drosera binata var. multiida dormancy

QuestionQUESTION: Hi, Im just outside of Winston-Salem, NC within climate zone 7. I want to try growing drosera binata var. multifida or even drosera binata var dichotoma but Im concerned about dormancy. It gets ve

BotaniGard 22WP Biological Insecticide

QuestionHello Jeff, I saw this that you mentioned about one year ago to another ask the experts question. Do you have any reports on this stuff yet? BotaniGard 22WP Biological Insecticide 1lb THX Jason Answ

Leaves growing smaller

QuestionQUESTION: Hi, I have a Drosera capensis typical and two albas that appear to be very healthy; the capensis has bright red tentacles and is flowering nicely while the albas have a nice bright green color and

Nepenthes ventrata

QuestionHello - I wanted you to know that I have bought plants from you over the last year and that they are doing beautifully in a 10 gal. aquarium - flytraps, sundews and American pitcher - all growing in peat and

Pinguicula

Question Dry When she was happy Hey guys I want to know why my pinguicula is drying her leaves like this ? She was wonderful but suuddenly with the flower start to look dry like dying. This is in my te

Nepenthes cutting

QuestionHello SNW! I want to take a Nepenthes cutting from a plant in a greenhouse. (I think its probably either DeRoose Alata or Miranda, one of the more vigorous ones that is all over the place) I want

NTU and PPM

QuestionQUESTION: Hi- I just ordered your mystery Sarracenia rhizomes. I read so much about the importance of the correct water. I live in Coquille,OR about two blocks from the Coquille river and was wondering if th

Considering Cephalotus or Darlingtonia

QuestionQUESTION: Hi, I live in zone 9b and Im interested in the possibility of growing either a Cephalotus or a Darlingtonia outside, year-round, in a plastic self-watering pot. I have two Sarracenias and a VFT tha

Nepenthes ????

Question Richs plant Richs plant I have a nepenthes plant that is a super vigorous grower. I would like to know what kind of nepenthes it is. In three years it went from a small 5 inch plant to o

Water and containers

QuestionHi-I just purchased some Sarracenia rhizomes and got them set out.(gotta admit Im already obsessed} They are unidentified species, so I need to get everything just right. Im trying to figure out if my tap wa

Nepenthes in trouble

Question Truncata 5days ago I transplanted my nepenthes turancata and he has developed severe yellowing and even browning on all but the newest leaf! I had it in a pearlite peat and sand mix and moved to spha

Insecticide crystals

QuestionHello, A while ago you said that besides Bayer Rose and Flower plant killer, there was some kind of crystals that I could put into the soil of my Heliamphoras, but I cant remember what it was. The Bayer sp

Repotting US Carnivorous Plants

QuestionDear Jeff, Jacob, been a while, I hope all is good at your side. I enjoyed Jacob磗 last video for the February care. Good job, as usual! However, I have a question about repotting CP, concerns Sarracenia a

Trimming off phyllodia?

QuestionHi Jeff! Before dormancy I trimmed off all pitches from Sarracenia, except for Phyllodia leaves. Now that growing season is going to start again soon, I was wondering if I should remove the phyllodias or

New Venus Flytrap on The Way - 2 questions

QuestionThis afternoon I ordered a Venus Flytrap from your web site along with a couple of bags of potting soil. I have two questions: 1) It is cold here in Massachusetts. The plant will have to stay indoors until

tropical drosera and ibicella lutea in zone 7 bog?

QuestionHi, Im about 10-15 min. away from Winston-Salem NC and I wish to talk about rosetted and cape sundews as potential bog garden candidates. I recently inquired about good starting sundews to gain some experie

Did my plant have a baby?

QuestionI have a Drosera Spatulata plant that I bought during your 2 for 1 sale. Its thriving in my south facing kitchen window, right above the sink. A couple of weeks ago, I noticed a stem/stalk growing from the p

Sand = Sand?

Question Aquarium Sand Hi Jeff, while re-potting this weekend, a question came to my mind regarding the definition of sand. In Germany, we have sand, like at the beach, but also do we have aquarium sand wh

Sundew Problems

QuestionHi, Im having a particular problem with a Sundew plant Im growing indoors (D. multifida, Extrema). The plant will put out tendrils which grow very well for a week or two, and start to form the sticky dew. T

Sarracenia purpurea

Question Sarracenia purpurea Hello again :) So Im from Puerto Rico and last time I was asking about how to put my sarracenia purpurea to sleep (dormancy) You guys told me something about changing lighting ti