nepenthes leaves brown/dying

Questionsanguinea leaves QUESTION: Hello, I am having trouble with my nepenthes. It started out as a small brown spot and has spread to the underside and is now on the top side of the leaves. It starte

Post-insecticide mold?

QuestionWhite residue Mold? QUESTION: Hi Jeff/Jacob, A couple of weeks ago I posted on here and you advised me on treating scales with Acepahte (Orthene). I followed your instructions and treated

Live Sphagnum Moss Top Dressing

QuestionQUESTION: Dear Jeff, Farin, I am growing Sarracenia and Dionaea outdoor in large pots with growing life sphagnum on top. The moss has grown, and partly covers a bit the rhizomes. Now in Germany autumn ha

Requirements List

QuestionHi Jeff, Jacob, I would like to know if there is any database with min/max temperatures, light intensity, humidity, soil mix, etc. per carnivorous plants types (Sarracenia, Nepenthes,...)? It would

Containers for Cephalotus and Darlingtonia

Question Plastic Pots Aquatic Hi Jeff, Jacob, as you mentioned in your DVD磗, Darlingtonia needs cool roots, and Cephalotus a good drainage. Some suggest to use terra cotta pots to ensure a good evaporation

Mulching

QuestionHi! I have a question about mulching. I live on the borders of zones 6 and 7, with a usual minimum temperature in winter being...I dont know, probably about fifteen? degrees F. I have a Sarraceni

Can you identify these two Sarracenias for me?

Question Sarracenia 1 Sarracenia 2 Hi, could you be so kind to help me to identify these Sarracenias? Thanks in advance! Alejandro AnswerHi Alejandro, The first one looks like a type of Sarracenia f

Cephalotus yellow leaves

QuestionQUESTION: Hi I have a cephalotus that has been dying, and then seemingly recovers. It starts with leaves and or traps turning yellow and then brown, almost all the foliage dies back, and then just when I t

Drosera Regia continue questions

QuestionHi, Jeff, I am starting another question thread because the last one would not allow to do more follow up questions. As you suggested, I got a 12 inch terra cotta pot from lowes with a tray. I also bought 3

Sarracenia ID

Question Sarracenia Sarracenia is it possible to ID this Sarracenia? Ive purchased this a year ago, and the seller didnt know its varietys name Thanks! Sol AnswerHi Sol, This is a very pretty hybrid

Unpot Sarracenia in Glas

Question Sarracenia Glas Hi Jeff, Jacob, I tried something else and grew some Sarracenia in undrained glas containers...I know pretty silly, but still they did well! Now I should surely repot them in late

Dionaea rhizome growing deeper

Question Dionaea Hi Jeff, Jacob, one of my dionaea is growing deeper and deeper into the pot... Should I unpot her in early spring to that she sits higher again, or let it be and the will usually grow traps

Terracotta Pots

Question Terracotta Pots from I Normal Terracota Pots Hi Jeff, Jacob, as we all know, Darlingtonia grows best into terracotta pots. Today I went to the store, looking for such. I found large on

Nepenthes browning

QuestionBrowning leaves QUESTION: Dear Sarracenia northwest, I have acquired a new nepenthes on Wednesday . I live in Cleveland Ohio, I put the nepenthes under a 18 watt compact fluorescent light in the day a

Abnormal growth

QuestionThis spring I ordered a flowering size S. Alata for my bog garden. When I received it, it had a flower bud forming but it was soon aborted by the plant. Over the summer it has only produced about ten one to

Dormancy protection outdoor

QuestionHi Jeff, Jacob, me again :-) I have a question, although I have your DVD 1 about growing North American carnivorous plants... You mentioned that, if weather conditions are freezing for several days, pl

Poor growth in Pinguicula gigantea

QuestionQUESTION: Hello! Ive had this P. gigantea since mid-summer, and in this time it has shown little growth. This is not to say that it hasnt grown at all, but it sheds leaves at roughly the same rate it grows t

LED Growlamp

QuestionBonjour Jeff, Jacob, have you heard about LED Growlamps? http://www.amazon.com/TaoTronics%C2%AE-Lights-Plants-Greenhouse-TT-GL20/dp/B00GN They have blue and red LED, apparently the wavelength of plants t

Help! follow follow up

QuestionDear Jeff, I use compact fluorescent lights and I top water when the soil is moderately dry. AnswerHi David, Thank-you. That was the relevant information I needed. Like most sundews, Cap

Pest Strips

QuestionHello Jeff, youve given me advice about pest strips for mites. Would they also work on scale if I enclosed the plant for a few days? I dont have any big issue with scale but just something more i