u/AwareAge1062

I was all-in on carnivores a few years ago. Never got to grow-tent level but I picked my specimens to work with my climate. Then I moved to a tiny 2nd-floor apartment and had to rehome my bog gardens. Sunlight reflecting off a windshield torched several of my Neps, and thrips claimed my last Sar. Scale-farming ants reduced my D. Binata to a stump but it is slowly bouncing back, and

I still have an N. Ventrata and Ampullaria that live contentedly on my balcony. But I've leaned into cacti and seed-grown trees because I can keep them out by the dog run and they can tolerate a little bit of neglect. I guess I forgot that carnivores can be grown indoors with a quality light.

So say hello to my new indoor carnivore garden, claiming a couple shelves of my stand-alone "wardrobe" and lit by a ViparSpectra P2000. Amazon didn't have the 1000 in stock so 🤷‍♂️

I've wanted a Cephalotus and a D. Regia for years. So happy to finally have them.

I got this hybrid from Curious Plant (P. "Dragon) last week, my 3rd ping ever. I didn't have a lot of success in the past so I'm second-guessing everything.

This plant was very tall and skinny, with the leaves very compacted when I got it. It wanted to fall over even with a half inch or so of the rhyzome buried. So I lifted it a bit and used some coarser lava rock to hold it in place.

It seems to be doing okay but it's only a few days.

Experienced Ping growers, does this look like it's going to invite rot? Should I try to lift it higher now or let it acclimate first? Or just leave it alone?

Mix is sand, calcined clay, pumice, perlite, vermiculite, and akadama.

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In Florida, USA

While not native to the US they are considered beneficial by some due to their strong dietary preference for False Buttonwood, a class 2 invasive weed.

It would appear that Sir Jennings Cockburn has landed a lucrative deal with the Microsoft. No word on Martha's involvement