Nepethes feeding

QuestionHi Jeff and Jacob Happy spring -- well almost. I know that here in the northeast real spring is at least another month off and that in general you recommend that Nepenthes feedi

Brown Drosera Capensis

QuestionWhen I first got my Capensis, I gave it 300 watts of grow lights. Once the branches grew and unfurled, the tips started to brown. After doing some research, I figured that maybe I was giving it t

Dewless Adelae

QuestionSometime ago, my adelae stopped producing dew. For a while, I thought it was going through a phase. I then checked online and thought that maybe the lights were too strong, so I took it out of my

Venus Flytrap/Sarracenia Soil..

QuestionHi, I have purchased some plants from you,and they are all doing very well. My question is have you considered adding charcoal to Flytrap/Sarracenia soils? I understand that they do controlled b

sundew seeds

QuestionI have a drosera prolifera growing in my terrarium. It is producing a small flower. Can I leave the flower on, will it stunt the plant growth. (I bought it from you several month ago ) &nb

Ultra-highland conditions

QuestionCuriously...what do you guys do to care for the ultrahighlanders? Ive been reading so many different methods that people use that I was wondering if you just have a greenhouse with proper climate contr

Pitcher Plant Bogs

QuestionTwo questions: 1. I thought about creating a bog out of my terrarium. Basically, I would fill the tank with a certain amount of peat/perlite, put the pitchers into the dirt (once they grew, of c

Cephalotus and fungus

QuestionHi, I bought a clump of Cephalotus from you guys about a year ago and its doing great! I recently moved it from the 3 pot it came in into a 4 pot, and noticed that the new soil has some white, cotton-

recommendations for my area

QuestionHi, Can you give me recommendations for which outdoor carnivorous plants will be most likely to sucessfully overwinter in my area? I live in central Massachusetts. Thanks! AnswerHi Steve, You are li

Vft outside

QuestionShould I bring my vfts outside this month. I live in Orange County. They are sprouting and have small leaves. AnswerHi Ryan, By all means, bring your flytrap outdoors. In fact, you can easily grow it

Vfts outside

QuestionQUESTION: Should I bring my vfts outside this month. I live in Orange County. They are sprouting and have small leaves. ANSWER: Hello Ryan, Whenever possible, Venus Flytraps should be grown outside. Since

2 Questions about VFT

QuestionI live in Southern Germany, I have a couple of questions 1) I planted my VFTs seeds at the end of January, have them on a sunny windowsill. After some days, mould appeared on the surface. I sprayed thoroughl

miranda carnivorous pitcher plant

QuestionHey Guys!! Thanks, I am almost in a panic!! I just got my first carnivorous pitcher plant a miranda. I ordered the book A Savage Garden and they sent me the wrong book.o,k, my pitchers are drying up and dyi

wierd sarracenia leaves/pitchers

QuestionHello, I live in Los Angeles, Calif. and I have a question about some wierd spring growth on some Sarracenia plants. A lot of the new spring pitcher that is developing on Sarracenia alata and Sarrace

VFT turning brown

QuestionMy Venus Fly trap just started turning brown on all of the leaves the other day. It has a few small newer leaves, but it is really starting to look bad. I keep it in the window box, and it has been fine for

A little help.

QuestionHello Chris. My name is Breanna. I am doing a project on Endangered Species of South America. Is the Heliamphora endangered???? And why are they endangered???? This project is almost 3 weeks over due and I r

Repotting VFT

QuestionThank you all so much, have learned so much by reading different questions on your site. I wanted to know what type of pot to use plastic or ceramic, I live on the coast in NC. Thank you again. AnswerHi Reb

replant

QuestionWhen you replant do you have to use Super Thrive or anything else?If so where would i get it. AnswerHi Pam, We rarely use SuperThrive?except with a few temperamental species, such as Cephalotus, Heliamphor

help

Questioni have a butterwort and a venus flytrap. first time trying to grow . i have the soil mix. plants are 2in hi.when can i put them in pots and how to take care of them .they will go outside when weather changes

Growing nepenthes in a hanging pot

QuestionMy Nepenthes sanguinea is getting quite respectable in size and I would like to re-pot it this year. I would love to try growing it in a hanging pot but this raises a few questions. 1) Can you u