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Basic
Care Instruction for Temperate Carnivorous Plants: Sarracenia, Dionaea, and Drosera Carnivorous
plants need different care then normal plants, because they don't want any
minerals at their roots. First of all plastic pots are best, because they
don't leech minerals into the soil. As for the planting mix we recommend 60%
peat moss and 40% perlite or agricultural sand. Make sure the peat moss you
get has no added fertilizer. Finally water with no higher than 100ppm mineral
count, i.e. rain water, distilled or reverse osmosis water must be used and
since they are bog plants their pots need to sit in at least an inch of
water. Carnivorous
plants are most commonly planted in pots with bottom holes using the tray
method to water. To keep planting media from escaping from the pot it is
commonly recommended that the pot bottom be lined with long fibered sphagnum
moss. We have also found that paper coffee filter work great for this
purpose. Most
of the carnivoresŐ native to North America are temperate and will go dormant
during the winter, so have no fear that if your plants look as if they are
dying in the fall, they will be back in the spring. If your area has snow
during the winter youŐll need to bring your plants into a cool place like the
basement or garage with a sunny window. ItŐs important that even if your
plants are dormant that you continue to water and provide them with a source
of light.
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