Q/A #58 - TDS of Water in Our Pools

March 26, 2023

Q/A #58 - TDS of Water in Our Pools

QUESTION: I water my plants with rainwater that has a TDS reading between 7 and 20 PPM, depending from which source. Water collected under trees is higher; water collected out in the open is lowe …

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Q/A #56 - Fuzzy Mold on Cephalotus

March 23, 2023

Q/A #56 - Fuzzy Mold on Cephalotus

QUESTION: I purchased 3 Cephalotus plants last year at your open house and am hoping you can help me. I am having an issue with some white fuzzy looking mold on some of my plants. I hit the int …

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Q/A #55 - Venus Flytrap Is Looking Strange

March 22, 2023

Q/A #55 - Venus Flytrap Is Looking Strange

QUESTION: I saw a tutorial of yours on YouTube about carnivorous plants and I wondered if you can help me with my Venus Flytrap and how to grow it. When I first had it, the traps were very small, …

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Q/A #53 - Is My Dormant Sundew Alive?

March 17, 2023

Q/A #53 - Is My Dormant Sundew Alive?

QUESTION: I have Drosera filiformis. It's dormant now but can hibernacula be black or not? Not sure if it's alive. (Submitted in March 2019.) RESPONSE BY JACOB FARIN: When hardy sundews …

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Q/A #51 - Moving Plants to Outside

March 14, 2023

Q/A #51 - Moving Plants to Outside

QUESTION: When should i introduce my plants to the outdoors? I live in northern Indiana, and I have a Drosera capensis, Sarracenia flava, and a Venus Flytrap. In the summer we get temperatur …

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