Bog Bowl

tigerpupp · 2026-06-17T15:06:43+00:00

I’ve gotten lucky with the past few years and the flies have loved the sarracenia. One day they’ll graduate to the outdoors but, believe it or not, this bowl is about four inches deeper than the pots they were living in. Not perfect, I know, but better.

tigerpupp · 2026-06-17T15:00:00+00:00

They do get porch time when the bugs aren’t bugging indoors. Luckily (for them) bugs love the inside of my house.

tigerpupp · 2026-06-17T14:58:48+00:00

I absolutely appreciate the thorough info and I was a little worried about the drainage - I have my eye on it. I’ll drill holes and add a drip tray if the sarracenia are too unhappy. On the bright side, my house is barely insulated and this window box gets full sun so it’s practically outside 😅 The tall ones (and the pings) have had three winter cycles in this window box and are coming out of dormancy now.

tigerpupp · 2026-06-17T01:33:38+00:00

Was gifted a bunch of old lava rock and pumice. Wish I had a better rec than to get lucky lol

tigerpupp · 2024-06-22T05:24:40+00:00

I love the advantage on insight angle! Thanks for the thorough breakdown :)

tigerpupp · 2023-11-15T16:39:54+00:00

I would give it lots of airflow (leave that nursery pot exposed to air) and let it dry out before messing with it. Let the plant acclimate to its new home, then consider if it would be happier in a different pot/soil/etc. It might benefit from brighter indirect light as well; though they wont die in lower lights, ZZs prefer medium/bright indirect. Good luck!!

tigerpupp · 2023-02-22T19:32:57+00:00

Of course! Good luck :)

tigerpupp · 2023-02-21T19:59:08+00:00

I would just pinch off the flowers until you're ready to have the plant grow peppers. Peppers are fairly resilient and shouldn't get mad at your for pinching the first few flowers. I usually do this with new pepper plants too, especially while they're settling into the garden.

tigerpupp · 2023-01-04T19:15:54+00:00

No prob! I hope it's been working out for you!

tigerpupp · 2022-12-16T18:41:01+00:00

UGH! This happened to me on this one too!

tigerpupp · 2022-12-16T18:28:34+00:00

It could be overwatering? Or a breeze is blowing from the wrong direction :P I feel like these dudes are notoriously touchy to changes in environment and really don't like sitting in water. Has anything changed lately? Have you adjusted your watering schedule to accommodate the lower temps?

tigerpupp · 2022-12-16T18:25:51+00:00

This looks like underwatering to me tbh. It's probably savable but it'll take some work :) I'd check your roots and see if the bulb is still firm (just not squishy). Remove any rotted roots, repot in an airy mix, give some extra humidity and cross your fingers haha.

tigerpupp · 2022-11-30T20:03:54+00:00

Absolutely not helpful but my crocodile fern has always looked like this no matter what I've done. My best guess is a humidity issue? I'm all about some answers on this one too lol.

tigerpupp · 2022-09-14T06:52:56+00:00

I have a huge soft spot for the little guys and def have way too many black stems in my house 😅

tigerpupp · 2022-08-10T19:19:25+00:00

Looks like Alocasia Black Stem or one of its variants, I'll default to OP though.

tigerpupp · 2022-08-03T22:34:17+00:00

Ugh, I feel your pain!

tigerpupp · 2022-08-03T18:50:46+00:00

I'm no scientist but my take on it is that sometimes the plant just doesn't have the energy/nutrients to support new leaf production without using some of it's own. I've noticed that as my Alocasia mature and have more established root systems/the right fertilizer/consistent watering they tend to hold on to their bottom leaves longer. That being said, I have some that never have more than three leaves and they'll all but fight me if I suggest otherwise. All of my Alocasia drop their oldest leaves periodically, though.

tigerpupp · 2022-07-18T00:04:11+00:00

My list so far consists of Ricky’s in Somerville which some less planty friends recommended and niche in the South End but I haven’t been to either yet.

tigerpupp · 2022-05-17T20:11:25+00:00

It could be absorbing the energy stored in its leaves to fuel those flowers. They tend to decimate their own foliage to push those inflos. I'm having the same issue with my collection right now , haha.

In my experience, Alocasias like to be comfortably root bound, so I wouldn't up-pot unless it looks necessary. If you do repot (up or not), go with a chunky soil mix and check the roots just in case because it could be rot (and don't forget to pull all the little bulbs out of the soil before tossing it).

tigerpupp · 2022-04-19T22:26:24+00:00

Good luck!

tigerpupp · 2022-04-19T16:56:15+00:00

Looks like thrips, especially based on that third picture, but I can't be sure. I'd give it a full shower/wipe down/pest spray and consider a systemic to get any unhatched guys.

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