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QuestionQUESTION: On your web page there is a picture of Darlingtonia sitting in cat litter pans, what are there conditions ? How much light do they get ? & is it possible to grow Darlingtonia if North facing buildi

Drosera spatulata

Question Spatulata #1 Spatulata #2 Nothing is wrong with my plant. It has grown not only incredibly well, but much better than I had imagined it would in such a short time. My question, thou

Drosera capensis, Red

Question Capensis #1 Capensis #2 I also had a question about the capensis I received. This one has confused me. I ordered 2 Drosera spatulatas (which are doing great) along with the capensis, and

Using well water

QuestionI have a laboratory demineralizer (Crystalab)with a built in TDS meter calibrated in PPM against NaCl. Unfortunately, I do not know how accurate the calibration may be. When I tested RO water from the local

Darlingtonia drip system

QuestionQUESTION: I was wonder you said before you have you drip set on a timer for twice a day, but you need to conserve water, but if you didnt have to conserve water would it be ok to have it ru

Growers grade peat moss

QuestionHi, Jeff and Jacob. Many of my plants should be repotted this next spring and I am concerned about the quality of the peat moss that is currently available. The last bale seems to have a lot of minerals in

big pitchers

QuestionThis is not so much of a problem as much as a maintenance thing. I have a Sarracenia Ruby Throat that some of the pitchers have gotten so big that they are top heavy and are falling down. W

Thrips and Sarracenia

QuestionHello Christopher Winter starts here in two days where I live at Tolga at 757 meters altitude near Cairns. With my thrip invested Sarracenia, do you think it would be a good idea to cut ALL the leaves and

Something is eating some of my plants

Question Pitcher Damage More Damamge Good day Jacob and Jeff It appears that something is eating some of my plants. I dont think it is slugs because I am not seeing any slime trails. I did fi

Flytrap oddity

Question Odd flytrap odd flytrap My Flytrap is sending up flower scapes that start out from the main plant, goes up about 2 inches then forms a clump of baby traps and the rest of the flower end of the

Bayer Rose and Flower on Neps and Sars?

QuestionI was wondering if it is safe to use the Bayer Rose and Flowers treatment on nepenthes and sarracenias substrate? I want to make sure that I get any mealybug in the soil line. Thank you! AnswerHi Nat, It i

Yellowing leaf margins on N. x Tiveyi

QuestionI got a N. x Tiveyi from you about two weeks ago. Overall it looks good, and has unrolled a new leaf in the time Ive had it and is working on a new one. I have noticed that all but the 2 most recent leaves h

Southern Purple Pitcher Plant

QuestionHi! I have been gardening for a couple years now...still a newbie. But Ive learned so much and have been successful with seeds just this year. So, I got crazy and bought some Venosa Burkii seeds. I had read

reverse osmosis system

QuestionI now have three boxes full of plants and by the end of summer may have a fourth. It looks like we may be in for a dry summer (almost no rain here for the last couple of weeks). I have seen

Sarracenia Leucophylla Not Doing Well...

Question White patches Wilted Pitcher Top Dear Sarracenia Northwest, I recently received a Leuco from you guys, and it arrived in wonderful condition. I have followed all of your directions as far as s

plants leaf tips black before opening

QuestionQUESTION: Hi I got the sundew I got forkleaf and cape sundew the leafs on the forkleaf are turning black before they open I use 40 watt t12 bulbs and temp is between 70 and 80 my water source is distilled sp

staghorn sundew

QuestionQUESTION: Back in March I received a Staghorn Sundew from you. It died down within a day or so and you thought it had gone dormant during shipping. You sent another one and it did the same thing.  

drosophyllum

Questionhi, I was wondering if I should cut the dead leaves on my drosophyllum or not. I like to because I thought it helps with hygiene, but I have seen many people that do not. AnswerIf the growing conditions are

Darlingtonia Dormancey ??????

QuestionBecause my winters are way too cold here in Canada Im assuming I should wrap them & put them in the fridge at the end of the season, what if they have stolons, should I cut them off before I put

T5 lighting question

QuestionHi, I am currently growing (and I ordered a few more) some Drosera that I am growing under a single 24W T5 HO bulb. I have Drosera spatulata, Drosera multifida extrema in their original 3 pots. &