If the pitcher plant is grown indoors, do I need to feed it bugs and if so what kind
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If you go to joelscarnivorousplants.com you can find excellent care information on how to care for common carnivorous plants. They say feed one live insect per week if you keep your plant indoors, and give your plant ONLY distilled water. We have found their advice to be very valuable for the health of our pitcher plant and our sundew.
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My daughter feeds ants to hers. But you can over feed them, so don't feed it too often, and make sure you only use distilled water. They cannot tolerate too many nutrients.
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This plant comes in a mix of spoil and sphagnum moss. They're very easy to care for- give it decent sun and water it every day. That's really one of the only ways to kill this plant, is to forget to water it. You don't have to feed it bugs either it catches them on its own. I ordered from these guys months ago and I still love my lil pitcher!
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I'm not sure. I've never tried it on indoor plants, but I imagine it would work if they are attacking your plants.
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Mr. Jacks,Thank you for your reply. A local farmers' market grower recommended Dawn dishwashing liquid in water to deal with squash bugs. I tried it and it works, killing them almost immediately. I had tried other dishwashing liquids, as well as garlic, hot peppers, vinegar, etc., but none worked. The trouble with squash bugs is they are so prolific and so hard to see. You have to get the spray right on the little buggers to kill them, too. It doesn't seem to work to just spray the plant. Thanks again!
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i planted mine in the ground and it isn't doing well. It survived the winter [Waco area] but has not put on new growth. Bugs have eaten some foliage. If I had it to do over I would plant in a pot.
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No, they are a more tropical plant. I'd say plan on keeping it indoors. They don't get very large as an indoor plant, about 12" high or so. They like lots of light and humidity and warmth.
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I don't have my bat house hung yet, so don't have a clue. Am waiting for my son to have a rest from farming to nail it up for me. It won't be as close as I'd like it, but have been told that the bats fly far enough to eat bugs that it won't matter. I hope that is right!!
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Absolutely, they are move of an indoor plant anyway, however you can speed up its growth by transplanting it outside during the warmer months. I hope this helps :)
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It had pitchers and was planted in a pot. There was some instructions also. Mainly you have to be careful of chemicals in the water you use.
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No. I would recommend reading up on care of the plant. I had the pitcher plant. My recommendation is to treat it like a venus plant and place in terranium like container so it can retain the moisture/
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I would not do so. Being systemic, you place it on the soil, when watering it seeps into soil, the plant takes it in, and bugs will die by eating the plant. Therefore, although not an expert, I would say NO.
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Yes, I have live plants in mine. Just make sure to provide plant nutrition.
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Not particularly. But if you already have bugs on your other indoor plants, you can be sure they'll find their way here. P.S. I can't help but repeat what I already said in my review, there is little here to justify the price. For the money it cost, I could have gotten something far better.
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I would try to keep some in a insect container with some plants such as perennial milkweed. I have had luck finding the eggs on the underside of the milkweed leaves. Of course they will need aphids or mites to eat, so if you can find some in your yard to put in with them that would be ideal. Good luck!
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No, they are strictly fertilizer. For insect prevention, we bought Bayer Tree and Shrub Protect and Feed. Supposed to be guaranteed to keep the plants bug free for a year.
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Probably. Both male and female mosquitoes feed on plant nectar so they would likely be attracted to the nectar in the pitcher
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Indoors is fine, but it needs light. Mine gets about 4-6 hrs of direct light from a nearby window. The other important thing is water. Don't let the soil be dry for more than 1 day, and don't let it sit soaking bottom up. As long as your room is not over 90f or below 60 that's fine. Mine still shows those tiny white flowers from time to time after almost a year.