April 1, 2023
QUESTION:
I've divided my older Sarracenia that was in my bog. Now I have 9 pots of Sarracenia that will be in trays of open water. I'm concerned about propagation of mosquitoes. Do you use any
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March 29, 2023
Q/A #60 - Are Sarracenia Flowers a Sign of Stress?
QUESTION:
I've been growing Sarracenia for five years. This time of the year when my plants come out of dormancy, they produce flower stalks, and I just cut them as they come out. I was just wond
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March 28, 2023
Q/A - #59 - No Pitchers on Etiolated Nepenthes
QUESTION:
I've got a Nepenthes aristolochioides x glabrata hybrid which has become etiolated -- weak elongated vine (when compared to pictures on your site) -- and not put out any new pitchers in
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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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March 25, 2023
Q/A #57 - Is Pollen in Rainwater Bad for Carnivorous Plants?
QUESTION:
Hello. I have a question I hope you can help me with. Does pollen have a negative impact on rainwater as it pertains to carnivorous plants? I collected rainwater yesterday and the TDS i
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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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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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March 21, 2023
Q/A #54 - Should a Sarracenia Rhizome Go Above or Beneath the Soil?
QUESTION:
I purchased a Sarracenia leucophylla from you before the winter. In the image I attached, the structure above the soil, should I keep that above the soil or beneath the soil if I deci
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March 18, 2023
New Crop of Outdoor Perennials Coming in April!
Below are plants we plan to release on April 1. Some plants are in very limited supply. If you want a notification of when the inventory is updated, subscribe to the monthly newsletter. The signup
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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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March 16, 2023
Q/A #52 - Nepenthes Is Growing Sideways, Not Up!
QUESTION:
Hello, I have a repotting question for you. I've had this Nepenthes Fancy Fish for about 6 years. It's happy & I haven't had any problems with it, but this year it's started growin
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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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