I was using a syringe to squirt water into my sarracenias. The syringe was as big as clinical syringes go, but it sure wasn’t big enough for me. I gave up that painstaking exercise when the novelty wore off.
There had to be more than one way to skin a cat. I just had to figure it out.
For a while the sarracenias placed on the rack under the eaves had to bear with parched throats unless I had a housefly for them. That’s because a snack always comes with a drink. That’s the standard CP set meal.
And then I saw the squeeze bottle in the gardening section of a budget store. At RM5, it was a steal.
I put it to the test eagerly. The squeeze bottle worked like a dream. I was happy, but I bet my sarracenias are probably happier since they get a good drink at least once a week now.
I just fill the bottle, position the spout at the mouths of the pitchers and squeeze. It’s child’s play.
Oh dear, have to feed them like bbs, I have 1 pot from a forum friend, but don’t know how to take care.
I always love the red one too, will get 1 when I cannot control anymore, haha, read more in GCS will get more plants.
you don’t really have to, abby. but i thought there’s no point dropping an insect into a dry pitcher as it’d need some liquid to help dissolve its meal. 🙂
wauh!!! You really spent a lots of time to take care them!!!!
Many people will ask, what are you feed them?
just water for now … any suggestions, casey? worm juice would be good, right?
What water do you use? Distilled or just tap water? My tap water is 60ppm. Can I use it for pitchers? Do you give water to pitcher without food or always with food?
I’ve actually stopped squirting water into pitchers and leaving it to nature to fill them. No, you don’t need to add any food into the pitchers but occasionally, I drop in a small grasshopper or mosquito when I catch one.