Ebook
Easy and informative. Detailed enough but not too technical. Great for beginners like me.
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The Ultimate Carnivorous Plant Guide for Beginners - DIGITAL DOWNLOAD
$9.95
$7.95
The download is 18 MB and is viewable on all devices.
Jacob Farin, co-owner of Sarracenia Northwest, will show you how to think like a professional carnivorous plant grower to keep your first carnivorous plant alive and healthy. You will learn how sunlight, water, and soil affect your plant's health so that you can avoid common mistakes. When you gain experience growing the most common carnivorous plants in cultivation, you will have the knowledge base to grow other plants with greater confidence.
If you are new to carnivorous plants or have struggled to keep them alive for more than a couple of months, this digital download is for you!
Sarracenia pitchers are browning?
Three main causes. And no, too much sun isn't one of them (page 108).
Sarracenia pitchers are flopping over?
Three main causes (page 110).
Tropical sundews not producing dew?
Seven common causes (page 140).
No pitchers on your Nepenthes?
Eight possible causes (page 153).
Flytrap died?
Read page 82!
Worried about winter care?
Six important tips to remember (page 126).
Worried that your humidity isn't high enough?
Seriously, read pages 63-66!
The Nuts and Bolts of Carnivorous Plants
• The different types of plants found in cultivation.
• How carnivorous plants capture insects.
• Deciphering the botanical naming system.
The Essentials of Plant Growth
• The real role of bugs when it comes to carnivorous plants.
• How sunlight affects your plant's health.
• How to use tap water safely.
• Appropriate soil ingredients for your plants.
• Temperature and humidity issues.
How to Grow Common Carnivorous Plants
• Venus Flytraps.
• Cold Hardy Sundews (common species).
• Sarracenia.
• Tropical Sundews (common species).
• Nepenthes (common species).
• Troubleshooting of common plant problems.
• How to protect your cold hardy plants from the two biggest threats during winter.
• What to use artificial lights properly to get optimal growth.
How to Treat Common Plant Pests
• How to identify problems with aphids, thrips, and other pests.
• A pesticide to use that is safe on carnivorous plants .
• Dealing with slugs, mosquitoes, and four-legged pests.
The digital download does NOT cover propagation or all types of carnivorous plants. It was written specifically for first-time growers to help them keep their first carnivorous plant alive and healthy. The plants covered in the ebook are easily obtainable, relatively inexpensive, and forgiving of mistakes, which makes them suitable for first-time growers.
The digital dowload contains over 35,000 words and 170 embedded photographs. The file size is 18 MB (PDF) and is viewable on all computers, tablets, and smart phones.
Released April 2018.
Written by co-owner Jacob Farin.
Reviews
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Fabulous book!
Very clear and incisive.
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Book
Item was as advertised. Very useful and easy to understand.Looking forward to doing more business in the future. the
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A great easy to understand guide
I purchased this guide for my brother in law who just got some carnivorous plants without realizing what their requirements are. I have purchased digital guides from Sarracenia NorthWest before and loved how easy they were to understand. I'm happy to report that both my brother in law's Nepenthes and Sarracenia are still alive and doing very well. This is a great over all guide packed with all the information one would need across all the various carnivorous plants.
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Good guide
Was easy to use and helped me acclimate my babies easily
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Growing Carnivorous Plants E-Book
In reading the detailed information included in the book I have to say that this is a valuable resource for anyone interested in growing carnivorous plants at home.
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Great reading
I am a new grower. This really helped me get started down the right path.
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Great business from this nursery!
I received my digital plant download right away and it was very informative and explanatory. I applied everything that I read to my fly traps and they are doing great so this book was really awesome.
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Great product and fast service
I had a problem with the download and contacted them for help. Within hours they had responded and I was able to download my book.
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Plant Guide
As an aspirational carnivorous plant grower in a northern location, I am interested in as much information as possible to be successful. I found the book concise, easy to read and full of pertinent information. Further, the staff has been really helpful and on top of things to help me with an order I needed to change. Great folks!
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Great book
Taught me what I was doing wrong with the plants and why I was not successful in the past.