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Brown Pitchers

Q/A #121 - Sarracenia Are Turning Brown

QUESTION: Could you look at these pictures and tell me what I’m doing wrong? They grow tall and skinny, they fall over, and the tips turn brown. I keep them wet and they get eight hours of sun. I’m in Jacksonville, Florida. I do not fertilize, and I use RO water. Thanks ( Submitted in June 2020.) R

June

Q/A #120 - Will Dog Pee Kill My Plants?

QUESTION: My male dog has started peeIng on my carnivorous plants. Will it kill them? (Submitted in June 2020.) RESPONSE BY JEFF DALLAS: Yes. Urine has nitrogen and minerals that will kill carnivorous plants. Flush the soil thoroughly with distilled water and rinse the leaves. Make sure to your p

Nepenthes

Q/A #119 - Large Nepenthes Stopped Producing Pitchers

QUESTION: I am in Chinatown NYC with a large bank of eastern facing windows and many mirrors. I have had a Nepenthes for the past 5 years! I think it's N. maxima or maybe a hybrid. It has always been happy and grown quickly while growing and maintaining many pitchers. Maybe a year ago it started to not

June

Q/A #117 - Pinguicula laueana Didn't Like the Hot Window

A tropical Pinguicula can sometimes decline even when other butterworts growing beside it remain perfectly healthy. Individual species may be less tolerant of heat and other environmental stresses than hybrids, so identical growing conditions do not always produce identical results. Quick Answer: Excessive heat wa

Water Quality

Q/A #118 - Is Chlorine Toxic to Carnivorous Plants?

QUESTION: I would just like to know with chlorine and chloramines are toxic to plants, I have a reverse-osmosis and deionizer system that removes all impurities except for those two. (Submitted in June 2020.) RESPONSE BY JEFF DALLAS: I seriously doubt with that kind of filtration you would have muc

Repotting

Q/A #116 - Novelty Planters

QUESTION: I’m looking to grow a Venus fly trap. I have bought two different planters. I’m curious if I can use distilled water and grow traps in either of these. Would you recommend using one of these planters or would you recommend just a plain plastic planter with great drainage? (Submitted in June 2020.

Pests

Q/A #115 - Thrips on Sarracenia

QUESTION: This is a Sarracenia Extreme Green I got from you a little over a month ago. I don’t think this is your fault. Just an example. I have quite a few other Sarracenia in my collection that look the same, while others that seem just fine. What research I’ve done it points to thrips. But I’d like to see w

June

Q/A #114 - Terracotta Pot for Nepenthes?

QUESTION: I have a Nepenthes pitcher plant given to me as a gift. I am wanting to replant but looking for a economical solution. I was looking at terra-cotta. Would you advise this? I also could use a spray water sealer and am wanting to use a colored spray paint on the outside. Can you help me with advice

Sarracenia

Q/A #113 - Sarracenia Didn't Survive Winter in Nebraska

QUESTION: Last year I had to buy all new plants because my plants from the previous year died over winter. Did they die again? Do any of them appear to be alive? I'm in Nebraska. We had a slow start to spring and summer. In fact, our rose bushes just finally started blooming and we have some bushes that

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