August 8, 2023
QUESTION:
Are these Sarracenia salvageable? I'm not exactly sure if it was snails, slugs or caterpillars but it completely ate the crown and bore into the rhizome creating a little "den". If I cle
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July 17, 2023
Q/A #125 - Damage on Sarracenia
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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June 23, 2023
Q/A #115 - Thrips on Sarracenia
QUESTION:
This is a Sarracenia Extreme Green I got from you a little over a month ago. I don’t think this is your fault. Just an example. I have quite a few other Sarracenia in my collection that
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June 16, 2023
Q/A #109 - Nepenthes with Misshapen Leaves
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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June 14, 2023
Q/A #105 - Warped Leaves on Sarracenia
QUESTION:
Judith Hindle has warped leaves and other traps have no water. Haven’t been fed in over a month. Need advice.
(Submitted in June 2021.)
RESPONSE BY JEFF DALLAS:
This looks
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June 11, 2023
Q/A #95 - Sarracenia with Bendy Pitchers
QUESTION:
Would you be able to advise me on what could be causing my
Sarracenia flava pots to be putting on poor bendy growth right now. The two pots in the picture are exactly the same Sarrace
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June 11, 2023
Q/A #93 - Deformed Pitchers on a Sarracenia
QUESTION:
My Sarracenia Don's Flava has a serious tendency to produce deformed traps. None of the other Sarracenia I have do this, and I have a lot! All grown with the tray method, western Oregon
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April 27, 2023
Q/A #75 - Ants in Plants!
QUESTION:I was trimming off last year's dead pitchers on my Sarracenia and noticed small black ants on the plants. They appear to be living IN the plant pots. Several came out of the peat when the
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April 12, 2023
Q/A #72 - Aphids on a Cape Sundew
QUESTION:
I'm not sure what this is on my Cape sundew. Possibly aphids? I watched your video on safe insecticides for some insight.
I sprayed it with orthene. It doesn't seem to be hurting the p
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April 4, 2023
Q/A #63 - What's Happening to the New Growth on My Sarracenia?
QUESTION:
Can you PLEASE help me with my Sarracenia? I live near Jacksonville, Florida, and I grow all of my plants outside in full sun. I attached a few photos. All the pitchers shown are new gr
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March 11, 2023
Q/A #50 - Is Permethrin Safe on Carnivorous Plants for Mosquito Control?
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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February 7, 2023
Q/A #30 - Aphids on Drosera capensis
QUESTION:
I did have a lot of Drosera capensis, but the aphids have been killing them. I have tried rubbing alcohol mix and also the neem oil mix, but it seems they keep coming bac
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