A No-Nonsense Approach to Growing
North American Carnivorous Plants
No terrariums! No myths! No nonsense!
Grow Carnivorous Plants! Volume 1
Venus Flytraps Pitcher Plants Sundews Butterworts
Main Video
An overview of carnivorous plants of the United States and Canada.
How North American carnivorous plants grow in the wild.
The three things that makes a plant carnivorous.
The most important concept you must know about carnivorous plants for ultimate success.
The required sunlight for growing flytraps, pitcher plants and sundews outdoors.
How to check your water quality and what you can do to improve it.
How to mix your own carnivorous plant soil.
How to grow carnivorous plants in your garden.
Repotting and Dividing
How to repot your plants.
How to divide your rhizomes and when to do it.
Growing from Seed
Proper techniques to germinate your seeds.
Winter Care
Three important things to watch for.
How to protect your plants from winter weather.
Desert Care
How to reduce heat shock in a desert climate.
Rescuing Flytraps from the Terrarium
Why flytraps perish in terrariums.
The 2-step process to transition your flytrap from the terrarium to outdoor growing.
Common Problems
How to identify and treat common plant problems, such as brown spots and pests.
Darlingtonia
Key factors for successful growing of this enigmatic plant.
Seasons
You may have already seen this video on YouTube. Now you can watch the uncompressed version on your television. Very nice!
Total Run Time: 119 Minutes
Jeff demonstrates how to make your own soil mix.
Jacob demonstrates how to rescue your flytrap from a terrarium
and why you should grow it outside.
Learn how to repot your flytraps and pitcher plants.
Discover some of the common plant problems you might encounter,
what they mean and what you can do about them.
Customer Review:
When I was younger, I, like many, became fascinated with carnivorous plants such as the Venus Flytrap. But, unfortunately, after my parents go it and put it on their kitchen windowsill, everything failed as many first time growers face with. I eventually went online and looked for any information. Some sites showed plants in a terrarium. I failed on that attempt.
Finally, I bought one from Sarracenia Northwest. I also later got their recently released DVD. I have to say it is the first of its kind, and it does a WONDERFUL job going through both basic and advanced techniques.
Its simplistic main menu is easy to navigate. The information is provided with video instructions and pretty much everything that a grower needed to know was listed. I especially liked the overview at the end of each episode as it further solidifies the knowledge in my brain.
The video goes through all the temperate species. The high quality photos and music were a nice touch, too. Language is easy to understand.
I believe that anyone should get their hands on this DVD. For the first DVD that goes in depth in carnivorous plants, this one is outstanding. I hope to expect more volumes to come out.
Overall, if this was one some newspaper review or something, I would give it 5/5 for doing a great job. Keep up the good work, Sarracenia Northwest.
Taylor Shen Cupertino, California April 27, 2009
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