Question
i bought a n. miranda from a nursery several months ago. they got them in by mistake evidently. i looked it up and it was labeled correctly. when i got it, it already had pitchers growing on it that were close to 10 inches long.
the plant is enormous, and it is in a tiny hanging 6" pot. i am going to repot it very soon. i am actually waiting for some soil mix that i ordered from your website.
problems:
soon after i got it i realized that there was no fluid what so ever in the pitchers.
after having the plant for a month or so.. the pitchers started browning.. they never did get any fluids inside.
no now it is a pitcher less plant, with lots of tendrils falling everywhere that browned instead of forming into pitchers.

aside from whatever it's potted in.. that's about to be remedied. could anything else be the problem?
it's in an east facing window.. i water it 2-3 times a week, whenever it's dry..
i live in minnesota so there is a bit of diminished light.. but when it started browning.. i don't think there had been much of a change..
thanks so much..

Answer
Hi Meghan,

Don't worry about the dried pitchers. A lot of times these plants need to acclimate to their new environment, so it's very normal for pitchers to dry up during this process.  

There are several factors that affect pitcher production - lighting, soil health, temperature and humidity.  Of these factors, lighting is the most important.  If you have a sunny south window, grow it in there instead.  The sun is much lower in the horizon right now, so you'll get more sunlight in south windows.

Changing the soil would help.  But overall, it's normal for some Nepenthes to go pitcherless during fall and winter because of the cooler temperatures and lower light.

We plan to release volume 3 of our Grow Carnivorous Plants DVD series in February.  It'll cover the factors that affect pitcher production.  For now, find a way to give your plant more sunlight.

Good growing!
Jacob Farin