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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| Venus Flytrap Crowding | 2/10/2012 | Christopher Littrell |
| Q: Chris. My Venus Flytrap is definitely growing traps out of two areas from the rhizome, possibly 3, ... A: That is the way Venus Flytraps naturally grow. They will divide into several plantlets that will ... | ||
| Can I grow a Nepenthes Truncata? | 2/7/2012 | Daniel Lee Bowen |
| Q: I live in San Diego(Here's the weather: http://www.weather.com/weather/monthly/92116), and I am ... A: I have found that Nepenthes 'truncata' being a Lowland Nepenthes thrives best with partial sun and ... | ||
| Permanent Potting? | 2/7/2012 | Sarracenia Northwest |
| Q: In the wild, carnivorous plants will grow in one spot for their entire lives, right? They never get ... A: First, some container plant basics. A plant growing in a container is nothing like growing in the ... | ||
| Death cube | 2/7/2012 | Sarracenia Northwest |
| Q: I just bought some dormant plants from a death cube at lowes. The instructions said to plant in the ... A: This is probably fine, but be 100% certain that they will not freeze in your refrigerator at all. ... | ||
| Nepenthes with Brown Spots on Leaves | 2/6/2012 | Sarracenia Northwest |
| Q: I left my plants in the care of a house sitter during an extended holiday trip. Despite going over ... A: It looks like the plant may have had inconsistent watering, or too much water. I noticed the media ... | ||
| Nepenthes not getting bigger | 2/6/2012 | Sarracenia Northwest |
| Q: I live in Oklahoma and am growing a nepenthes copelandii, sanguinea, and ventricosa in a south ... A: Since your plants look good, and your growing conditions are good, food is probably what they need. ... | ||
| drosera adelae | 2/4/2012 | Christopher Littrell |
| Q: Is it a good idea to separate drosera adelae from each other? Mine grow fine in clumps, they they ... A: Drosera adelae does grow well alone and in clumps. As a clump grows, you can separate out the plants ... | ||
| D. capensis dying | 2/4/2012 | Sarracenia Northwest |
| Q: I have a D. capensis that used to be beautiful and big, from two months to now it began to ... A: This looks very much like hard water damage. What kind of bottled water are you using? Many ... | ||
| washed sand | 2/3/2012 | Steve Doonan at FlytrapStore.com |
| Q: Steve, Thank you for answering my question regarding watering flytraps! I had a follow-up question ... A: No, I've never used that brand of sand. If it's just sand composed of naturally or artificially ... | ||
| sulphur | 2/3/2012 | Sarracenia Northwest |
| Q: ! Okay tis question may not be about plants but how much water should you mix with sulfur (I have ... A: Since mixtures of powdered sulfur can vary, you need to follow the directions on the package. It's ... | ||
| watering Dionaea muscipula | 2/2/2012 | Steve Doonan at FlytrapStore.com |
| Q: Steve, I had a question regarding watering flytraps. I intend to get 3 or 4 flytraps from you and ... A: Dionaea grow healthier in less water than Sarracenia, or put another way, Sarracenia typically grow ... | ||
| venus fly trap | 1/30/2012 | Sarracenia Northwest |
| Q: I have bad news. during the winter i put my fly trap in the fidge for winter. but the fridge got way ... A: The devil is in the details on this one. If your flytrap was allowed to go dormant outside before ... | ||
| Nepenthes Indigestion? | 1/29/2012 | Sarracenia Northwest |
| Q: A few days ago, i notice that two mold-like spots on the pichter's liquid of my brother's Nepenthes ... A: What you're seeing is pretty normal. When a pitcher gets lots of insects at once, you will ... | ||
| supplemental warmth | 1/28/2012 | Sarracenia Northwest |
| Q: My house is unheated, and many of my plants slow down for the winter. For the plants that do not ... A: A heating pad will work quite well, and they do make all sorts of under tank heaters for reptiles ... | ||
| Warm winter in Mass | 1/27/2012 | Sarracenia Northwest |
