**
Reply:You loser, this is sooooo homework. An idiot like you probably comes from a stupid school called "Memorial school". And I bet the teacher who made this, name was Siedlecki or something.
Reply:this is sooooooooooooo ur homework
Reply:IDK :?
Please Pick As Best
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RESPECT DA WEREWOLF
Business
CARNIVOROUS PLANTS
1.bladderworts can suck in their victims becaus a partial ___ exists in the bladders
2.plants which eat insects
3. the number of species of dundews found in the pinelands
4.most bladderworts have ____ flowers
5.type of insect-eating plant which wraps around its victim
6.this prevents insects from crawling up and out of the pitcher leaf
7.insect-eating plant which usually traps victim under water
8.clear, sticky fluid produced by sundews
9.past tence of is
10.pitcher plants grow well in ___ moss
11. sundews are also called "active ____ "
12.instead of roots, bladderworts have ___
13.glands of the leaf of the picher plant produce ___
14.insect - eating plants produce ___
15.plants get this chemical from eating insects
16.in the pine barrens, plants ___ insects to obtain chemicals
17.in sundews, these surround the victim after it is caught
good luck on this and please respond
Betcha cant answer these?
I can see someone needs answers to her homework or you stole your daughter's test paper.
Reply:haha Alex mortos how did u know this was from mr. sie's class? Report It
Reply:Would this be your homework??
**Then why all the questions about plants??**
Reply:You loser, this is sooooo homework. An idiot like you probably comes from a stupid school called "Memorial school". And I bet the teacher who made this, name was Siedlecki or something.
Reply:this is sooooooooooooo ur homework
Reply:IDK :?
Please Pick As Best
Love
RESPECT DA WEREWOLF
Business
Answer these?
the first person to get these right or some of them will get 10pts
CARNIVOROUS PLANTS
1.bladderworts can suck in their victims becaus a partial ___ exists in the bladders
2.plants which eat insects
3. the number of species of dundews found in the pinelands
4.most bladderworts have ____ flowers
5.type of insect-eating plant which wraps around its victim
6.this prevents insects from crawling up and out of the pitcher leaf
7.insect-eating plant which usually traps victim under water
8.clear, sticky fluid produced by sundews
9.past tence of is
10.pitcher plants grow well in ___ moss
11. sundews are also called "active ____ "
12.instead of roots, bladderworts have ___
13.glands of the leaf of the picher plant produce ___
14.insect - eating plants produce ___
15.plants get this chemical from eating insects
16.in the pine barrens, plants ___ insects to obtain chemicals
17.in sundews, these surround the victim after it is caught
good luck on this and please respond
Answer these?
14. Poop
10 Peat
5 Venus
6 hair
Reply:didnt u already post this question?
IDK
Please Pick As Best
Love
RESPECT DA WEREWOLF
CARNIVOROUS PLANTS
1.bladderworts can suck in their victims becaus a partial ___ exists in the bladders
2.plants which eat insects
3. the number of species of dundews found in the pinelands
4.most bladderworts have ____ flowers
5.type of insect-eating plant which wraps around its victim
6.this prevents insects from crawling up and out of the pitcher leaf
7.insect-eating plant which usually traps victim under water
8.clear, sticky fluid produced by sundews
9.past tence of is
10.pitcher plants grow well in ___ moss
11. sundews are also called "active ____ "
12.instead of roots, bladderworts have ___
13.glands of the leaf of the picher plant produce ___
14.insect - eating plants produce ___
15.plants get this chemical from eating insects
16.in the pine barrens, plants ___ insects to obtain chemicals
17.in sundews, these surround the victim after it is caught
good luck on this and please respond
Answer these?
14. Poop
10 Peat
5 Venus
6 hair
Reply:didnt u already post this question?
IDK
Please Pick As Best
Love
RESPECT DA WEREWOLF
.............?
What organisms would you NOT likely find in a salt marsh?
periwinkles
blue crabs
fiddler crabs
pitcher plants
.............?
There are both resident and transient fishes and crustaceans in the salt marsh. Many transients come into the marsh as juveniles and use the marsh's surface as a protective refuge from predators as they grow. This "nursery" function is important for many of our commercially important seafood species. Other transients include larger predators that come into the marsh with the tide to feed along the marsh edges on the smaller organisms that venture too far from the protection of the marsh grasses. Many of the resident organisms feed on the aufwuchs, like the periwinkle, olive nerite, grass shrimp, hermit crabs and amphipods. Fiddler crabs like sandy patches in the marsh where they can come out into the air at low tide to feed on microalgae growing on the sand. During high tide, they stay in their burrows to avoid being eaten. Blue and gulf crabs are one of the major predators on the marsh, crushing the shells of many species to eat them, catching small fishes, and eating dead animals.
