The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Growing => Gardens => Topic started by: Fleecewife on September 05, 2014, 12:19:16 pm
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I've been wanting a Sarracenia - insectivorous pitcher plant - for ages. I thought it would help with the flies in the kitchen. So I bought one last week, then discovered it needs to live outside, in a boggy bit. Currently it's still in its pot next to the front door, hardening off, as I suspect it's been kept indoors in a nursery all its life.
We peeped down some of the tubes and were amazed to find them about 3/4 stuffed with insects, including a live wasp and endless flies, large and small. I wonder if it's like with sheep and it will get bloat from overindulgence 8) We're listening out for the groans and burps :roflanim:
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Fascinating! Shall await further instalments! :D
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Ooh, I fancy one o them. :eyelashes: Don't have much problem with flies - dogs catch or chase most things away, but plants like that just fascinate me. :excited: