Cultivation & Advice

How to Water Carnivorous Plants Properly

How to Water Carnivorous Plants Properly

If I had to guess why most carnivorous plants die in their first year, I wouldn't say light or soil. I'd say water. Either it's the wrong kind of water,...

How to Water Carnivorous Plants Properly

If I had to guess why most carnivorous plants die in their first year, I wouldn't say light or soil. I'd say water. Either it's the wrong kind of water,...

Best Soil and Potting Mix for Carnivorous Plants

Best Soil and Potting Mix for Carnivorous Plants

I grow nearly every genus of carnivorous plant, from Venus flytraps to highland Nepenthes to Heliamphora, using just five ingredients. No secret blends, no expensive additives. Just the right materials...

Best Soil and Potting Mix for Carnivorous Plants

I grow nearly every genus of carnivorous plant, from Venus flytraps to highland Nepenthes to Heliamphora, using just five ingredients. No secret blends, no expensive additives. Just the right materials...

How to Propagate Carnivorous Plants Successfully

How to Propagate Carnivorous Plants Successfully

Propagation is one of my favorite parts of this hobby. One good plant can turn into a whole collection, and you learn more about how a plant grows by dividing...

How to Propagate Carnivorous Plants Successfully

Propagation is one of my favorite parts of this hobby. One good plant can turn into a whole collection, and you learn more about how a plant grows by dividing...

Can You Grow Carnivorous Plants Outdoors in the USA?

Can You Grow Carnivorous Plants Outdoors in the...

Yes, and for a lot of plants it's the best way to grow them. The United States is home to more native carnivorous plants than almost anywhere, from Venus flytraps...

Can You Grow Carnivorous Plants Outdoors in the...

Yes, and for a lot of plants it's the best way to grow them. The United States is home to more native carnivorous plants than almost anywhere, from Venus flytraps...

Where to Buy Carnivorous Plants in the USA?

Where to Buy Carnivorous Plants in the USA?

People ask me all the time where they should buy carnivorous plants, and my honest answer is: from someone who actually grows them. I've been growing carnivorous plants for over...

Where to Buy Carnivorous Plants in the USA?

People ask me all the time where they should buy carnivorous plants, and my honest answer is: from someone who actually grows them. I've been growing carnivorous plants for over...

Where to See Carnivorous Plants in the Wild in the USA

Where to See Carnivorous Plants in the Wild in ...

Seeing carnivorous plants growing wild is something every grower should do at least once. It changes how you grow them at home, because you see exactly how much sun, water,...

Where to See Carnivorous Plants in the Wild in ...

Seeing carnivorous plants growing wild is something every grower should do at least once. It changes how you grow them at home, because you see exactly how much sun, water,...