Try this site for the answer:
http://www.uwf.edu/rsnyder/ffnwf/salmars...
Reply:Pitcher plants live in fresh-water swamps.
Reply:Periwinkles live in fresh water.
periwinkles
blue crabs
fiddler crabs
pitcher plants
.............?
There are both resident and transient fishes and crustaceans in the salt marsh. Many transients come into the marsh as juveniles and use the marsh's surface as a protective refuge from predators as they grow. This "nursery" function is important for many of our commercially important seafood species. Other transients include larger predators that come into the marsh with the tide to feed along the marsh edges on the smaller organisms that venture too far from the protection of the marsh grasses. Many of the resident organisms feed on the aufwuchs, like the periwinkle, olive nerite, grass shrimp, hermit crabs and amphipods. Fiddler crabs like sandy patches in the marsh where they can come out into the air at low tide to feed on microalgae growing on the sand. During high tide, they stay in their burrows to avoid being eaten. Blue and gulf crabs are one of the major predators on the marsh, crushing the shells of many species to eat them, catching small fishes, and eating dead animals.
Try this site for the answer:
http://www.uwf.edu/rsnyder/ffnwf/salmars...
Reply:Pitcher plants live in fresh-water swamps.
Reply:Periwinkles live in fresh water.
Is UVB light good for plants?
I bought a Pitcher plant and was wondering if UVB light is good for them ( I have a UVB light in my house)
Is UVB light good for plants?
UVB us not essential for plant growth. In fact, it can be harmful in high doses.
Is UVB light good for plants?
UVB us not essential for plant growth. In fact, it can be harmful in high doses.
How often should I feed my carnivorous plants?
I've recently bought a Venus Flytrap, and Sundew and a Pitcher plant. I'm going to put the Sundew and Pitcher by my pond (lots of annoying buzzing insects to chomp on) and was thinking of having the Flytrap in the kitchen.
Assuming that I don't get a lot of flys in the kitchen, how often should I be thinking of feeding the Flytrap? I already have a source of suitable food (wax worms over the internet).
And how often should the other 2 be feeding to be healthy (assuming everything else is ok)?
How often should I feed my carnivorous plants?
Certainly one fresh fly a week is good but you can't really over-feed fly-traps. The traps will only trigger 2 or 3 times at most.
Mine live on the outside window-sill for most of the year and the amount they catch varies, but the more successful they are the bigger and better the new traps tend to be and the better the chance it has of producing a flower stalk. Mind you I do tend to snip the flower stalks before they get started as they take a lot of energy away from the plant and slows the growth of new traps.
During winter months they tend to die back and will obviously eat less - if at all. As long as they've eaten reasonably well in the summer months they should keep coming back year after year.
As for feeding them meat, opinion is divided. Part of the digestive mechanism comes from the struggling of the victim which stimulates the trap to tighten and produce more digestive fluids. At the very least do not feed them on insects which have been dead a while.
Other useful care tips are to never make the traps close artificially - they'll die - and never use fresh tap water or fertilisers - the soluble salts kill them.
Also, despite instructions saying that you must use sphagnum moss, you can re-pot them in peat - just make sure it's been thoroughly washed through with rain-water or demineralised water first
Enjoy !
Reply:The two outdoor plants shouldn't need to be fed by you - they will take care of it for themselves.
The flytrap will need one bug/week if you keep it indoors where no bugs are available. An ant will do just fine.
Remember carnivorous plants also need sunlight. Keep the flytrap in higher humidity and heat.
www.sarracenia.com/faq/faq2000.html
Reply:Raw hamburger or flies. As soon as it opens put more food in. It'll grow faster that way.
Reply:one finger a day.
Reply:Lots of advice here - just an extra thought, most carnivorous plants that you buy at garden centres in UK are not frost hardy - perhaps you should keep them in pots, and bring them indoors for the Winter.
Reply:Aren't they old enough to feed themselves. Just buy yourself a cow or chicken and tie it up next to your plants.
Reply:Just feed them a tiny piece of hamburger about the size of a small pea.