| Q: Hey guys, First off I would like to say that because of your guy's ebook I have successfully gone ... A: What I would do is uncover and check your plants. Give them a fungicide spray, inspect for any ... | ||
| bare-rooted but no soil | 1/27/2012 | Sarracenia Northwest |
| Q: I just got a Cephalotus and two Venus flytraps in the mail barerooted. The problem is that I ... A: Do you have any idea from a tracking number or the nursery on how long it should be? If they ... | ||
| Lava Rock | 1/27/2012 | Sarracenia Northwest |
| Q: Can 5/16 inch lava rock be used as a substitute for perlite in a peat mix for Drosera, Sarracenia, ... A: That should work just fine. Just be sure it is lava rock (scoria/cinder) and not something like ... | ||
| D. Drosera burmannii a lot of leaves dieing all at once | 1/27/2012 | Sarracenia Northwest |
| Q: Allexperts, My Drosera burmannii has a lot of leaves suddenly dieing all at once. I thought that ... A: D. burmannii definitely likes full sun and warm conditions. Even though some varieties are nearly ... | ||
| winter leaves | 1/25/2012 | Sarracenia Northwest |
| Q: I have a pinguicula moranensis growing in a west window. I have just realized that it is beggining ... A: Very normal. I find that many of the Mexican Pings start going dormant in the late winter as ... | ||
| Hen and Chick sundew | 1/24/2012 | Sarracenia Northwest |
| Q: Allexperts, I recently repotted my Hen and chick sundew. It hasn't fully recovered. Its is a bit ... A: Looks like your plant needs to be closer to the lights. Drosera prolifera gets a nice red color on ... | ||
| Terrarium under lights | 1/24/2012 | Daniel Lee Bowen |
| Q: I want to set up a 10 gallon terrarium with lights. I would like to plant the plants into the soil ... A: Using the right lighting is key to great thriving colorful carnivorous plants and I have found that ... | ||
| Brocchinia reducta | 1/24/2012 | Sarracenia Northwest |
| Q: Can Brocchinia reducta be grown in a similar fashion as Heliamphora considering they come from the ... A: Nepenthes mix is the best for Brocchinia. The fast draining mix would be fine, but it dries out ... | ||
| Nepenthes Mira not producing any pictures | 1/24/2012 | Sarracenia Northwest |
| Q: Allexperts, I got the nepenthes Mira a few months ago and its hasn't been producing pitchers. It ... A: N. singalana is a slightly easier grower than Mira. We have nice looking Singalanas without too ... | ||
| Red Spider Mites | 1/24/2012 | Sarracenia Northwest |
| Q: Hey Jeff, I was wondering what brand of "bug killing strip" you said to put in the aquarium with ... A: Here's a couple links: Pest Strip: ... | ||
| Nepenthes Mira not producing any pictures | 1/23/2012 | Sarracenia Northwest |
| Q: Allexperts, I got the nepenthes Mira a few months ago and its hasn't been producing pitchers. It ... A: Nepenthes mira is very much a highlander. If possible make sure the plant gets a cool-down at ... | ||
| Brocchinia reducta | 1/23/2012 | Sarracenia Northwest |
| Q: Can Brocchinia reducta be grown in a similar fashion as Heliamphora considering they come from the ... A: Yes. The biggest difference is that Brocchinia is much less fussy than Heliamphora. Also, treat ... | ||
| D. Multi fida root cutting when do I repot | 1/23/2012 | Sarracenia Northwest |
| Q: Allexpers, I have a question when do you transfer the root cutting into another pot? I got one of ... A: Even though I can't see anything on the photo, the time to transplant these is when they look like ... | ||
| Nepenthes Growth | 1/22/2012 | Christopher Littrell |
| Q: Chris, I have a question regarding a small green leafy thing emerging from the stem of my Nepenthes. ... A: Nepenthes are vining plants like Ivy. When the main stalk ages and begins browning, or when you ... | ||
| n pitchers | 1/21/2012 | Sarracenia Northwest |
| Q: It seems that my Nepenthes produce more pitchers on the side away from the window. They are in a ... A: This is very common. Nepenthes often produce their pitchers away from the sun. The pitchers ... | ||
| RE: "tentacle curling" | 1/20/2012 | Sarracenia Northwest |
