Grow Carnivorous Plants! Volume 3 - Nepenthes

Filmed in 2009 as part of the 3-Volume DVD set, Grow Carnivorous Plants! (640x480 resolution.)
No terrariums. No myths. No nonsense. Just the straight facts from guys who grow and propagate thousands of carnivorous plants every year since 1995.
Jeff Dallas and Jacob Farin are owners of Sarracenia Northwest, a carnivorous plant nursery in Oregon, USA. With over 50 years of combined experience, they will share with you their no-nonsense approach to growing some of the most spectacular and unusual plants in the world.
In Volume 3 of the Grow Carnivorous Plants series, you will learn about Nepenthes.
• An introduction to Nepenthes species and hybrids.
• Nepenthes that grow best as houseplants.
• Important tips about sunlight, water, soil, and humidity.
New to carnivorous plants? Download a digital copy of the ebook:
The Ultimate Carnivorous Plant Guide for Beginners
www.growcarnivorousplants.com...
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GROW CARNIVOROUS PLANTS SERIES
When the 3-volume Grow Carnivorous Plants DVD series was released in 2010, it was the first of its kind - professionally produced videos about carnivorous plant care hosted by growers who grew and propagated carnivorous plants for a living. The stream-lined methods they share in the videos are the same methods they use in their nursery.
Volume 1 - North American Carnivorous Plants (Venus Flytraps, Sarracenia, and Others)
Volume 2 - Tropical Sundews and Butterworts.
Volume 3 - Tropical Pitcher Plants
Each volume contains a general-care video, approximately 45 minutes, that covers essential concepts about sunlight, water, soil, and humidity and how they relate to specific groups of plants. Other videos in each volume cover other horticultural topics, such as repotting, propagation, and common problems.
The DVDs are currently out of print, but portions of it are now available for viewing on Sarracenia Northwest's KZbin channel. Make sure to subscribe for notification of new carnivorous plant videos.

[@nicholaszer]

honestly one of the best nepenethes care videos on youtube, well done!

[@SarraceniaNorthwest]

Thank you! We're glad you found it helpful.

[@indianajo812]

Seriously! Ty!

[@jerrysmith3017]

Oh my god, no filler, the best overview of pitcher plants hands down. If only it was @ 4k lol Still though, no better place to view all the varieties, thank you!

[@HenryLei]

Very good video, perhaps the best so far on Nepenthes. Thanks for making it free!

[@bernardo1969bs]

Thank you so much guys for a very informative video. This is what I was looking for, because I'm going to get one in the next couple of weeks. Thanks again and blessings from Texas.

[@SarraceniaNorthwest]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ps3duder]

Thank you!! Perfect for quarantine

[@mycomomjeans]

Thank you, this was great! The plants I received from your nursery are thriving, putting off beautiful pitchers and now flowers.

[@annepowell756]

We are all wiser now we have seen this amazingly useful video.....Thankyou!

[@bashirebrown6845]

Nice2know how you'll feel now

[@shereenp8279]

Very detailed nepenthe plant video which very good for beginner to learn n understand it. Thank you very much.

[@SarraceniaNorthwest]

Glad you liked it!

[@valditravel]

Excellent video with lots of useful knowledge

[@SarraceniaNorthwest]

Many many thanks!

[@SquirrelsForAll]

WOW! What a terrific series, thank you so much creating and sharing.

[@davideickhoff2954]

Great basic care video. But, really enjoyed the fact that you also keyed in on certain species. In Hawaii nei I grow my Nepenthes outside in a shade house (ultra lowland, lowland, some intermediates), so I was hoping for a bit more info on lowlands. Good job guys! Aloha

[@TheDaphnis]

Nice video giving a good overview about everything you need to know. Thank you!

[@anthonygrate9065]

Love the shoe to pitcher size comparison😭 Great video! Amazing identification help here. Thanks!

[@TheRightsMoves]

Just want to say a big thank you. I watched all your “grow carnivorous! “ videos. You cleared up so much confusion I had on the subjects. Everything is so well presented and explained! Thank you again for the fantastic work! Rom

[@SarraceniaNorthwest]

You are so welcome! We're glad you find the information useful. Have fun with your new hobby!

[@odel6125]

Very comprehensive video. Amazed by the vast variety of species.

[@SarraceniaNorthwest]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ktollefson15]

Echoing everyone here in saying that this is the most helpful video I've seen on youtube, as a newcomer to Nepenthes. Thank you so much!

[@SarraceniaNorthwest]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Dineshsrirams]

Fantastic presentation, very educative .thank you.

