“Clean up, clean up, everybody everywhere! Clean up clean up, everybody do their share!”
‘Tis the season — the plants are now pretty much dormant, even here in mild Cali. Many of my other friends and fellow growers have their plants locked up in ice, burred under snow, or just frozen. There’s still a couple pitchers that look OK – but for the most part, it’s a sea of crispy brown pitchers.
[Time for that annual MOW DOWN!]
On a side note: What I did in prior years was actually light some pitchers on fire. Yes. I am just slightly pyro. Lighting things on fire and blowing things up is pretty fun. Especially when saying “fire, fire, fire, eh heh, heh heh” in a Beavis and Butthead kind of way. (Just kidding about the Beavis and Butthead thing… ) Not that I believed that there was any benefit to the plant or anything, – like I said, I’m just slightly pyro. In the wild though, the burns are beneficial to the plants, controlling the surrounding weed growth that compete with the plants.
[Eh heh, heh, heh … fire, fire, FIRE! Cornhoolioooo!]
So yeah, I got my work cut out for me this winter season. Lots of pitcher mowin’ down to do. All good though, love doing this as it prepares the plants for spring and give me yet another excuse to be out in the garden during the winter. 🙂
[Clean up! WHOOOHOOOO!]
And if you haven’t done so all ready, check out the last post to enter and win some Sarracenia seedlings!
[S. minor var. okeefenokeensis x S. “Green Monster”, November 20, 2010]
[Sarracenia ‘Doodle Bug’ OP, Photo taken 11/13/2010]
[Out of season flower bud. Photo taken October 31, 2010]
[A hybrid I crossed in spring of 2008: Sarracenia ‘White Sparkler’ x (‘Ladies in Waiting’ x ‘Judith Hindle’). Photo taken November 6, 2010.]
[The flower. Sarracenia ‘White Sparkler’ x (‘Ladies in Waiting’ x ‘Judith Hindle’). Photo taken November 6, 2010]
[Sarracenia ‘Wilkersons Red’ – Open Pollinated]
[Sarracenia catesbaei “Flying Nun” x “Red Blush”]
