QUESTION: I've grown this for about 3 years. It went into dormancy this winter. It is in 50/50 soil mix of peat and perlite. Been outside for over a month with distilled water in a 3-inch saucer b …

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QUESTION: I live in San Diego (USDA zone 10) and growing some Venus Flytraps. If my plants are in a greenhouse, is it still considered “Full Sun” (based on your pdf)? I also winterized my previous …

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QUESTION: Why is the Drosera capensis not fully developing it's tentacles? The plant starts to grow it's leaves then start to wilt away. I suspect low humidity might be the cause, but I wanted to …

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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 dying …

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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 put …

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QUESTION: I bought a Cape sundew (Drosera capensis) from you a month or so ago. It’s doing very well now! Currently I have one growing right on top of another. I was tempted to separate them to gi …

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QUESTION: My Sarracenia Godzuki is not looking healthy. He has developed brown spots and has a large hole in one of his pitchers. I transplanted about four weeks ago; I used sphagnum peat moss a …

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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 a …

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QUESTION: I have a bad history of killing things (except my husband) and I'm loving keeping the two Sarracenia I got from you alive! The White Sparkler I recently received last month is farth …

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QUESTION: I purchased a Sarracenia purpurea (from a different nursery) at the beginning of winter and it grew some new pitchers, then it started growing these long ones with no opening. I hav …

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QUESTION: I received my Nepenthes Deroose Alata six months ago. It was very healthy and had pitchers on it. It did very well till a few weeks ago. The growth slowed way down and the new leaves, th …

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QUESTION: These guys aren't opening all the way. What's the deal? (Submitted in June 2019.) RESPONSE BY JACOB FARIN:Here's the deal. You're not following the growing instructions that we g …

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