Dead sundews

Question Dead sundews Hello! My friend told me that temperate drosera are hard to grow because they rot and die very easily. However, I still wanted to give them try because people like you seem to have amaz

Branching drosophyllum

QuestionHello Sarracenia Northwest, I have a 1,5 year old drosophyllum which flowered this spring. Great, but now the crown of the plant doesnt develop leaves. In the leaf axils, I see many new grow points emerging

Plants not growing

QuestionI have Sarracenia and Venus flytraps. The Sarracenia I re poted this spring with 50/50 perilite and peat moss. I separated 1 or 2 and and cut off most of the old growth from last year. I left a couple as you

How do I know when to give up?

Question Sarracenia Flava AG3 Sarracenia Hybrid Hi guys, I have several varieties of Sarracenia that appear to have died during the winter months this year. My biggest concern is my Flava AG3 whic

In ground bog garden

QuestionQUESTION: I just dug out a 4x8 foot bog in my backyard that is 2 feet deep, and i am not able to find my dvd on bog garden specifics. My quesion is this. after line the bottom with sand, and install th

New butterwort is not looking so good.

Question P Lutea Butterwort Hello! One week ago I acquired this P. Lutea butterwort from botanical garden in South Florida. It was shipped to me bare rooted in a tied plastic bag. Upon receiving it, it looked

Poi Dog Nepenthes

Questionpoi dog nepenthes QUESTION: Hello again.. I emailed you back on 10-3-13 regarding having little bugs in my plant, which is still an issuse. I have watched the video & have been treating with beyer adv

mosquito repellent

Question bog garden I just made the beginnings of a small bog garden. I plan to add two more plants eventually. My question is can you use a product like mosquito dunk to prevent mosquitos f

Moving plants outdoors

QuestionDear Jacob, It is getting sunnier and warmer in Cleveland Ohio, the temperature is also well over room temperature at daytime, and my windowsill light is getting dimmer, so I was just wondering if I

transplant shock

QuestionI just repotted my vft and purple pitcher plant and moved them from inside to outside. They were in sphagnum peat moss that was a bit slimy. I rinsed them really well after removing every bit I c

cephalotus follicularis

Question my ceph Hi, Please help, what happened to my cephalotus? sudden death? my first cephalotus growing in a 6 pot for more than a year in 1-1-1 peat- silica sand- perlite mix and under fluorescent

live sphagnum moss

QuestionHi guys, I am a CP grower from Romania and I am pleased to say that, based on your instructions, I am quite succesful. I am growing sarracenia sp. at the moment and they are doing great. They are planted in

Are these seeds I have now still good?

QuestionHope you had a good vay cay! I have types of Drosera on peat and some VFT seeds germinating I hope there is no sign of life from the pots yet I am pretty sure I had the VFT and Drosera Natalensis seed

Lights

QuestionDear Jacob, All my windowsills in are too dim for my cape sundews. So I decided to get lights. I checked a local store, and they didnt have any. All the other stores lights are the tube ones. I need a

Applying insecticide to recently divided Sarracenia rhizomes

QuestionHello, How long should I wait to apply an insecticide on recently divided Sarracenia rhizomes? (Im a little late dividing up mine.) Aphids have been a problem in past years. I watched Sarracenia Northwests

Sarracenia flava

QuestionSarracenia QUESTION: My sarracenia was growing just fine sending out three leaves this spring but its been about a month and a half and there is no signs of new growth. Is this normal behavior ? ANS

New in the hobby - living in the tropics(follow up)

QuestionQUESTION: Hi, Im new to this hobby and before I make a commitment to buy plants and seeds I need some data. I live in the tropics, Puerto Rico to be exact. What kind of plants and seeds would you recom

Red Flytrap Slow Growth

Question Red Dragon Flytrap Hi SNW, I ordered a Red Dragon Flytrap from you a month or two ago, and I have noticed that not many new traps have come up. The traps that were there when I got it are kind of def

Reply

QuestionHi, Im the one with the problem with the King Henry. Sorry I forgot to attach the photos. I do not keep them in water trays. The pots never dry out and if they do it is for, at most, thirty minutes. I live

Osmacote

QuestionHi, I was just wondering about the pros and cons of using Osmacote on my Venus flytraps and Sarracenia. Would you recommend its use. Advice would be really appreciated. Thank you AnswerHi Steve, Osmocote