Re: Sarracenias

From: Ron Schlosser (rons@earthworld.com)
Date: Thu Mar 20 1997 - 21:46:52 PST


Date: Thu, 20 Mar 1997 21:46:52 -0800
From: Ron Schlosser <rons@earthworld.com>
To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com
Message-Id: <aabcdefg1021$foo@default>
Subject: Re: Sarracenias

On 20-Mar-97, Mark van Kleunen wrote:
>Last week I returned my Sarracenias from their overwintering place to my
>room. They already start forming new pitchers, but last year's pitchers are
>still present and green. Should I remove the old pitchers to promote the
>growth of the new pitchers? Or should I just wait till they are dead? All
>advices are welcome.

>Mark van Kleunen

Mark, I'd say yes remove the old pitchers. They are going to die anyway and
could get in the way of the new ones. I trimmed my old pitchers off when I
moved my plants into the greenhouse and did not have the disease problems that
I have had in the past.



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