fine..if I must..
How are you going to know if it is bad info without reading it?
I know its bad info because they, whoever "they" are, said "not to water the pitchers that have hats on as it rots the pitcher"..which is stupid advice..
so thats how I know its bad..
the information that Sarracenia with lids produce their own fluid what doesn't make sense about not having to add water to pitchers with lids on them and water to those without? How is that flat wrong??
umm..what? could you rephrase the question please? I cant tell what you are trying to say..
Now you contradict your early statement that it makes no sense at all.
no im not..
first I said it doesnt make sense to NOT add water..which is what "they" said..
it "doesnt make sense" that adding water would be bad..
now im saying it makes sense TO add water..it makes sense that adding water is good..
(or at least not harmful)
they are oposite statements..
not adding water = "doesnt make sense"
adding water = "makes sense"
thats what I was saying.
Not a good idea, but I wouldn't say it is a very bad idea. As I've pointed out to you before many people successfully grow S. purpurea under lights for years. Peter D'amato and the ICPS website both state that S. purpurea and S. psitticina are suitable for indoor growth.
sematics..you can say "not a good idea"..I can say "very bad idea"..
both are valid.
There's the old saying "Never say never". Saying "don't grow it indoors..ever.." is the same as saying "Never grow it indoors". For the umpteenth time I'll point out that Ivan Snyder grows S. purpurea under lights. He prefers S. purpurea ssp venosa var burkeii because have short flower stalks that don't hit the lights. The only reason for not growing the taller species under lights is the height of the pitchers - the energy costs alone to supply sufficient light and cooling is beyond the reach of most individuals.
Never grow Sarracenia indoors? Take a look at this:
http://www.terraforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=107339
http://www.terraforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=118006
http://www.carnivorousplants.org/seedbank/species/Sarracenia.htm
bad examples..
those threads are about seedlings..which is not the topic of this thread..
there is still zero evidence that you can grow adult sarrs indoors long term..
And arguably growing plants in a greenhouse is indoors, after all most greenhouses have doors of some sort. So the Kew Gardens, growers like Alexis, Aiden and Andrew should tear down their greenhouses and grow their Sarracenia outdoors?
seriously..what?
doors on greenhouses?
we are talkling about newbies growing indoors on windowsills..
no doors, no greenhouses..
not even remotely the same thing as Kew Gardens..
yes, really..
very bad idea..
unless its seedlings, and unless you know what you are doing (with seedlings)
this thread is about an adult plant indoors, grown by a newbie..
therefore indoors = very bad idea.
get back to me when you have grown sarrs indoors, on a windowsill, with no dormancy, for 5-10 years straight, and the plants are still healthy and thriving..then we can talk!
Scot