So, it is time for our annual seed starting meeting. This time we will meet at a Alex’s house and help divide his sarricenias. There will be (some) divisions to take home. We will be meeting at Alex’s house in Oakdale. Contact us for the address. Note the 10:00 am start.

This is the first meeting on the new schedule. While we will be meeting on the same day as that other, much bigger, society we are meeting early in the day so you could do both. Or have the rest of the afternoon free.

We are always looking for program ideas, so if you have any feel free to volunteer.

Contact us at the usual places: blog at umcps (dot) net
email via umcps (at) rosinante.com
or Facebook @ /UpperMidwestCarnivorousPlantSociety/ (Feel free to send a message.)

So, it is time for our annual planning meeting and elections. This pass around the Treasurer is up for election / reelection. Currently that post is held by Jumi.

We should discuss the meeting date. The first Saturday is both a struggle for me personally to work with and has conflicts with a lot of holidays. New Years (in a few years,) Fourth of July weekend, and Labor Day come to mind.

We will be meeting at Alex’s house in Oakdale. Contact us for the address. Note the 2:00 pm start. The weatherman is calling for snow later, so we hope to be done by then.

Come with your ideas for programs and we will try to find “volunteers” to run them.

Contact us at the usual places: blog at umcps (dot) net
email via umcps (at) rosinante.com
or Facebook @ /UpperMidwestCarnivorousPlantSociety/ (Feel free to send a message.)

Popup meeting today @ 3:00. Patrick’s house, same as the seed swap meeting. Just a general discussion of carnivorous plants with no defined subject. I would imagine that we will not be just talking plants, if this goes anything like usual.

Contact us at the usual places: blog at umcps (dot) net
email via umcps (at) rosinante.com
or Facebook @ /UpperMidwestCarnivorousPlantSociety/ (Feel free to send a message.)

May the 4th be with you!
So, the meeting will be Saturday May 6th, @ 1:00

Being the first one of these in years, things are more chaotic than usual. We will have a number of pings for leaf pullings and maybe some seeds. Media will be provided. That said, we don’t know where our pots went in the last several years. So, BYOP. (Bring Your Own Pot.) 1″ to 2″ would be best. (Maybe the pots will show up before Sat, who knows. I would not plan on that.)

The meeting will be held at a members house in New Brighton. Please contact us for the address.

Contact us at the usual places: blog at umcps (dot) net
email via umcps (at) rosinante.com or
Facebook @ /UpperMidwestCarnivorousPlantSociety/ (Feel free to send a message.)

So, the meeting will be Saturday March 4th, @ 1:00

Nepenthes Propagation. So, you have a plant growing, how do you divide it? Make more? Rescue a piece that broke off? Grow out seed?

Please contact for the meeting link, as this one will be on zoom

Contact us at the usual places: blog at umcps (dot) net
email via umcps (at) rosinante.com
or Facebook @ /UpperMidwestCarnivorousPlantSociety/ (Feel free to send a message.)

Just a few shots of the plants on display. Thanks to Don, Tom, Brian, and the rest of the team for making it happen!

We’re back at the Ag-Hort-Bee building with our good friends from the African Violet Society.

August 26 the last day so stop by and say hi before 9pm!

Trying the first Saturday meeting date again. Hopefully this works out for everyone.

We were trying to schedule for the annual seed starting meeting, but the covid pandemic has made that impossible.

Instead we will be having a discussion of the ICPS World Carnivorous Plant Day (Which is going on right now, check their Facebook page!)
We will also be making time of a general discussion of all things carnivorous.

Please contact for the meeting link, as this one will be on zoom

Contact us at the usual places: blog at umcps (dot) net
email via umcps (at) rosinante.com
or Facebook @ /UpperMidwestCarnivorousPlantSociety/ (Feel free to send a message.)

It is time for the February social meeting. We are going to try something different using Facebook Live. We will have some alleged experts around to answer questions.

The meeting will be tomorrow Sunday 2/13. The usual time of 3:00 pm.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1269952913511888

Contact us at the usual places: blog at umcps (dot) net
email via umcps (at) rosinante.com
or Facebook @ /UpperMidwestCarnivorousPlantSociety/ (Feel free to send a message.)

So, after massive technical difficulties last time, we will retry the last meeting.

Next up on the “Lazy Gardner” series, Alex will be plumbing the depths of water. Diving into the deep end of the subject. Attempting to bring us clarity, without any impurities.

The meeting will be tomorrow Sunday 11/14 via Zoom. The usual time of 3:00 pm. Contact us for the meeting link.

Contact us at the usual places: blog at umcps (dot) net
email via umcps (at) rosinante.com
or Facebook @ /UpperMidwestCarnivorousPlantSociety/ (Feel free to send a message.)