[@SarraceniaNorthwest]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@rajoschannel4338]

Thank you for this video. Very helpful and for free. I wish my garden supplies do these tutorial videos for newbies like me.

[@lisascenic]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

[@promophobe69]

Thanks for this, guys. Really useful info ;)

[@MuffinAlmighty]

Great video! Useful explanations.

[@rhiannonp7992]

My soul left my body when he cut open the healthy pitcher

[@livinglife6201]

Most complete guide!

[@hopefullyhigh]

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge

[@abiezermartinez9809]

Excellent Video guy, really interesting information, and very useful, greeting form Cancun Mexico

[@Red5rainbow]

This is great! Thank you!

[@bashirebrown6845]

You're welcome

[@greigham6888]

It is my first time to grow a nepenthes ..thanks for this video!

[@tsunshinegal9102]

Very comprehensive & detailed video on Nepenthes . Very interesting varieties of Nepenthes . Thanks. Just got a Nepenthes 🥳

[@bashirebrown6845]

Nice, take care of it as it's your baby. It'll grow big@strong, put it in a bigger pot with that kind of soil. Whatch what happens.

[@bashirebrown6845]

If everything good with what I was saying, put it in your backyard or front yard, close2the sun

[@monke1919]

Thank you, I just got my nepenthes and a cape sundew today from your website and they look great.

[@antoinebonnet8943]

Thank you very much, will try very soon to grow nepenthes in the southern France

[@bashirebrown6845]

What's up, cuz! How've you been?

[@stormvent2572]

Great, Thank you.

[@Skylrrider]

You guys are the best!

[@stephenstewart1864]

Great commentary.

[@SarraceniaNorthwest]

Thank you kindly!

[@invinciblecucumber]

Hamata and Dubia are my favorite.

[@ShahMangal]

Hey guys. I live in Sacramento. Just got some Sarracenia plants. Thanks for the info.

[@SarraceniaNorthwest]

Good luck!

[@xeibhlinx]

Very helpful video! I just got a nepenthes thats is on the sad side and I was trying to figure out what would make it happier living in Portland

[@kantongsemar2070]

awesome

[@hakim599]

7:55 that dude got a tan really bloody quick

[@Crow1984]

For my Nepenthes I use a mix of one part peat, one part orchid park, two parts sphagnum and one part sand (terrarium sand like for some reptiles). This works as well very good.

[@Pseudoperonospora_cubensis]

Hi can I use coco peat for this plant?

[@wolfgangfok524]

Nooo why did they stop uploading?

[@franktheawaken7169]

Hi, Sarracenia Northwest, I bought your ebook and it is very interesting. In the soil section I do not see vermiculite in the list. It is very light as perlite, so I was wondering if it is ok for carnivorous plants

[@virusgal]

That is a really a good boy right there. My dogs would have either pee on it, chew it, or knock it down n use it as toy or roll on it.

[@goodvideos.113]

This tree planted as an ornamental is also very beautiful, isn't it?

[@microwavedcheetos]

A bit of correction, N. macfarlanei is from peninsular malaysia, not borneo

[@n.b6614]

Thank you for these very informative videos! But I'm wondering, how do you go about growing Nepenthes in your Green house during the winter (with negative temperatures)?

[@SarraceniaNorthwest]

Thank you for watching our videos! Our tropical greenhouses are heated in winter. They maintain a minimum day temperature of 21°C. At night, the temperature drops to 13°C.

[@n.b6614]

@@SarraceniaNorthwest Oh ok, I was hoping for a tip that could be useful for a little collector like me ^^! But, sadly, build a heated Green House is a bit to much for me ahah. Thank you very much for your response, and thank you for your videos. I've spent the last three days watching almost every video on your channel. Really very informative :)

[@stu71a1]

Could I use orchid bark instead of coconut husk with the nursery potting mix ? Thanks brilliant video 👍👍

[@davideickhoff2954]

Orchid bark, such as Orchiata (Pinus radiata), is a great addition to Nepenthes mix. Orchiata tends to break down much slower than other pine or fir barks.

[@TheOldestSoul]

Jeff, I want to know what plant that was in teh begiinning?! Sanguinea? Ventricossa? Ventrata?!

[@therisinggarden5928]

Can I use water that ran off the roof during a rainstorm for nepenthes?

