{"id":686,"date":"2009-08-31T15:52:34","date_gmt":"2009-08-31T19:52:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/?p=686"},"modified":"2010-01-09T16:00:01","modified_gmt":"2010-01-09T20:00:01","slug":"august-2009-meeting-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/2009\/08\/august-2009-meeting-2\/","title":{"rendered":"August 2009 Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Szesze hosted our August 22nd meeting at his home in Derwood, MD. Michael is the owner of carnivorousplantnursery.com, the leading provider of engaging educational materials that use carnivorous plants to promote environmental stewardship.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>He gave us a wonderful tour of his facilities, and talked about carnivorous plants. He instructed us how to pot the sands in a peat\/sand mixture so that the nitrogen content of the soil would not be too high. Amazingly, despite cool winters, Michael is able to run his business year-round using two greenhouses.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pictures from the Meeting:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_688\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-688\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-688\" title=\"Michael Szesze Talks About Carnivorous Plants\" src=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_6731-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_6731-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_6731.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-688\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michael Szesze Talks About Carnivorous Plants<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_687\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-687\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-687\" title=\"August 2009 - Michael Szesze\" src=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_6734-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_6734-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_6734.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-687\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michael Szesze<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_694\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-694\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-694\" title=\"One of Michael's Greenhouses\" src=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_6687-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_6687-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_6687.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-694\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of Michael&#39;s Greenhouses<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_698\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-698\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-698\" title=\"Flats of Carnivorous Plants\" src=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_6666-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_6666-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_6666.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-698\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Flats of Carnivorous Plants<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_695\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-695\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-695\" title=\"Michael's Bog\" src=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_6683-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_6683-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_6683.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-695\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michael&#39;s Bog<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_696\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-696\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-696\" title=\"Grow Boxes for Michael's Plants\" src=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_6680-500x298.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_6680-500x298.jpg 500w, https:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_6680.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-696\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grow Boxes for Michael&#39;s Plants<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_697\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-697\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-697\" title=\"Sundew\" src=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_6677-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_6677-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_6677.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-697\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sundew<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_693\" style=\"width: 343px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-693\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-693\" title=\"Sundews\" src=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_6693-333x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_6693-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_6693.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-693\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sundews<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_692\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-692\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-692\" title=\"Sundews\" src=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_6701-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_6701-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_6701.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-692\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sundews<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_691\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-691\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-691\" title=\"Sundews\" src=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_6705-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_6705-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_6705.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-691\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sundews<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_690\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-690\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-690\" title=\"Pitcher Plants\" src=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_6709-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_6709-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_6709.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-690\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pitcher Plants<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_689\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-689\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-689\" title=\"Venus FlyTrap\" src=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_6729-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_6729-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/IMG_6729.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-689\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Venus FlyTrap<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Szesze hosted our August 22nd meeting at his home in Derwood, MD. 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