We feed ours one piece about once a week. We have kept it happy for years.
Reply:dont feed them at all. even indoors they will still catch all the food they need for themselves.
Reply:The indoor one will be catching small insects but I give mine a small peice of mince every so often. If rain water is unavailable I use tap water.
Reply:OK, first I assume you are only feeding your plants bugs. That being said, here is a dirty secret: Your plants really do not need to be fed! They will survive perfectly well without you giving them bugs. They may grow a little slower, produce few seeds, etc., but they will live. Furthermore, unless you keep a house so clean that your coworkers like to talk about it behind your back, you actually have quite a few bugs in your house that your plant will get: gnats, roaches, flies, etc. But if you want to feed your plant bugs, a good rule is not to feed it more than about one bug per week. If you want to feed them more often, get more plants.
Experienced carnivorous plant growers may think I'm being too hard on you, and should tell you that you can feed your plants more often. The problem is that it is easy to overdo the feeding. I have found that a long-unfed Venus Flytrap should not be heavily fed right away. Doing so kills several of the leaves and sets the plant back. I would not be surprised if other carnivorous plants are the same way.
Reply:Do not feed them at all.
The ones outside will attract and catch more than enough insects on thier own. As for the venus fly trap, it will be fine too. While you may not see bugs inside your house, they are there.
From ants to gnats to small flys, all houses have small bugs in them.
These plants do not require much fodat all and they will be able to catch all that they need.
On a completely unrelated note, The best thing you can actually do is to put the venus fly trap outside and the sundew inside.
Sundews, being Bog plants actually can be killed if placed in a normal pond. They became carnivorous as a result of living in nutritionally "dead" water. Your pond will probably kill it. Sundews are supposed to be water with distilled water as regular water will burn the roots and kill it.
Also, instead of feeding it insect, while certainly less interesting, the carnivorous plants can be fed using regualar plant food that is diluted to less than 10% of its normal strength (shows just how little they need). But you really dont have to worry about feeding them anything as they will take care of themselves.
new year lily
Assuming that I don't get a lot of flys in the kitchen, how often should I be thinking of feeding the Flytrap? I already have a source of suitable food (wax worms over the internet).
And how often should the other 2 be feeding to be healthy (assuming everything else is ok)?
How often should I feed my carnivorous plants?
Certainly one fresh fly a week is good but you can't really over-feed fly-traps. The traps will only trigger 2 or 3 times at most.
Mine live on the outside window-sill for most of the year and the amount they catch varies, but the more successful they are the bigger and better the new traps tend to be and the better the chance it has of producing a flower stalk. Mind you I do tend to snip the flower stalks before they get started as they take a lot of energy away from the plant and slows the growth of new traps.
During winter months they tend to die back and will obviously eat less - if at all. As long as they've eaten reasonably well in the summer months they should keep coming back year after year.
As for feeding them meat, opinion is divided. Part of the digestive mechanism comes from the struggling of the victim which stimulates the trap to tighten and produce more digestive fluids. At the very least do not feed them on insects which have been dead a while.
Other useful care tips are to never make the traps close artificially - they'll die - and never use fresh tap water or fertilisers - the soluble salts kill them.
Also, despite instructions saying that you must use sphagnum moss, you can re-pot them in peat - just make sure it's been thoroughly washed through with rain-water or demineralised water first
Enjoy !
Reply:The two outdoor plants shouldn't need to be fed by you - they will take care of it for themselves.
The flytrap will need one bug/week if you keep it indoors where no bugs are available. An ant will do just fine.
Remember carnivorous plants also need sunlight. Keep the flytrap in higher humidity and heat.
www.sarracenia.com/faq/faq2000.html
Reply:Raw hamburger or flies. As soon as it opens put more food in. It'll grow faster that way.
Reply:one finger a day.
Reply:Lots of advice here - just an extra thought, most carnivorous plants that you buy at garden centres in UK are not frost hardy - perhaps you should keep them in pots, and bring them indoors for the Winter.
Reply:Aren't they old enough to feed themselves. Just buy yourself a cow or chicken and tie it up next to your plants.
Reply:Just feed them a tiny piece of hamburger about the size of a small pea.
We feed ours one piece about once a week. We have kept it happy for years.
Reply:dont feed them at all. even indoors they will still catch all the food they need for themselves.
Reply:The indoor one will be catching small insects but I give mine a small peice of mince every so often. If rain water is unavailable I use tap water.
