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Taking my cps outside.

I was at Lowes the other day and all there CPs were moved to the clearance rack, I had a little extra money so I got the best 3. A cobra lilly, butterwort and pitcher plant. Can I have these out side? And should I remove them from these cube things? Here are some pics. ( I live in Austin, Texas )
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Hi, I'm just a newb to CPs but I think the cubes look fine.
 
well first of all you might wanna repot the sarracenia and darlingtonia since they have pretty deep roots, you might not wanna move the cobra outside sine they like a bit cooler temps, you could slowly adapt it but I would jsut keep it on a windowsill or something the pitcher plant can definately go outside, the butterwort might like inderect sun but defiantely can og outside
 
What Kirk said. Also, especially if the climate gets hot, make sure the roots of the cobra are always cool by potting it in a light-colored pot and watering it with refridgerated distilled, RO, DI, or rain water from the top. And definitely don't leave them covered in the sun, because that can fry them.

Good luck, and welcome to the forums! Embrace the Insanity!!
 
Hey Yano, welcome to the forums! Good advice from above me. The butterwort, most likely a P. primuliflora, does very well and probably best sitting in another container, filled with distilled water (~.5-1"), at a window sill.
 
Thanks everyone, I will be heading out to soon to get some new pots. Should I get a those selfwatering pots for the darlingtonia or something else?
 
Self-watering pots? That sounds like a great idea! Where did you see them? Can they be purchased at Lowes or Home Depot or a pet shop?
 
The self watering pots are OK, I had a pitcher plant in one for years, but make sure you keep the resevoir full and top water occassionally.
 
I believe he's referring to the pot's you use for violets, and yes Jim they sell them at Lowes. I use them for quite a few if my CP's.
 
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Jimscott...you must have really good catnip over at your place.....:laugh: My cats want to know where you get it...they would like some.

I re-potted my Lowe's treasures last weekend..my darlingtonia is toast, I think. Very "crunchy". I tried...it would have been a goner anyway. The Sarr X Judith Hindle is doing ok. Getting ready to move it into full sun. I haven't re-potted the drosera because I'm not quite sure what kind of medium I should re-pot it into, but it still looks very healthy.

And what's this about giving dilute milk to pitcher plants?
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I find self watering pots work nicely for the wetland orchids I grow in coir/vermiculite/perlite.  But not so nicely for my Sarrs in LFS & sponge rock.  They seem to stay on the dry side and, although most of the Sarrs seem fine, the LFS doesn't thrive.  I form wicks of the LFS to soak up the water and carry up into the potting mix.
 
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Quote[/b] (aprilh @ April 14 2005,9:50)]Jimscott...you must have really good catnip over at your place.....:laugh: My cats want to know where you get it...they would like some.  

I re-potted my Lowe's treasures last weekend..my darlingtonia is toast, I think.  Very "crunchy". I tried...it would have been a goner anyway.  The Sarr X Judith Hindle is doing ok. Getting ready to move it into full sun.  I haven't re-potted the drosera because I'm not quite sure what kind of medium I should re-pot it into, but it still looks very healthy.

And what's this about giving dilute milk to pitcher plants?  
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Hey April,

I'll see what I can do!

Seriously, what kinds of Droseras do you have. Some do best outside and some do very well at a SW window sill.

Darlingtonia are VERY touchy plants. Last summer I bought a 3 in 1 cube that was obviously neglected and I decide to re-pot the Darlingtonia, D. adelae, and VFT. The latter responded well. The Darlingtonia wilted within hours. Ther's more to its story, but.....
 
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I remember reading on here several times about how African violet self-watering pots aren't good for CPs because they don't keep the soil as moist as it needs to be for CPs.

April, I put all my plants in a 2:1 mix of Canadian sphagnum peat moss and regular perlite. As for the milk thing, I give all my plants (except the VFTs) a drop or two of regular whole milk approximately once a month.. it's like steroids. I used to use chunks of cheese for my dew-producing plants, and it always used to work, but for some reason, with my current same species, it rots the ping leaves and the D. adelae doesn't even try to digest it. I have no idea why these plants are suddenly acting different than all others of the same species that I've ever had. Anyhoo, now I just give them a drop of milk, just like the Sarrs and Nep. Sometimes it kills a Ping leaf, but it always digests the milk first.
 
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k, I got some 8" pots from Lowes and some sphagnum moss, I did not see any peat or perlite. Can the both pitchers be planted in 100% sphagnum moss? I also got another fly trap from there (my dog ate one of my fly traps so I have to get a replacement hehe ) can they be planted the same way?
 
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Hmm... that could be an issue. Weird that Lowe's doesn't have Canadian sphagnum peat moss (and yes, that's exactly what it would say on the bag) or perlite.. that's really bizarre. I'd say search around at any other place you have nearby until you find it... you can also use sand instead of perlite, but I prefer perlite, just because you can't trust all sand, and everywhere you read about using sand, the instructions for what to use is always vague, and nobody ever has a real, specific answer for exactly what to use, so I don't trust sand as much as good ol' reliable perlite. Just make sure it's plain, sure perlite, not that fertilized stuff they sometimes have.
 
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Home Depot should have them.
 
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