Pruning sarracenia

QuestionSorry, I saw the bit on the site about not sending growing questions only after I posted it. Hi, just had a question about some pitcher plants I got from you last year. Saw your booth this weekend at the r

Aphids

QuestionHi, my plants have been coming out of dormancy but I just recently noticed what appears to be aphids on my D.filiformis. Its starting to put out its long leafs and underneath them are little fat black insect

LED Grow Lamp

Question LED Grow Lamp LED Grow Lamp burn spo Hi Jeff! I want to give my opinion about these LED Grow Lamp, I remember you once mentioned you were trying these too in your nursery to see how it is...

Fungicide

QuestionWill Clarified Hydrophobic Extract of Neem Oil work for carnivorous plants? AnswerHello Eric, While some people report mixed results when utilizing Neem oil extract, I have had success with it. I actually

too leggy?

Question Capensis Is it too little light for this Capensis? AnswerHi Neil, It actually looks ok, but it could use more light. Mucilage production seems ok, but the plants are usually a bit stockier w

Home depot nepenthes miranda

QuestionHi i recently bought a nepenthes Miranda from home depot and i was wondering if there is a certain care guide for these plants. Ive heard the plants from home depot arent that good but i wanted to give

Sarracenia rhizomes uncovered

QuestionSarracenia leucophylla Sarracenia flava rhizo QUESTION: Hi Jeff! 22 C?yesterday, spring is definitely in Germany now! Pitcher plants are sending their flower stalks towards the sky, I am coun

Life Sphagnum in trays

Question Big tray with sphagnum Hi Jeff, I have a surplus off life sphagnum moss which I can磘 use as media, either as a top dressing... I am lucky, I know :-D Does it make sense to use it in my big trays?

Terrarium Plants

QuestionHello, I live in Alabama which has great summer humidity and heat. I have a twenty-five gallon aquarium and a five gallon aquarium. I want to plant each of them with a variety of carnivorous plants--flytraps

sarracencia

QuestionI am a repeat customer and would like to know what is the easiest sarracencia for RI? New England ty AnswerHi Lynda, Most species and hybrids of Sarracenia are simple plants to grow in the East. The

Window Sill Nepenthes

QuestionQUESTION: Dear Jeff, I have been watching the funny pictures you sent me from the Hawaiian Nursery and the Nepenthes/Terrarium comparison ;-) I was then thinking, some Neps might be grown on a good south

squirrels

QuestionQUESTION: I have an issue with squirrels digging into the soil around the plants I have in pots. With my regular garden plants I use red pepper. Can this be used on carnivorous plants or is

Divided S. leucophyllas

QuestionSeveral weeks ago, I divided a number of pots of S. leucophylla. Unfortunately, I did not have the information in the response to Jeff on 4/11, and I buried most/all of the rhizomes. I was not aware that t

nepenthes plant

Question nepenthes i have a nepenthes plant that is in my house for 6 months. i moved it from my room to the balcony last 3 months because it ddnt seem happy with the place. iy have 5 hours of window sunlight

Flytraps turning black and dying off

QuestionQUESTION: Hi guys, I removed my flytrap from dormancy in my refrigerator about a month ago. I have the plant in a southern window and have even set it outside in full sun on really nice days (above 60 degree

butterwort hardining

QuestionHow long should I harden off my P. laueana leaf cutting that just started to have roots? Its in a container, and Im doing it like you recommended in Grow Carnivorous Plants Volume 3. How long for

lawnmower mishap

QuestionI came home today to discover that the guys who mow my lawn apparently knocked over the water trough with the Sarracenia in it and either mowed over them or weed whacked them. All the new pitchers are

Transplanting Darlingtonia

QuestionHello there I would like to know all the steps listed AFTER transplanting Darlingtonia, like should I place in the shade after transplanting ?, should I trim all large pitchers ? & where do you have your Dar

Gray spots on S.Alata

Question S.Alata My Alata has these weird spots on them, grayish in appearance. Its on some of its pitchers and all the pitchers are freshly opened, not even a month old. I have had this S.Alata for 3 years a

Watering Drosophyllum

QuestionQUESTION: Hi Jeff! My Drosophyllum seeds have germinated successfully, the plant really seems to grow fast. I keep them in 10 inches wide terracotta pots that are also quite high. Mixture is sandy and dry