Reply:OK, first I assume you are only feeding your plants bugs. That being said, here is a dirty secret: Your plants really do not need to be fed! They will survive perfectly well without you giving them bugs. They may grow a little slower, produce few seeds, etc., but they will live. Furthermore, unless you keep a house so clean that your coworkers like to talk about it behind your back, you actually have quite a few bugs in your house that your plant will get: gnats, roaches, flies, etc. But if you want to feed your plant bugs, a good rule is not to feed it more than about one bug per week. If you want to feed them more often, get more plants.
Experienced carnivorous plant growers may think I'm being too hard on you, and should tell you that you can feed your plants more often. The problem is that it is easy to overdo the feeding. I have found that a long-unfed Venus Flytrap should not be heavily fed right away. Doing so kills several of the leaves and sets the plant back. I would not be surprised if other carnivorous plants are the same way.
Reply:Do not feed them at all.
The ones outside will attract and catch more than enough insects on thier own. As for the venus fly trap, it will be fine too. While you may not see bugs inside your house, they are there.
From ants to gnats to small flys, all houses have small bugs in them.
These plants do not require much fodat all and they will be able to catch all that they need.
On a completely unrelated note, The best thing you can actually do is to put the venus fly trap outside and the sundew inside.
Sundews, being Bog plants actually can be killed if placed in a normal pond. They became carnivorous as a result of living in nutritionally "dead" water. Your pond will probably kill it. Sundews are supposed to be water with distilled water as regular water will burn the roots and kill it.
Also, instead of feeding it insect, while certainly less interesting, the carnivorous plants can be fed using regualar plant food that is diluted to less than 10% of its normal strength (shows just how little they need). But you really dont have to worry about feeding them anything as they will take care of themselves.
new year lily
PLEASE HELP! Care sheets for carnivorous plants and pollenation question?
Could you give me some good websites for the care of these carnivorous plants?
1. Venus flytrap
2. Sundew
3. Butterwort
4. Pitcher plant
Also, I have another question: how do bugs pollenate plants' flowers? (specifically ants, not bees)
Thanks!
PLEASE HELP! Care sheets for carnivorous plants and pollenation question?
ants pollenate plants kind of like bees do the pollen sticks to thier bodies then they take the pollen to other plants which are fertilized by the pollon on the ants bodies.
1. Venus flytrap
2. Sundew
3. Butterwort
4. Pitcher plant
Also, I have another question: how do bugs pollenate plants' flowers? (specifically ants, not bees)
Thanks!
PLEASE HELP! Care sheets for carnivorous plants and pollenation question?
ants pollenate plants kind of like bees do the pollen sticks to thier bodies then they take the pollen to other plants which are fertilized by the pollon on the ants bodies.
Did you know there are plants that eat insects ?
The Venus fiy trap closes ,then digests any insect that lands on its haircovered leaves .The Pitcher plant captures insects that venture over the rim then fall to the bottom . A few plants grow large enough to trap small reptiles and animals . Some Pitcher plants can open their lids and let rainwater in to drown their prey .
Did you know there are plants that eat insects ?
Yes, I did know that and your comments are very interesting. But what is your question?
Reply:Yes. You missed Drossera.
Reply:And ........??????????????
Reply:Yes, But they eat insects because they need phosphorus and minerals, not proteins and lipids.
Reply:Do they have any that devour insurance salespeople who come
to your house ?
Reply:Yes....I did know that.
Reply:I guess it is revenge as there are tons of insects that eat plants woooooo eeeeee aaaaaaa. I learn a lot coming on here from things I never thought existed, people that is, with brains out there somewhere.
Reply:And the third common group of insectivorous plants is the sundew plants. And then there is the species featured in "Little Shop of Horrors".
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Did you know there are plants that eat insects ?
Yes, I did know that and your comments are very interesting. But what is your question?
Reply:Yes. You missed Drossera.
Reply:And ........??????????????
Reply:Yes, But they eat insects because they need phosphorus and minerals, not proteins and lipids.
Reply:Do they have any that devour insurance salespeople who come
to your house ?
Reply:Yes....I did know that.
Reply:I guess it is revenge as there are tons of insects that eat plants woooooo eeeeee aaaaaaa. I learn a lot coming on here from things I never thought existed, people that is, with brains out there somewhere.
Reply:And the third common group of insectivorous plants is the sundew plants. And then there is the species featured in "Little Shop of Horrors".
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