Barnes and noble/borders VFT kit

Barnes and noble/borders VFT kit#5753

By savagegardener -  Thu Mar 19, 2009 10:17 pm
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- Thu Mar 19, 2009 10:17 pm #5753

IS NOW OUT OF PRINT! SO DONT BUY IT IF YOU SEE IT AT THE STORE!

I wrote runningpress an email about the kit and they said that they have been getting quite a few complaints like mine, so they decided to take it off the shelf! So they are sending me a free bonsai kit!

The plant - described by Charles Darwin as "one of the most wonderful in the world" - is able to enclose a fly within its clamshell-shaped leaves in just 100 milliseconds, faster than the eye can blink.

Charles is the man.

Re: Barnes and noble/borders VFT kit#5754

By Matt -  Thu Mar 19, 2009 10:31 pm
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- Thu Mar 19, 2009 10:31 pm #5754

Well, congrats for you that you're getting a bonsai kit for a replacement. Sorry that you got an out of print VFT kit...

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Re: Barnes and noble/borders VFT kit#5762

By savagegardener -  Fri Mar 20, 2009 1:32 am
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- Fri Mar 20, 2009 1:32 am #5762

now i know my seeds have no chance of germinating...

The plant - described by Charles Darwin as "one of the most wonderful in the world" - is able to enclose a fly within its clamshell-shaped leaves in just 100 milliseconds, faster than the eye can blink.

Charles is the man.

Re: Barnes and noble/borders VFT kit#5777

By Adam -  Fri Mar 20, 2009 1:53 am
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- Fri Mar 20, 2009 1:53 am #5777

Maybe some of the members here can send you a leaf pulling until seeds are available. I'd do it but I'm in Canada and would have to get a permit to send that.

Re: Barnes and noble/borders VFT kit#5782

By Adam -  Fri Mar 20, 2009 2:02 am
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- Fri Mar 20, 2009 2:02 am #5782

Don't give up on seeds though. A couple of mine took over 2 months to germinate. Make sure they are warm and moist all the time.

Re: Barnes and noble/borders VFT kit#5801

By Devon -  Fri Mar 20, 2009 1:21 pm
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- Fri Mar 20, 2009 1:21 pm #5801

congrats on the bonsi kit...but I'm sorry about the seeds. Like Adam said, I would give you a pulling or something but...I'm in Canada and I only have one plant that isn't even mature!

Re: Barnes and noble/borders VFT kit#5843

By savagegardener -  Fri Mar 20, 2009 11:00 pm
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- Fri Mar 20, 2009 11:00 pm #5843

why would you have to get a permit to send me leaf pullings?

The plant - described by Charles Darwin as "one of the most wonderful in the world" - is able to enclose a fly within its clamshell-shaped leaves in just 100 milliseconds, faster than the eye can blink.

Charles is the man.

Re: Barnes and noble/borders VFT kit#5888

By Adam -  Sat Mar 21, 2009 7:53 pm
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- Sat Mar 21, 2009 7:53 pm #5888

it's why you get asked at the border if you have any plants or animals. Countries do not want to introduce pests or alien species. So you need a certified person to inspect the plant matter before shipping. Seeds are ok though.

Re: Barnes and noble/borders VFT kit#6128

By lemonlily -  Wed Mar 25, 2009 2:52 pm
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- Wed Mar 25, 2009 2:52 pm #6128

Well at least you have a bonsai, right? Better than nothing! Soon, you can a lot of free seeds and plant stalks and leaf pullings and stuff like that. What do you mean by "is now out of print?"

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Re: Barnes and noble/borders VFT kit#7876

By Dystopia -  Sat Apr 18, 2009 6:23 pm
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- Sat Apr 18, 2009 6:23 pm #7876

D: I'm sorry about your seeds, but Bonsai Plants are really cool, too. Good luck getting a better Venus Flytrap and good luck raising your new little Bonsai. 8D

Re: Barnes and noble/borders VFT kit#8539

By Anna -  Sat Apr 25, 2009 5:54 pm
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- Sat Apr 25, 2009 5:54 pm #8539

Hmmm... I bought one the other day as an experiment, just to see what it was like. I admit I was shocked it came with a terra cotta planter. Anything I've read made mention that clay planters were bad for VFT's.

I'll still give the seeds a go, mine are in the three-week fridge period before they can be planted on May 14, and even so I don't expect to see anything start to happen until mid-July.

So I wonder if the seeds don't work, when I send in that card I'll get a bonsai, too?

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