Question

whole plant  

sprouting pitcher   I was cutting some of the brown leaves off my Nepenthes Alata and accidently cut off the last pitcher. I have several new pitchers growning but none that are ready to replace the only one left. Will my plant survive my mistake? Is there anything I can do to help the new pitchers grow? How will it get the nutrients it needs without the pitcher?

Thank you!

Answer
This is pretty common and nothing to worry about.  Your plant will live and will survive without pitchers.  The most you can do to encourage pitcher development is to give your plant lots of sunlight.  Grow your plant in a south window where it can get several hours of direct sunlight.  The sunlight will give the your plant the energy it needs to grow more pitchers.  

Your plant also isn't showing signs of nutritional deficiency, so you don't need to worry about nutrients at this time.  For now, focus on sunlight.  If you want to fertilize your plant, you can do so.  We discuss this in Volume 3 of Grow Carnivorous Plants.
http://www.cobraplant.com/dvd

Good growing!
Jacob Farin