[@bashirebrown6845]

Yes

[@melaniee8781]

What is growing all around the base of the plants

[@Katherine-hy4xc]

What is the best substrate for them

[@kristakuhn999]

My picture plant is falling over. What do you recommend me to do

[@clintparsons3989]

I guess you have to show up in person to buy the good stuff, because there's never anything hardly on their website, and what is there is miniscule when you receive it.

[@fredericktawi]

Correction, nepenthes rajah is endemic species from Mount Kinabalu in Sabah, Malaysia region. Not from region of indonesia but East Malaysia region in Borneo Island.

[@MyPlantsAreGonnaEatMe]

I don’t understand how people grow these plants indoors because the humidity is like 30%. I had them outside where the humidity is higher, and they never produced pitchers because the humidity was always under 60%. Had them in plenty of good light, but never produced pitchers because the humidity is too low.

[@SarraceniaNorthwest]

Hi David. Thank you for watching our video. Let's first state the obvious. You have strong emotions about this! Wow! We are always available to assist growers with their plants. You can reach out to us via Ask The Growers. Just supply us with the requested information and upload photos of your plants and set up. One of our growers will then get back to you. www.growcarnivorousplants.com/ask-the-growers/ But you seem to have found something that works for you. Great! The important thing is that you keep trying. If you are interested in seeing how some of our customers have grown Nepenthes without expensive setups, read our general care guide. www.growcarnivorousplants.com/nepenthes-care/ We also talk about Nepenthes (and humidity) in our digital download. We discuss the Nepenthes that grow best as regular houseplants (as we do in the video) and how to troubleshoot common problems. www.growcarnivorousplants.com/the-ultimate-carnivorous-plant-guide-for-beginners/ You can also read some of our responses to customers regarding their Nepenthes. We've helped thousands of customers since 2005. We're slowly combing through our database to post these questions since we only started doing so in December. But we've answered a number of questions about Nepenthes not producing pitchers. You might notice that, based on their photos, the common reason is not enough light. (Check out Q/A #34.) www.growcarnivorousplants.com/blog/ It might be that the LED you got provided enough light for your Nepenthes. But without knowing the full nature of your previous growing conditions, how long you had the plants in each location, the varieties you were growing, and seeing photos of your plants, we can't really say what was going on and which factors were impeding pitcher production. But the important thing is you found something that works for you.

[@margarethayes2608]

Hi I’m from the uk and new to carnivorous plants.Can you give me some advice please.I have a pitcher plant and I want to know do I need to keep it in a saucer of water all the time or can I just water it enough to keep it damp.Also do I need to put any water in the pitchers or will the plant do this itself.Thankyou for your videos they are verygood

[@bashirebrown6845]

Watch my videos

[@zect556]

Kinda late, the pitcher will fill the water itself as long as the humidity is high. The tray method can be used but allow the tray to dry before filling it with water again.

[@greenfingers9437]

Hi Jacob, I’m in the South East of UK 🇬🇧, so my question is which of these would be the best for me as beginner? Take care.

[@SarraceniaNorthwest]

Use the feature on our website for new growers. Answer a few questions, and you'll get recommendations based on your growing conditions. Since you're in SE UK, use Oregon (Western) as your location. www.growcarnivorousplants.com/start-here/

[@firealarmtechguy4444]

I never thought you would upload these. Arent these Paid DVDs?

[@haydenneetz9255]

FireAlarmTechGuy4444 Yes

[@parthaveaswar]

they stopped making them recently.

[@DUNDOM5]

Guess not a lot of people bought them.

[@johnchappell7137]

This truly is the most detailed video on Neps I have found anywhere, including Google, however I still cannot find requirements on the Ventrata I purchased last June. It came with 4 pitchers, and I clipped them in November when they shriveled and dried. Through my TN winter, it stayed in my West facing window, getting 2-3 hours of sunlight. It's doubled in size, but still no pitchers. I moved it from a 3in nursery pot to it's current 4in pot, still with Spaghnum moss, stays moist but not soggy. The past month, I've moved it to my covered deck, again getting am direct sun from 8-11am until the sun rises above the ceiling, but all day indirect light, still no pitchers. I'm aware that ventrata is more tolerant, being a hybrid between Alata and Ventricosta. Does anyone know where I can obtain specific requirements for a "Nepenthes Ventrata"? Thank you 🙏

[@zect556]

Temperature 15-30 degrees Celcius, humidity above 50%, rain or pure water, can use pipe water depending on how water supply is treated in your area, if the plant has produced too many basal off shoot, cut the main stem or basal off-shoot (leave 1 or few stem) make sure plant's basal off-shoot is visible and stable before cutting the main stem, I usually re-root basal off shoot by cut it and sticking it in sphagnum moss. it could be that mineral has build up in the soil media (possible after a year ot two)

[@bashirebrown6845]

Remember that, all of u must learn. Krs.1

[@bashirebrown6845]

Boogie down productions

[@pahleviibnutsani981]

10 y/o n. villosa wow

[@chesterdevenecia7665]

do you sell pitcher plant seeds?

