Despite its name, monkey pitcher plants are not a common garden plant. In fact, they are native to the highlands of Southeast Asia. Because of their ability to thrive in poor soil, the plant ...

If you are looking for a beginner’s guide to carnivorous plants, you have come to the right place. While there are many different types of carnivorous plants that are popular with growers and gardeners, ...

Easy to Grow Carnivorous Plants is a term that is used quite often with people that are new to growing their own food. You might have heard of Easy to Grow Vegetables that are ...

When you have a backyard or a garden that aims to grow food, you may want to wonder if you can plant carnivorous plants in your soil. Plants that produce food with a lower ...

Ask most gardeners and they will probably tell you that it’s tough to grow plants that smell like a dead animal. While some plants do have the ability to smell like rotting meat, they ...

Did you know that many carnivorous plants actually use insects as a source of nutrition? Some even use the entire animal (including legs) as food. In fact, they specialize in eating just one kind ...

When you look at the way that carnivorous plants absorb nitrogen, you will notice that these plants don’t seem to fix their nitrogen on their own. Many think this is strange, and it is ...

A common question asked by many gardeners is, “Do plants eat sunlight?” The short answer is, “No.” But there are some reasons why they do not. All plants need light to absorb carbon dioxide ...

Caring for carnivorous plants indoors can be a little tricky at times. They are quite delicate plants and require very careful handling and nurturing. However they do have many advantages. They can grow easily ...

Plant nutrition is often overlooked by novice gardeners. You may have seen hundreds of beautiful grown up plants all vying for the same nutrients in a garden, but how many are really delivering? Most ...

If you’re a new gardening enthusiast who wants to take up gardening with plants that eat meat, then you may be overwhelmed with the sheer number of names for carnivorous plants. You may even ...

You may enjoy the extravagant and somewhat unusual flowers (a great example is shown here) but trim them back once in a while to encourage the growing pitcher plant to begin growing more pitchers. ...

The plant you choose to grow in your garden will depend on many different factors. Do you live in an area with a cold climate? If so, you are not likely to grow carnivorous ...

A little information on Venus flytraps and how they’re cared for in your garden: Venus flytraps (VFSs) are natives to a large area of land known as the Green Swamp, located near the eastern ...

Vegetables such as beans, peas, corn, squash, sweet potatoes and carrots do not need much more than adequate moisture, warmth and the right amount of nutrition, which is why many people choose to grow ...