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Darlingtonia Winter Planting and Water Quality: Treat Like Sarracenia Initially

Winter-planted bare-root Darlingtonia: treat like Sarracenia (cool, coarse mix). Spring: add midday shade cloth, daily top-watering to cool roots. Use low-mineral water (<50 ppm). Your well water (70–85 ppm) is okay temporarily but not long-term.

Prevent pot contact with native soil—Phytophthora root rot lives in ground soil. See Volume 1 DVD for full chapter.

Carnivorous Plants: What Causes Yard Sinkholes? Decaying Roots, Settling Fill, and When to Call the Water Company; Emergency Planting for Bare-Root Roses Held in Water: Don't Let Roots Rot; Darlingtonia Care: Feeding, Pests, and Baby Pitcher Damage; Growing Darlingtonia californica from Seed: Soil Experiments and Climate Tips; Overwintering Darlingtonia in a Canadian Fridge; Detailed Fridge Dormancy Protocol for Darlingtonia in Cold Climates; Watering Pinguicula 'Aphrodite': Moist, Not Wet; Storing and Stratifying Darlingtonia californica Seeds; Fungus Gnat Elimination: Alcohol Drench and Cultural Fixes; Water Hyacinth Turning Brown: Stop Miracle-Gro, Stop Trimming

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