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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 #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 #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.
Q/A #129 - New Traps Are Turning Black(Post)QUESTION: I wanted to say that I thoroughly enjoyed the purchase and reading the information that you had about taking care of the plants was helpful; however, I stumbled across an issue. I've pu ...
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 ...
Q/A #35 - Cape Sundew Is Dewless(Post)QUESTION: I purchased this Drosera capensis from Sarracenia Northwest six months ago. I live in Central Florida, and my Drosera sits inside on a windowsill. After I received the plant, I repot ...
Q/A #64 - Is My Drosera filiformis Dormant or Dying?(Post)QUESTION: I received my dormant Drosera filiformis on March 8. I bought the soil for sarracenia and sundew from you. I followed the directions. I put my plant into a 5" plastic pot with holes i ...
Q/A #20 - Spider Mite Web?(Post)QUESTION:I have a Pinguicula Pirouette. Great light from 0600 to 2300 LED, and keep in water tray. All water is distilled through a dehumidifier. Light mist 1 time a day but recently noticed webbi ...
Q/A #131 - Nepenthes Seems to Be Dying(Post)QUESTION: I’ve had this Nepenthes Gaya for just a few months. I repotted it into a mix of peat moss and perlite, equal parts. It was doing really well until about a week ago. It seems to be dyin ...
Q/A #80 - Red Dragon Flytrap Dried Out(Post)QUESTION: I have had the plant about 1 month I put it outside on the deck. This gets full sun. Shade the last couple hours of the day. I kept it in the same container it was shipped in and didn’ ...
Q/A #37 - Nepenthes Needs Time to Acclimate(Post)QUESTION: I have a nepenthes that was shipped from CA to Denver, CO where I'm located. When I received it, the plant had numerous, healthy and beautiful pitchers but also many brown spots on the ...
Q/A #147 - Nepenthes in Terrarium Not Producing Pitchers(Post)QUESTION: My Nepenthes isn’t growing pitchers.. it looks like it has three different buds that want to grow but haven’t changed in weeks. I have it in a terrarium for humidity because I live in ...