Cats have fetish for distilled water

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Question Nom a scratch Ive been suspecting for a while now that my wegie has been taking nibbles of some of my sundews, and I KNOW hes been drinking the tray water. Last night he decided to chow d

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dried out drosera

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premature of pitchers

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king sundew repotting with Osmocite pellets

Question King sundew Allexperts, I was wondering how many Osmocite pellots do I use in a 4in pot? Have you guys ever used this method on your king sundews? My plant looks like it could use

VF need help

Questionyour plants in the terarium look amezing. i wish my plants looked like that :p. anyways its been raining here for a couple of days witch its rare to see rain at all yay... but theres dirt and dust in the air

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QuestionHi, I have a venus fly trap that i had inside with a sun lamp on it all the time with the soil 50% perlite and 50% peatmoss it was doing very well but I put it outside thinking i could take adva

Is my florescent lighting sufficient for Drosera and Nepenthes?

Question Happy Nepenthes I would like to get your opinion on my indoor lighting that I use for currently for my Nepenthes(Ventricosa X truncata), and seems to be doing well, given thats producing lots of dew

Help cooling a terrarium

QuestionQUESTION: Hi, i recently started uni and have had to move out of my parents place up in some mountains to the city that the uni is in, i have 2 cephalotus, a H.minor and a H.heterodoxa which grew fine at my

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QuestionHello...again. Im sorry to bug you again but i had a bit of an emergancy, while repoting my nepenthes i thought it be a good idea to add a bit of orchid bark mix with spagnum moss to create and airy yet mois

Nepenthes pitchers dying

QuestionI was given a very healthy-looking plant 3 weeks ago. It came from a nursery here in NC and appears to be in the appropriate peat mix. I hung it on a bright porch out of direct sun and have kept soil moist,

Drosera Capensis Alba Variation - Cutting Back

Question Capensis Hello, I was wondering if I could completely cut off the visible plant part of my Drosera Capensis Alba, as they are looking sort of weird and I feel that doing so would allow them to focus

Sarracenia terrarium

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Venus Flytrap Flower / Seeds

QuestionMy parent Venus flytrap finally produced its first flower stalk and has around 4 flowers, with more continuing to develop. I was wondering... will it self-pollinate? I have no idea how to pollinate it myself

Nepenthes suddenly sickly

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Greenhouses for nepenthes

QuestionCan you suggest what I should look for in an inexpensive greenhouse for my (highland) nepenthes? I see some pretty inexpensive options on Amazon but am not sure that they will do the trick. Thanks An

Unhappy Sundew

QuestionI just bought a Cape Sundew last saturday and put it in my window box with other house plants to eat the gnats. It was catching bugs like crazy, around 2 per leaf. As of yesterday the leaves are

N. Ventricosa x boschiana Lids

QuestionThe Plant Itself Best Example QUESTION: Hi I have 5 dying pitchers on my N. Ventricosa x boschiana. They have never done this and I dont know why, they start out with the lids turning brown and

Growing Drosera regia outside

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