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Sulfur Fungicide on Nepenthes Seedlings: Safe If Applied Correctly

A grower asked about using Safer Brand sulfur-based fungicide preventively on 3-month-old highland Nepenthes seedlings (glabrata, aristolochioides) under lights indoors.

Safety Guidelines

Indoors under lights: generally safe.
Greenhouse/high heat: apply in evening; sulfur can burn foliage at high temperatures.
Follow label frequency—don't overapply.
No observed issues at Sarracenia Northwest when used as directed.

Preventive spraying is reasonable in humid, stagnant conditions where fungal spores thrive.

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