Below are plants we plan to release on April 1. Some plants are in very limited supply. If you want a notification of when the inventory is updated, subscribe to the monthly newsletter. The signup …

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QUESTION: I have Drosera filiformis. It's dormant now but can hibernacula be black or not? Not sure if it's alive. (Submitted in March 2019.) RESPONSE BY JACOB FARIN: When hardy sundews …

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QUESTION: Hello, I have a repotting question for you. I've had this Nepenthes Fancy Fish for about 6 years. It's happy & I haven't had any problems with it, but this year it's started growin …

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QUESTION: When should i introduce my plants to the outdoors? I live in northern Indiana, and I have a Drosera capensis, Sarracenia flava, and a Venus Flytrap. In the summer we get temperatur …

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Jason Herritz started growing carnivorous plants in 2009 while living in Phoenix. Through trial and error, he found ways to successfully grow Sarracenia, Venus flytraps, and hardy sundews, despi …

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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 wat …

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QUESTION: I recently noticed a stem and a ball/bud thing on the end of the stem coming out of the bottom of my Sarracenia. I do not think it is the flower because don't they usually bloom in the …

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QUESTION: I live in a rental 150-year old farm house in NE Indiana, 45 minutes from Michigan. The house I live in is about 50 yards from a working cattle pen, and the flies are pretty bad during …

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QUESTION: For the sundews, you note "several hours" of direct sunlight. Our apartment faces ENE (in Washington DC) and gets about 2-2.5 hours of morning sun. Is that enough to keep these plants h …

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When needing to rely on artificial lights to supplement natural sunlight, there's no need for expensive lights or the most technologically advanced light setup. Good ol' shop lights will do the job …

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QUESTION: I live in Colorado and am looking for a good carnivorous plant to place in my basement (next to a large window) to help catch all the bugs and spiders. It tends to be quite dry in Co …

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QUESTION: I have a Nepenthes, several tropical sundews, and a couple of Venus flytraps. Wondering if it’s okay to use pure copper drip trays with these plants? (Submitted in February 2023.) …

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