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Sowing nepenthes seeds

On September 5, 2020 By vidyut

Many people have asked me this over the years, so I thought I would share it here. I don’t have a specific method or medium I prefer, but I find that the most common recommended …

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What does it take to start making handmade soaps?

On January 22, 2020 By vidyut In Making

People often ask me for advice on gettting started making handmade soaps. Collecting some common questions and answers here. Where to get ingredients? The short answer is online. Any of the Amazon, Flipkart, Ebay type …

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Pinguicula plantlets placed on sphagnum

Successfully acclimatizing pinguicula that arrive via shipping

On September 12, 2018 By vidyut In Growing carnivorous plants in India

The plants you buy will be shipped to you bare root. When you receive them, take them out of the packing and gently GENTLY place them on growing media. Create a hollow in the surface …

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Nepenthes Viking x hamata pitcher

Nepenthes mirabilis var globosa (Nepenthes viking) x Nepenthes hamata photos

On September 11, 2018 By vidyut In Growing carnivorous plants in India

Took some nice photos of the latest pitcher on my nepenthes mirabilis var globosa x hamata and thought to share them here. This plant is still juvenile and has just started producing slightly bigger pitchers. …

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rescued nepenthes plants

Where to find sphagnum moss and other carnivorous plant growing supplies in India?

On August 10, 2018 By vidyut In Growing carnivorous plants in India

Almost half the people who buy plants from me or discuss carnivorous plants end up asking where to buy sphagnum moss or other supplies necessary for growing carnivorous plants in India. Since I repeat this …

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Buying and growing carnivorous plants in India

On August 6, 2018 By vidyut In Growing carnivorous plants in India

There are very few sellers of carnivorous plants in India, which is why I am attempting to grow my inventory and sell as many species as I can. I operate from my home and grow …

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Growlist drosera

On June 10, 2018 By vidyut In Growing carnivorous plants in India

Here are the species from the drosera genus that I am currently growing: I’ll be adding photos here as well as creating more individual descriptive pages as I get time. drosera species drosera magnifica drosera …

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Nepenthes Ventrata and Nepenthes Mirabilis pitcher plants hanging in shady spot to rest after travel

Growlist: Nepenthes genus species and hybrids

On June 10, 2018 By vidyut In Growing carnivorous plants in India

Most of the nepenthes plants I have are small, under 3 years old. Nepenthes can grow really, really slowly till they hit a certain critical size. Here is an almost comprehensive list of all the …

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Acclimatizing tissue culture droseras

On September 27, 2017 By vidyut In Growing carnivorous plants in India

I just got some tissue cultures of drosera in the mail and planted them out. Given how little information there is on the internet on safely acclimatizing droseras and given how many plants I have …

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No longer selling soaps or carnivorous plants because of GST

On September 21, 2017 By vidyut In Growing carnivorous plants in India, Container Gardening, Making, Sustainable Living

Update: The government has now allowed online sellers the same exemption from having to register for GST as regular sellers. So I am once more selling soaps and carnivorous plants.   This blog is basically …

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