How to grow and care for Pitcher plant

I'm sure many of you who love growing your own plants have raised pitcher plants. This plant is mainly grown in tropical Asia and is known as an insectivorous plant. Now, we will talk about how to grow and care for Pitcher plants.

Fertilizing care for growing Pitcher plant

Pitcher plants have a strict requirement for fertilizers. It should be used once or twice a month during the fluffy antler period from late spring to Mid-Autumn, with light organic liquid fertilizer or commercial liquid fertilizer with high dilution ratio. Aolu fertilizer, Huabao fertilizer, Shida fertilizer, Duomu fertilizer and Shishuo fertilizer all proved to be effective.

Too much or too little fertilization is not good. When we grow and care for Pitcher plant, if fertilization is insufficient, lack of vitamins, light people grow out of the trap sac is small and small, and the color is dark, the value of the value is reduced, serious when it is not long out of the trap sac and lose the value of the reward. But if the fertilizer is too much, the plant fluffy antler, also easy to appear because of too many nutrients and soon the sign of the trap sac.

Watering care for growing Pitcher plant

The plant is sensitive to water. It can grow and develop normally only under high humidity. When we grow and care for Pitcher plants, water must be sprayed frequently during the growing period, 4 to 5 times a day. If the temperature changes too much, too dry, will affect the formation of the leaf cage.

The big rule of watering is that the soil is moist but not moist. When we grow and care for Pitcher plants, the watering time can be chosen at night to avoid the water droplets on the leaves through the sun and cause the leaves to burn.

Trimming care for growing Pitcher plant

The cage for the plant was a kind of metamorphosis, so it would grow old and die, just like the leaves of other plants. In general, each cage can survive for several months under suitable conditions. When it has withered, it can be cut off to make the whole plant look more beautiful, but this is purely for the sake of beauty, not for the health of the plant.

Soil care for growing Pitcher plant

After planting the plant, the pitcher should be replaced every two to three years. When we grow and care for Pitcher plants, the putrefied substrates should be replaced, and it is best to replace the pitcher in the spring when the new roots have not yet grown.

Humidity care for growing Pitcher plant

When we grow and care for Pitcher plants, to improve the humidity of the air, we can cover the plant with a clear plastic bag. This way, we can easily get a high humidity environment. Putting the pitcher plant in an aquarium or in a corner will raise humidity if ventilation is reduced. 

Pitcher plant care for pest Control

Leaf spot: leaf spot with 50 {BF} instead of senzine wettable powder 1000 times liquid spray.

2. Scale insects: scale insects are sprayed with 40 {BF} diogo emulsion 2000 times liquid.

Pitcher plant care for growing indoors

When growing indoors, there are usually not enough insects for the plant to catch. In addition, for the sake of indoor hygiene, the pitcher plant could be used as a nutrient supplement. When we grow and care for Pitcher plants indoors, you can use quick-release leaf manure. You should never apply non-sustained-release manure directly to the soil.Since insectivorous plants are less tolerant to high concentrations of fertilizer, dilution should be several times more, depending on the amount used, for safety reasons. Spray the diluted manure evenly over the whole pitcher plant with a sprayer. In addition to applying foliar fertilizer, slow acting fertilizer can also be used. The pitcher can be directly put into the pitcher cage of the plant or mixed into the substrate to provide nutrients for the plant.