small red worms coing from bottom of pots

QuestionI have several pitcher plants and two flytraps in a bog (they are watered with filtered water(I use a brita filter) and kept in full sun unless the temperature is above 99 than I move them into filtered sun.

Darlingtonia californica seed germination conditions

QuestionQUESTION: Hi again, I recently ordered some Darlingtonia californica seed(the mountain variety) form flytrapstore and Im wondering if I can use the same germination methods for zone 8 in zone 11. I gonna tr

D. cistiflora purple flower

Question D. Cistiflora Hi again! I purchased a D. Cistiflora and just received it today. Its currently dormant, from what the packaging stated. I have outdoor and indoor Drosera, but usually get some informat

Nepenthes x Ventrata

Question Nepenthes x Ventrata Hi I have a N.x Ventrata what is about 2feet high growing in the greenhouse with 4 layers off bubble wrap on the roof for shading,But the top of the nepenthes has only small leaves a

Nepenthes Hamata from Wistuba

QuestionToday I received a one inch leafspan sized Nepenthes Hamata. I potted it up in equal parts of long fibered sphagnum, peat moss, and sand. To keep the humidity up I put the whole pot in a gallon sized plastic

Venus flytrap seeds?

QuestionI have Venus flytrap seeds and I planted a like a dozen of them but they dont seem to be growing is there anyway tht is like the best way to plant them and is easy yet affective? Answer Venus Flytrap seedli

Darlintonia

QuestionI had purchased a beautiful Cobra Lily a few months from a reputable dealer. It is doing wonderfully and growing great. After watching Volume 1 of your DVD series, I think I am using the wrong soil media. I

Summer planting of Sarracenia

QuestionI live on Long Island (Zone 7) and would love to order and plant S. flava and S. leocophylla, but between summer heat in the 80s and 90s plus transplant shock (even though I know Sars are supposed to handle

trapless nepenthes

QuestionNepenthes QUESTION: Im replying about my n.ventricosa. Ive sent a picture this time. Ive given it all the sunlight I can and kept it watered. Its grown no pitchers at all this year. The last two years

Drosera filiformis florida all red

QuestionI recently bought a Drosera filiformis Florida all red as well as a D. dichotoma from you guys and Ive acclimated both to full sun outdoors in Oklahoma but the none of the new growth on either plant is red.

Foul-smelling sundew soil

QuestionHey guys, I mixed some of my own soil today - 2 parts pumice, 2 parts orchid bark, 1 part peet moss - to replant a few plants. Well, as I was checking out my sundews, I noticed a foul smell coming from the s

Whitney Farms peat moss

QuestionHey guys, I made a new batch of potting mix today and used Whitney Farms peat moss as part of the ingredients. I just wanted to know, since you did mention in the dvd to buy the big bales, if this brand adds

problem with cobra plant not growing

QuestionHello! I planted 5 cobra plants this year in the spring. 2 of which are growing and looking quite healthy. The other 3 havent died, but neither have they grown at all and just seem to be existing with no gr

Long Fibered Sphagnum Moss

QuestionAre there any advantages (or disadvantages) of using long fibered sphagnum moss vs regular baled peat moss in growing carnivorous plants? Weve been using baled Canadian peat moss, and much of it seems

Identify my plant

QuestionMystery Sarracenia QUESTION: I have been growing this plant for a few months now yet I dont know what it is. When I bought it at my local nursery there was a sticker on the pot saying SARRECENIA SP. T

Sun spots?

Question N. chaniana x veitchii Im beginning to notice some spots on the pitchers of my N. chaniana x veitchii, which I just purchased this weekend. On monday I used a very diluted orchid fertilizer on my plants, so

Dewy Pine dead?

Question Dewy Pine Allexperts, This Dewy Pine that I accidentally cut looks pretty dead. If have any suggestions, please let me know. I believe, I accidentally cut the plant down in June. I have emailed you

Fly Trap - Indoors, Dormancy

QuestionHello there! Ive purchased a VFT from a friend that just woke up recently from its dormancy. I decided to place it under the artificial lights to accustom it to the lights gradually before putting it outdoo

Carnivorous Plant lighting indoor.

Question plants Hello, I have several plants in my room that i want to grow. I just to take them out side because its super hot in the summer here in south Texas, but I notice that my plants might not get enough sun

Staghorn problems

QuestionHey guys, So while watering my collection of temperate plants this afternoon I noticed that my giant staghorn I bought from you this past spring is quickly dieing. It was very vibrant with lots of lar