Question
I lucked upon some Drosera Derbyensis seeds and wonder what you would recommend for planting media.  I used the "regular" mix when planting two varieties of Drosera Burmannii and it appeared to be too coarse for the tiny seeds to take hold (of course I could have botched the process in many other ways but the soil mix still seemed too coarse).

Answer
Hi Steve,

For seed growing a mixture of 50/50 peat moss and sand works quite well.  The peat/sand mix provides a good fine structure for the tiny roots of sundews.  It's best if you can find a silica sand.  It's often sold in home improvement stores as "Commercial Grade Sand".  Don't use builders sand which is full of impurities.

Good Growing!

Jeff Dallas
Sarracenia Northwest
http://www.growcarnivorousplants.com