[@happygreen3613]

What year was this recorded? Looka like 70s

[@midnitesilverrun8631]

Is there a way of telling if a nepenthe is a high or lowland?I recently went to a corpse flower bloom and they were selling carnivorous plants.unfortunately they didn’t have specific names so I’m not exactly sure which type it is to give it the proper care.it was only labeled nepenthe “monkey cup” which is very broad I’m finding out.

[@PositiveRaincloud]

Do you have google lense on your phone? You can take pictures of plants and it'll show you what exact type it is. If it was called Monkey cup though, it's probably one of the super easy care ones. Maybe Gaya, Bloody Mary, or an Alata, and they're all tolerant of both low and high land conditions

[@gherwelllalican1727]

Can i use washed volcanic ash in the mixture of perlite and peat moss?

[@SarraceniaNorthwest]

Sounds like it's pumice. Pumice is perfectly fine to use with Nepenthes. We don't use it mainly because it's heavy and we work with lots of plants.

[@gherwelllalican1727]

@@SarraceniaNorthwest oh ok thanks, do you think i could use it for sundews?

[@SarraceniaNorthwest]

Yes, you can use it with sundews in place of perlite.

[@brandonpollard8928]

Pitcher plants drive me absolutely crazy they're so complex and honestly are a harder plant to take care of but that's what I like about them they're like little pets and they're gorgeous like different kinds of fruits if you get what I'm saying

[@sumanngon]

You didnt cover Nepenthes Globosa

[@thatonekideli3561]

i have one

[@duncanpage1556]

Do you sell Nepenethes? Thanks

[@TheRealBeeBzZ]

What is a DVD series?

[@SarraceniaNorthwest]

🤣🤣🤣 Too young! Too precious!

[@mariecook7912]

Love your videos but please turn off the music in the background 😬😭

[@jeremieragois5514]

If a fly enters that tent, it's not coming out...

[@Anonymouss222]

12:06 kinda creepy

[@calbertkensill8435]

So don't use maricalgro

[@MyPlantsAreGonnaEatMe]

What the hell are these people talking about? I’ve had my nepenthes for four months. Grown them in my south facing kitchen window as suggested with right soil and proper watering. Growth but no pitchers. LOW HUMIDITY. Tried growing them outside under a tree. Why not. Filtered light; they grow wrapped around trees naturally anyway. More humid outside than a house. Growth but no pitchers. LOW HUMIDITY. Made my indoor tropical greenhouse with LED shop-light, humidifier, 4 little fans for air circulation and my plants have been THRIVING!! Probably because I finally listened to the professionals I was talking to and gave the plants the proper requirements. So explain that one.

[@SarraceniaNorthwest]

Hi David. Thank you for watching our video. Let's first state the obvious. You have strong emotions about this! Wow! We are always available to assist growers with their plants. You can reach out to us via Ask The Growers. Just supply us with the requested information and upload photos of your plants and set up. One of our growers will then get back to you. www.growcarnivorousplants.com/ask-the-growers/ But you seem to have found something that works for you. Great! The important thing is that you keep trying. If you are interested in seeing how some of our customers have grown Nepenthes without expensive setups, read our general care guide. www.growcarnivorousplants.com/nepenthes-care/ We also talk about Nepenthes (and humidity) in our digital download. We discuss the Nepenthes that grow best as regular houseplants (as we do in the video) and how to troubleshoot common problems. www.growcarnivorousplants.com/the-ultimate-carnivorous-plant-guide-for-beginners/ You can also read some of our responses to customers regarding their Nepenthes. We've helped thousands of customers since 2005. We're slowly combing through our database to post these questions since we only started doing so in December. But we've answered a number of questions about Nepenthes not producing pitchers. You might notice that, based on their photos, the common reason is not enough light. (Check out Q/A #34.) www.growcarnivorousplants.com/blog/ It might be that the LED you got provided enough light for your Nepenthes. But without knowing the full nature of your previous growing conditions, how long you had the plants in each location, the varieties you were growing, and seeing photos of your plants, we can't really say what was going on and which factors were impeding pitcher production. But the important thing is you found something that works for you.