Can I feed my serracenia Judith hindle earth worms

QuestionIs it ok to feed my serracenia Judith hindle earth worms? AnswerHi Erick, You can. Theres no particular reason to do so since Sarracenia are very good bug catchers, and catch plenty of insects on the

What is my sundew doing.

QuestionHi, my name is David and i live in Riverton, Wyoming. I have a Cape Sundew that i bought from walmart about a month ago. When i bought it, it had two sundews growing in a death cube. I took it out of its box

Pinguicula Primuliflora

Question Pinguicula Primuliflor Hello I was playing on re-potting my Pinguicula Primuliflora when I re-pot my other Carnivorous plants early Spring. I know your suppose to re-pot Pinguculas when theyre dormant but

Pitcher plant help

QuestionHi, my name is David and I live in Riverton Wyoming. I was wondering if my North American sarracenia pitcher plant will survive its winter dormancy with no leaves on it at all? When it started its dormancy a

Will this work as a terrarium?

QuestionI have a wooden terrarium 16x24x16 with a hinged lid, a sheet of glass at the front, a 4 hole on top with 1/4 wire mesh on top (for grow light) and (4) 1/2 inch holes near the top corners (for ventilation. S

Feeding

QuestionCan I feed night crawlers worms to an american pitcher plant ( Judith hindle) AnswerA nightcrawler earthworm would not normally be part of the diet of a Sarracenia, which would usually include flying insect

plant might be dying

QuestionHELP! My beloved venus flytraps stems are beginning to turn black - between the trap and the soil. I only use RO water and water from the top of the pot trying not to water the plant itself when

Re-entering Hobby w/ a bang

QuestionHi. I am going to re-enter the carnivorous plant hobby beginning February. My knowledge from not growing them in 2 years is now clogged. I am starting my collection with Nepenthes glabrata, Heliamphora minor

whats going on with this primrose butter wort

Question primrose butterowort Allexperts, This primrose butterwort that I have looks pretty bad. I got it from you guys in the summer. I have growing a 6in pot and in the standard mix for butter worts that yo

Sundew Fraiser Island form

Question 111 I recently recieved a Spathulata Fraiser Island form that was mostly brown and felt sort of like cotton but the soil was still pretty wet and it had a clear plastic cup over it so I figured due to shipp

N. x ventrata roots

QuestionI have a fairly large N. x ventrata that has been growing well for over a year and a half now, and has grown to be nearly 2 feet in diameter and 1 1/2 feet in length. Recently, though, it halted growth for a

Cephalotus colours changed

Question Cephalotus Hi, My Cephs leaves have changed colours. The on-carnivourous is now red and the carnivourous leaf is going yellow. Am I doing something wrong? Soil mix is 60-40 perlite-peatmoss and the mix is d

Ceph changing colours

Question Ceph Hi Jeff, I am giving it full sunlight. Not sure if this is too much as Ive had it for about 6-7 weeks. Yes it was mailed but it looked healthy up until last week. Yes, we are in the middle of summer a

Nepenthes alba

QuestionHello there Jeff and Jacob, I have been looking for information on growing N. alba throughout the internet, but sadly have not had much luck. I was wondering if you guys knew whether this species could be gr

Insecticide podcast

QuestionQUESTION: You had a video of systemic insecticides up at one time. You still have the fungicide one on your site. Where is the insecticide one? I cant find the link anywhere. Thanks. ANSW

Winter freezes in the Northeast - potted temperates and outdoor bog

QuestionHello! 1) species: Pitchers, Sundews, Venus F.T.s, Cobras 2) issue: winter freezes 3) lighting: natural, water: distilled for potted/reverse osmosis for the bog

N fusca

QuestionQUESTION: Hello sorry to bother you but I have a question. I recently bought a N fusca from you guy and its been doing well it produced a new leaf and it has two closed pitcher that formed when will they ope

soil and dormancy

QuestionI have a drosera sundew with some mold forming in the soil but there are also little bright green star shaped things growing some right up against the plant and some away from the plant. I cant scrape them o

Nepenthes Sprouts?

Question Nepenthes Hello My Nepenthes started growing little Nepenthes out of the soil and on the stem. I was mostly wondering when I re-pot the Nepenthe is there a way I can tear or clip these little guys of

D.adelae

QuestionQUESTION: Im trying again. I recently bought another drosera adelae at Lowes. Some of the leaves had dew on them. Now theyre drying up like all the others Ive had. I live in York, PA. The plant is at a south