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There must be a time limit in the cp

Seriously I recently passed this time limit (or so I think). I have many friends. I have enough plants to give some away to newbe's. I give favors, I get favors. It does not seem like all that many people are annoyed with me. People are more willing to contribute to the Cp book now that we have stuff done. I seem to have enough experience to identify at lest some plants by sight. I can pick an S. flava var. rugelli out in the middle of a forest as well as S. minor and so on. So I guess I passed the "give up" time limit and everyone can know that I wil continue to be a presence in the CP community. A big plus is random people from around the globe contacting me for no reason other then to talk about cp growing techniques for something like D. brevifolia.
Has anyone else experienced this?
 
No, but I have been contacted around the globe to play chess.
 
2 something years on the listserv. over 6 months here. But in the cp community talking to people probibly 4 years out.
 
Probibly depends who you meet when you meet them
 
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Quote[/b] ] So I guess I passed the "give up" time limit and everyone can know that I wil continue to be a presence in the CP community.

Time spent in the CP community, hmm. I'm just enjoying the journey.
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-Homer
 
It's always interesting.
 
im bad because i negleck long-term contacts so we always fall out of touch
 
Hmm, only 2 1/2 years... you're still a poser!
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ha ha! I hope you know I'm only fooling with ya! I never judge anyone on "how long" they're been into something. I was only into CPs for a year or so before I bought my "grail" highlander plants but I was ready with all the expensive/home invented crap I needed to grow them. Basically if you do your research, engineering and studying the rules of "you gotta be around a long time to get a rajah in yer neck of the woods" isn't necessarily true.

As far as the CP time limit, it may be the stage I'm at after about 4 years or so, the plants basically grow themselves now so I've gotten myself in other hobbies which are more involved and require more time & attention (sculpting, illustration). I still have my plants but I realized I don't need to dote on them every minute. Once you have their care conquered I'll admit, the rest of the time is pretty boring until you have a desire to relax and look at them, pollinate or water them.

Some people may be like me, they enjoy the challenge of learning all about their chosen plants (mine are Neps) and trying to grow them, once you've succedded with what you set out to do, the thrill of the challenge is over. But a lot of people may simply move on once they have met the challenge.

That's the stage I'm at currently, Once the weather is good enough for Ebaying I'm planning to whittle my collection of huge neps down to just a few cuttings of my very faveorite highlanders and a couple lowlanders. Move this thing back down to a hobby level since I'll probably never move outta this place and get the land for the highlander greenhouse I'd need.
 
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Quote[/b] ]Some people may be like me, they enjoy the challenge of learning all about their chosen plants (mine are Neps) and trying to grow them, once you've succedded with what you set out to do, the thrill of the challenge is over.

My chosen plants at this moment are the Petiolaris Complex Drosera. It's a challenge just getting these plants in the first place, much less reproducing them. I figure this is a long term goal of mine. When I get burned out fussing with my Drosera, I just walk over to my parents house and enjoy my Sarracenia collection, providing that its the growing season.

-Homer
 
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People contact me from around the globe wondering if I want to see young girls naked, or if I need any Viagra or Xanax. Which I don't. Ahhhhh...Spam....

Anyway, my thing is prairie plants...but I'm really liking CP's. Really, really liking them. April
 
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Not really a time limit....just the period to give yourself a reputation. Which I guess is a time period!
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In general, pitcher plants come naturally for me, and thus, I aquired my place as a pitcher plant specialist. Just gotta find the genus which suites you.
 
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Yes I notived once the bog garden is established for a year you have far less to do. And after you have made and replaced/expermiented with many I can now make a 30 gallon bog in about an hour.
I decided to plant my neps out side in their own "bog" for the summer. well my highlanders anyway. I hope that will cut down on chores.
Interestingly the easiest Neps for me are N. spathulata and my supposed N. viellardi 'yellow pitchers'.
In the past two weeks I have rearanged things to cut down on watering by 99%. I still use a lot of water but it only takes 2 minutes max now. Now I have a lot more time for propagating and expanding my collection.
 
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Quote[/b] (aprilh @ April 15 2005,11:15)]People contact me from around the globe wondering if I want to see young girls naked, or if I need any Viagra or Xanax.  Which I don't.  Ahhhhh...Spam....
I think we are on the same Emailing list! Only I get all these ads for Viagra and insurance scams and all the "window shopping" my daughter does on the Internet. SO many people concerned about SO many things that I could care less about...
 
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Quote[/b] (aprilh @ April 15 2005,9:15)]People contact me from around the globe wondering if I want to see young girls naked, or if I need any Viagra or Xanax. Which I don't. Ahhhhh...Spam....
Ahhh....So you're the one getting my spam! Wondered why I was getting the ones for breast enhancement! Not something I need or am interested in; thank you, but NO thank you. I trip over my feet bad enough as it is.

Steve
 
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hey guys, SPAM was getting out of control for me until I found a nice little program called QUIRB. It is very nice! ;)
 
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It seems for me that CP are a cyclic encounter. I have been into CP since the mid-60's. I grow for a decade or so and leave off with it. That's where I am now. I have had contact with people all over the world, virtually every country and have rubbed shoulders with the Giants. There are many other things in life to explore though, and one needs to always follow the heart and seek the place where passion and inspiration are. I doubt I will ever lose interest in CP's but when one has gone as far as it is possible to go then it is time to seek new challenges. It might be in the cultivation of another family of plants. I had a letter from Doadec (Tim Malcom) who gave up his world class collection of Utricularia and is now exploring Gesneriads. Before my latest encounter with CP for the last 5 years I cultivated stem succulents and Mesembs. Phil Wilson who is an icon in his own right in the UK and a noted grower of Sarracenia and tuberous Drosera species has shifted his passionate interest to South African succulents now. I think this is a good plan to find refreshment in new interests. I am happy now to be focusing on the inorganic for a change, and my interest in gemstone minerals is well served by my worldwide contacts. Countries rich in endemic CP are also rich in gemstones: like South Africa, Brasil and Australia, and I have friends in all these places. One branch of interest can expand to include many more. International friends are a wonderful asset and I would encourage everyone to look into making some friends in other countries!
 
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I don't get spam on AOL. Nope, no spam here. Except for a few times on IM... porn ads. I don't even know how they manage to get into IM, but not E-mail.

There's a time limit with CPs?? Man.. I've been CPing for over three years.. I didn't know there was a hobby expiration date.
 
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