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Q/A #61 - Concerned about Propagating Mosquitoes(Post)
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 ...
Q/A #27 - Carnivorous Plants for Fruit Flies?(Post)QUESTION: What kind of plant would you recommend for fruit flies indoors? Yes, it's winter and we have fruit flies. The flies don't get caught by my sundews. (Submitted in January 2021.) ...
Q/A #153 - Venus Flytrap Nipped by a Winter Freeze(Post)VIDEO TRANSCRIPT Jacob here with Sarracenia Northwest. Since 2005, we have answered thousands of questions from carnivorous plant growers. Here’s a question from December 2020. “I have t ...
Dividing Darlingtonia Colonies(Post)Over the past several days, we divided our Darlingtonia colonies. We had a bunch in large pots that were getting tight with stolons (offshoots). After unpotting the mother plants, we removed the stol ...
Q/A #50 - Is Permethrin Safe on Carnivorous Plants for Mosquito Control?(Post)QUESTION: Hey, so I have this as my current bog setup. I’m starting to breed mosquito larvae in the water and I was wondering if a small concentration of Permethrin would be safe to treat the wa ...
Q/A #149 - Should Venus Flytrap Trays Be Dry in Winter?(Post)Hi, I’m Jacob Farin, one of the growers here at Sarracenia Northwest. In 2005, we started a free service answering questions from carnivorous plant growers all over the world. Since then, we&r ...
Q/A #58 - TDS of Water in Our Pools(Post)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 low ...
Q/A #136 - Algae on Soil Surface(Post)QUESTION: This concerns green slime algae on soil surfaces. I have this growing on soil mix (peat and pearlite) on seedlings I am starting. The pots are sitting in trays of water under grow light ...
Q/A #155 - Can you grow Venus Flytraps in an AeroGarden?(Post)VIDEO TRANSCRIPT Jacob here with Sarracenia Northwest. During the past year, I’ve seen a few growers try their hand with hydroponic devices. This particular device is by AeroGarden, and I pick ...
Q/A #10 - Can Drosera capensis Handle an Overnight Frost?(Post)QUESTION: I recently ordered a Red Leaf Drosera Capensis Sundew from you, which arrived a few days ago. It was in very healthy condition upon arrival and bearing trace amounts of nectar already.
New 2026 Darlingtonia Guidelines(Post)Quick Glance: Successfully growing Darlingtonia californica does not require ice cubes, refrigerated water, or elaborate root-cooling systems. Start with a climate where summer nights regularly coo ...
Q/A #130 - Can I Grow Darlingtonia Indoors?(Post)QUESTION: I was looking at the Darlingtonia to grow in Southern California, but I'm concerned with lack of cold dormancy. Temperatures sometimes get to 45°F (7°C) at night but not for very many w ...
