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Soil Health

Q/A #75 - Ants in Plants!

QUESTION:I was trimming off last year's dead pitchers on my Sarracenia and noticed small black ants on the plants. They appear to be living IN the plant pots. Several came out of the peat when the sides of the pots were tapped. These plants are several years old and I plan to upgrade their pots this year.

Peat Moss

Is a TDS Meter Useful to Detect Minerals in Peat Moss?

Jacob here with Sarracenia Northwest. I have a glass of water here. Using a TDS meter like this, I can quickly assess the mineral concentration of this water, and this water is 14 parts per million. Any reading below 50 parts per million of dissolved minerals is safe enough for carnivorous plants. I also have a g

Insect Control

Q/A #74 - Which Plant to Use to Control an Ant Problem?

QUESTION:I am having a major problem with the little black ants in my kitchen. My stepson said that there is a type of carnivorous plant that I could get to control my ant problem. Do you know what type of plant that would be and if so do you sell them? RESPONSE BY JEFF DALLAS: I'm sorry to be a wet bl

Dying Trap

Q/A #73 - Heliamphora Has a Brown Spot That Is Spreading

QUESTION: I’ve purchased several plants from you guys in over the past few months to build our greenhouse’s CP collection. I have been very impressed with the quality – you guys do a great job! I recently purchased a Heliamphora heterodoxa x minor from you all. The plant looked great when it arrived a mont

Capensis

Q/A #72 - Aphids on a Cape Sundew

QUESTION: I'm not sure what this is on my Cape sundew. Possibly aphids? I watched your video on safe insecticides for some insight. I sprayed it with orthene. It doesn't seem to be hurting the plant and only minimally moved over to my 2 other capes. They seem to squish when I rub them between my fingers. I

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Q/A #71 - Nepenthes Aren't Producing Pitchers

QUESTION: I included a few pictures of some Nepenthes that are all growing very well, but not pitchering. The first is a Nepenthes ventrata that is growing next to a Miranda. The Miranda is doing extremely well, but the ventrata isn't even producing small pitchers. They both receive a fair amount of sun durin

Water Quality

Q/A #70 - Options for Distilled Water?

QUESTION: I am having a hard time finding distilled water for my sundews. Was wondering if there is something else I can do for water that will be safe for my plants. (Submitted in April 2020.) RESPONSE BY JEFF DALLAS: The general concept you should know about water is that excessive minerals in

Birds

Q/A #69 - How Do I Keep Birds out of My Bog Garden?

QUESTION: What can I do to keep starlings and other birds out of my bog gardens? They pull the sphagnum out and dig holes in the soil with lighting speed. I am concerned that they are going to do damage to my plants. As of right now I have fashioned some 30% sun block material over the gardens using some sma

Nepenthes

Q/A #68 - No Pitchers on Nepenthes Despite Misting

QUESTION: I have a Nepenthes, but I don't know what Nepenthes it actually is. During the wintertime, all pitchers died and the plant was resting. Here in Finland we have very long, dark and cold winters so I use growing lights for my plants. Now the spring and sun is finally here, so my Nepenthes has started

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