Sand for CPs mixes

QuestionHey there! Im just wondering which QUIKRETE sand would be good for my Carnivorous plants before I buy it. I found 2 type of sand in my nearby lowes store. Play sand http://www.lowes.com/pd_1051_4294933809_

N bicalcurata

QuestionHello I want to get a N bicalcurata but I wanna make sure I have a the correct conditions before I get it. The plant would get 5hrs of sunlight behind a southwest window and distilled water and I will

Terra cotta pot question.

QuestionAllexperts, I have question about what I can use to plug the hole so that water can come out. Can I you a paper towel instead of Sphagnum Moss? Is there anything else I can use? Im just wondering. Tha

Pond placement

QuestionQUESTION: Gents, Is Premier, Pro Mix, BX with Mycorise (see below link) ok for replanting my CPs? http://www.pro-mixbas.com/brochure_promix.pdf Thanks Coach Mac ANSWER: Hi Coach Mac, All of those w

Dewey Pine watering

QuestionI just received and setup my dewey pine and it looks great! My question is that it says to water when the soil feels dry, but Im not too good at doing it by feel, so would once a week work or twice a w

Cutting off Sarracenia flower

QuestionHi Jeff and Jacob, I recently added three mature rhizomes to my collection and I am not sure how long ago they were divided. All three have started to flower and I am wondering what to do. Now

Nepenthes Sanguinea Pitcher Development Issue

QuestionHey guys! I have a quick question as to why my nepenthes sanguinea is not producing pitchers as fast as it once was. I have the sanguinea growing in a small plastic pot under a compact florecent, soft white

dividing w/flower buds showing

QuestionHello. I am dividing my pitcher plants now in NC. Flower buds are showing. Will dividing them now still produce the flowers after repotting? They sure would make a nice show for my new baby plants ! Thanks m

identify by flower buds

Question Tarnok or Flava??? Hello. I would like to ID these plants if possible. I am dividing now (in NC). I know I have Flava & Tarnok, but cannot tell now which is which. I had 2 pots of each that I divided a coup

my dosera capensis

QuestionI want to know the speed of a dosera Capensis when capturing its pray. It live in a window with direct sun light for an hour a day in el paso Texas AnswerHi Alberto, With only 1 hour of sun a day, a Cape S

fungal growth and my sundew

QuestionHi Christopher, You gave me some advice as to telling what type of sundew I was given as a gift. Thanks for that, the advice proved very helpful in narrowing down my search. As far as I can tell I have a ty

Baby cape sundews

Question Sundews growing with f I recently purchased a dionaea muscipula when I received it to my surprise I observed 7 baby cape sundews growing in the same 3in. pot. I understand that cape sundews produce seed pro

Pitcher pruning

QuestionPitcher QUESTION: Hi, I started my carnivorous plant collection a few months back and we are now heading into Autumn in Australia. I have a few pitchers that are going/turned brown and drying up. I un

Drosophyllum lusitanicum

QuestionQUESTION: I live in the Portland, Oregon, area. I have started some Drosophyllum lusitanicum from seed in the house under 40 watt fluorescent lights in 10 terra cotta pots and they are just a bit under 2 tal

Ultrasonic fogger

QuestionHi nice to talk to you guys again anyway i bought a ultrasonic fogger off of ebay here is the link to it http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200556788029&ssPageName=STRK:... I was thinking of

Ventricosa

QuestionHey Guys. I have a Ventricosa. The plant is in a four inch pot and sitting in a open fish tank with a two tube light over head. I have a Sun Picture in there as well and its growing like a weed! The Nepenthe

My sundew

QuestionMy sundew has dew good enough to catch an insect but one you told me that the hours of sun light that I provided werent enough for it to produce dew to catch a pray ( 1 hour) so I gave my sundew 4 hours of s

Venus Fly Traps Dying

QuestionHi guys, at the end of last summer I was having a problem with my Venus fly traps. Ive been growing carnivorous plants for about four years now and I have over 20 different varieties. Most are do

Is it safe to de-mulch C.P?

QuestionHello Guys, so spring is on its way finally! This is my first dormancy and I have been getting really anxious to take my Venus Fly Traps and Pitcher plants from under their mulch Pile (Typical V.F.T and Judi

pitchers life

QuestionHii Jeff or Jacob! This question just popped into my head today. I know that nepenthes pitchers survive for about 1.5 to 2 months but how long wouls a sarracenia pitcher survive? By sarracenia I mean the tr