Josh Brown started Predatory Plants in 2009 as a side-project while working at Microsoft in Silicon Valley. He sold greenhouse-grown carnivorous plants at local farmer’s markets and on this website. The business remained small until Josh decided to quit his desk-job in 2015 so he could dedicate more time to his passion.
Predatory Plants has subsequently grown into one of the premier carnivorous plant companies in the United States. With over 25,000 square feet of greenhouse space, Predatory Plants has become the largest producer of seed-grown Nepenthes and sundews in the nation.
The unique and amazing plants we produce can be found here on our website, Amazon.com, at our store in Half Moon Bay, CA, and at local nurseries in the San Francisco Bay Area.
These plants are very useful, when my ex came over to get her stuff I asked her if she would water and feed my traps, I told her to first stimulate the plant by placing her finger into the jaws.......
It's interesting how the information varies from person to person. Others say don't overwater or you will cause root rot and this channel tells you to leave them in water 24/7.
i bought a small venus fly trap 6 weeks ago on eBay. Repotted in tall pot with moss and peat moss and perlite, even bought a zero water Filter. it only had 5 plants in the pot when i got it, they all died but baby once a growing. But the are not standing like yours , they lie flat and look dead, why ?
I have a trap, but it's barely blush in the middle of a few traps. Other new traps have no red at all. Is redness a sign of health? Age? Selective breeding? Edit: Ok, I see they are different breeds.
I appreciate this video... I bought red capensis about 6 months ago. I have them in my make shift greenhouse under Barrina LED 43W lights and I have them doubled up and about 10 inches from my Sundews.. but the capensis have turned to green over time... ugh So the light is not strong enough?? what type of (light) do you recommend for turning them back red? I'm sure you have commercial stuff there, but there has to be a light set up for the hobbyists such as myself. I've fallen for every latest and greatest light gimmick there is. Red White Full Spectrum and it's confusing and so far the palnts are doing well they just don't have the coloration
Thanks for the video but unfortunately I don’t think it is “the ultimate plant light guide”. First, I still don’t know what kind of lm/W should I look for my CPs. Second, why should I use the lights you recommended? What are their benefits to the plants? I meant this as a constructive critique and again, thanks for the video! 😊
lol every time I hear about winter outside I think "nope, they will die".... most videos are from america, so info is from your guys over there.... but living in northern europe means a lot longer winters and minus degrees between -10 to -20 Celcius in winter.... which can be between october/november until march if the winter is long, like this year that passed, with frist every night and day.... so..... Garage I guess for us?
How often should I spray my fly traps with Maxsea fertilizer? I’ve also noticed some of my fly traps are growing deformed leaves from the spider mites. How often should I spray them with insecticide?
What’s the best way to fertilize my nepenthes? I’ve been using maxsea. Ppm is 165. putting 5 mL of maxsea fertilizer in each of my pitchers every two weeks.
My question is, that distilled water is quite expensive. I collect rain water, but sometimes in hot summer I run low. Can distilled water from tumble dryer used as an alternative, or it would kill the fly trap. Normal plants won't be harmed by it, but vft are sensitive.
So MANY thanks for the fine video. I believe that the knowledge you share is giving me the ability to successfully cultivate these plants outdoors, where I live. Thank-you for sharing the success.
Living in the Mojave Desert we have no choice but to grow indoors because the extreme heat and dry desert conditions will kill Venus Flytraps. I'm growing very healthy plants on my east window sill with about 4 hours of direct sun and a humidifier.
I bought a 50watt 6500k light for mine, I live in Seattle and am trying to have it a be a window plant. Will the light on it during the winter mess with it's instinct to dormant during winter?
I am in the step where my cuttings created roots and may be ready for their individual pots. After I pot them, do I have to keep them in a bag for humidity? Or can I start adapting it to their new spot?
