Reusing Soil from a Dead Cape Sundew? No – Start Fresh for Hygiene

If your Cape sundew died (even after just a week), **do not reuse the soil**. Pathogens, fertilizer residues, or chemical imbalances from the dead plant can kill the next one.

Fresh Mix Recipe

• 1 part sphagnum peat moss (fertilizer-free, from a bale)
• 1 part perlite (unfertilized)
• Moisten with distilled, RO, or rain water

Why It Matters

Carnivorous plants have zero tolerance for nutrients in their root zone. Even trace fertilizers in "premium" peat bags can be lethal. Fresh, verified media is cheap insurance.

Read the tropical sundew care sheet at cobraplant.com for complete growing details.