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You know you're obsessed with CPs when...

Here I'll start:

- everywhere you travel or visit, you think of locating the closest bog

- you always check Lowes or Home Depot for their death cube racks to see if you get lucky

- whenever you see a bug, you automatically wonder if it'll fit inside one of your plants' traps

- you wake up in the middle of the night from sleep and go repot/divide some plants


now you go!
 
- you have weird dreams about them

- nonstop thinking about cool hybrids and doodling them when bored
 
when you spend money on shipping for trades instead of getting your hair cut.. again.
 
-When everyday your conversations with your cousin or girlfriend start with what new or interesting thing you saw your plants 'do'.
 
...when u stare at a sundew's tentacles and wonder what the dew tastes like.

Ok maybe that's just me.
 
When you want to stick your tongue in a trap and after it closes, bite it off.

Or maybe I'm just insane.
 
lol I stuck my tongue in a flytrap yesterday. :p

- when you talk to your friends so much about it they now know different species of CP's

- when you start blurting out random CP species in the middle of class.

EDIT:

I liked the nectary taste...

- and when you start tasting all the different parts of your CP's. (sundews' dew, heli nectar, VFT nectar, sarr nectar, raff preistome. :p)
 
There are some big discussions on eating cps... tuberous dews are supposed to be delicacies in Australia.

I ALWAYS check the death cube racks.

I've tasted sundew dew..

My friends now know the largest cp is the N. rajah..

The first thing I ALWAYS think when I see a bug is if my burmannis can eat it yet.

I'm crazy-- I mean, obsessed!
 
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- Take alot of leaf cuttings
- youstare at them
- you talk to them :crazy:
 
  • #11
constantly drawing cps instead of taking notes.

when you try and cut more lawns just so you can spend whatever you earn on more cps.
 
  • #12
Ha! I knew u all had it in you.

Some more:

- "regular" gardeners don't understand why you hate earthworms

- when you pass by the water section in your supermarket and see distilled/purified and immediately think of your plants

- (for seasoned growers) you sometimes forget your plants are carnivorous since that novelty wore off years ago, and now you're just aiming to grow the most beautiful striking plant

- you've read every one of the links on B. Rice's website www.sarracenia.com

- you rather be growing CPs than whatever else you're doing in life....but then you snap back to reality.
 
  • #13
lololololol this is fun
 
  • #15
lol I stuck my tongue in a flytrap yesterday. :p

- when you talk to your friends so much about it they now know different species of CP's

- when you start blurting out random CP species in the middle of class.

EDIT:

I liked the nectary taste...

- and when you start tasting all the different parts of your CP's. (sundews' dew, heli nectar, VFT nectar, sarr nectar, raff preistome. :p)

stuck your tongue in a flytrap! that's very highly obsessive! I'm assuming u wanted to some how feel the power of cps on trapping mini insects and u decided getting your tongue trapped is the best way to go!? was it like one of the coolest things u ever done!
 
  • #16
- you are constantly gawking at neps or other CPs

- every tab on your firefox page is a CP forum

- when you google the user name you use for everything, 80% of the results are from CP forums

- when you buy a greenhouse and dedicate it solely to your CPs

- you freak out if the weather is crappy for 2 freaking months and your sarrs arent up to pace

- you frequently take photos of your plants

- the first thing you check when you get online is a CP forum

- a good percent of your conversations have to do with CPs

- you strive to teach, and spread knowledge about these fantastic plants

- (not doing this now, but i used to) cool my room down to 45 degrees to accommodate a highland growrack in your bedroom at the foot of your bed

- constantly doing check ups on your plants to make sure no pests are affecting them...

- memorize hundreds of species names of nepenthes, but dont know much else about other species names

- spend hours pondering how to pronounce a certain species name

there is more...gotta think of them now lol.

oh here is another

- when winter is usually your favorite time of the year, but you suddenly hate it because your plants are dormant and cant put the tropicals outside
 
  • #17
Was Devon was trying to get to second base with his Dionea!? LOL

-You spend your daydreaming time thinking about building new terrarium enclosures.

-You're impressed with greenhouse supply catalogs.

-You have to buy crickets for your lizards, insects and plants.

-After going potty the plants/terrariums are the first thing you take care of in the morning.

-People suspect you of growing dope cos "it's silly for a young person to be interested in plants".
 
  • #18
- when you have a "plant budget"
- when you have a dedicated closet for pots and soil mixes
- you plan your vacations around your watering schedule
 
  • #19
How about:

-you haven't been on vacation since you were 12 cos you don't trust anyone to care for your plants?
 
  • #20
- you've read every one of the links on B. Rice's website www.sarracenia.com
.

- you freak out if the weather is crappy for 2 freaking months and your sarrs arent up to pace

- you frequently take photos of your plants

- the first thing you check when you get online is a CP forum

-After going potty the plants/terrariums are the first thing you take care of in the morning.

This.
Today I woke up at 7:30am to move the Sarrs/Dews/VFTs out in the open so they could get sun.
 
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