| Q: Strangely the tentacle curling has "disappeared" I checked this morning and the leaves are now ... A: That would do it. Spraying anything on sundew leaves can make them roll their tentacles inward. ... | ||
| Pests of Sarracenia | 1/20/2012 | Sarracenia Northwest |
| Q: I had a question pertaining to pests of Sarracenia. Do you guys ever have any trouble with ... A: We seem to have a moth in the Pacific Northwest similar to Exyra, or they are introduced. They pop ... | ||
| Drosera Binata Propogation | 1/20/2012 | Daniel Lee Bowen |
| Q: I was curious if you've done root cutting for Drosera Bianta. If so, what size should the root ... A: I have and do grow many D. Bianta Sundews in many of my Terrariums. I have never tried any type of ... | ||
| Drosera Burmannii | 1/20/2012 | Sarracenia Northwest |
| Q: Is it possible to vegetatively reproduce Drosera Burmannii via leaf cuttings or root cuttings? Does ... A: Many, if not most, sundews have a type of flower called a raceme where the flowers develop from the ... | ||
| Frequency of watering | 1/20/2012 | Sarracenia Northwest |
| Q: I purchased a Drosophyllum from you guys not too long ago and I have a question about watering. How ... A: They should be fine outdoors in Southern California. If you do think it's possible that you might ... | ||
| Terrarium Soil and Such | 1/20/2012 | Daniel Lee Bowen |
| Q: I was wondering if it would be a bad thing if I mixed my sphagnum peat moss with my dead, long fiber ... A: You have all the bases cover, but you will need a meter to read the temperature and humidity costing ... | ||
| Terrarium | 1/19/2012 | Daniel Lee Bowen |
| Q: I finished setting it up, although I may add my baby Drosera Binata at a later time if it starts ... A: Very good job, in fact a great job! Keep your eye on the temperature for the sake of your Nepenthes ... | ||
| Terrarium Soil and Such | 1/19/2012 | Daniel Lee Bowen |
| Q: I was wondering if it would be a bad thing if I mixed my sphagnum peat moss with my dead, long fiber ... A: The lighting is right on the mark and will work great to add that rich coloring you are looking for ... | ||
| Drosera Dichotoma | 1/19/2012 | Sarracenia Northwest |
| Q: I just got my 4 plants I ordered from you guys last week today. However, I am a tad confused about ... A: When any of the D. binata forms are young they have fewer forks. They all look pretty similar until ... | ||
| Terrarium Soil and Such | 1/19/2012 | Daniel Lee Bowen |
| Q: I was wondering if it would be a bad thing if I mixed my sphagnum peat moss with my dead, long fiber ... A: I think your planting mix sounds great and should hold up well for years, and with added weekly ... | ||
| Drosera filiformis | 1/19/2012 | Sarracenia Northwest |
| Q: I got a Drosera filiformis 'Florida Giant' and a filiformis 'Red' from you guys during one of your ... A: A garage window should be perfect. Just watch for mold. Having said that, however, we are in a ... | ||
Carnivorous Plants
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Expertise
If your plant is showing poor growth, discoloration, abnormal leaves or possible infestation, the growers at Sarracenia Northwest can help! Carnivorous plant experts Jeff Dallas and Jacob Farin will help you diagnose the problem and get your plants on the right track. Their no nonsense approach has helped thousands of growers all over the world. They can help you too!
Experience
With over 40 years of combined experience, Jeff and Jacob has definitely taken a straight forward approach to growing carnivorous plants. They have encountered many types of diseases, abnormal growth and infestations related to carnivorous plants, and they know what it takes to get plants looking beautiful and healthy again. Get the straight facts from the guys who grow and propagate thousands of these plants every year.
Education/Credentials
Authors of Secrets to Growing Beautiful Carnivorous Plants for Your Home and Garden and producers of the Grow Carnivorous Plants! DVD Series. They also produce a monthly video podcast to illustrate how plants cycle through the seasons.
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