Very informative video! I have several carnivorous plants, but I just bought my first ping. I feel very prepared now after watching this.

Oh, I'm in so much trouble. I just bought my first two, which have yet to arrive; but looking at this video, I need like...all of them. That red flower...! 😍

@California_Carnivores

5 ай бұрын

They’re so much fun!

The moment I saw the single purple flowers on solitary stalks, I fell in love. These little babies are so adorable.

Excellent advice. Thanks!!

I do so love pings!! Got some pirouettes starting to blush now :3 Great vid, thanks!

Your videos are so great! Informative, and I love love love seeing you amazing plants! Thank you for sharing!

Thank you, this answered all my questions.

Love all the information! So much in just a 8/9 minute video!!!

@California_Carnivores

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I’m really interested in that salmon colored ping Damon was talking about. Hopefully you guys can create a similar new cultivar or maybe even find one of the original ones!

Love the videos.....thank you

I've recently bought my first 'ping' too. It's been a cool July, and now a cool August here in England, but in spite of this it's already sending up flower stalks (in my greenhouse).

I just got my first ping and honestly didn't do enough research beforehand so this video is amazing thank you!

@California_Carnivores

9 ай бұрын

I’m so glad it was helpful! Happy growing!

So informative. I recently lost one of my pings and it broke my heart so I’m desperate to keep my last one alive. I always hate losing one of my plants. Once I’m ready for another one, I know where I’m shopping ❤️❤️❤️

@700NitroXpress

2 жыл бұрын

I bought a few from Curious Plant, they've done well. I've noticed they do better under a 1000w or 2000w grow light. I've also been watering mine with a syringe under the leaves, so the water gets to the roots. I don't bottom water them. I bottom water sundew's and fly traps, but not pings. All mine are Mexican pings though.

@koraysblog

2 жыл бұрын

@@700NitroXpress 1000w or 2000w?? Homie that’s waaaaay too much I think you got your numbers wrong

@700NitroXpress

2 жыл бұрын

@@koraysblog they list them under total capacity, but the run wattage is lower. They've actually been working well.

Can’t wait for my ping window sill kit!

Thank you so much! I bought my first 3 this afternoon. Hopefully with your advice I can keep them alive!

@California_Carnivores

Жыл бұрын

Happy growing!

THANK YOU ENDLESSLY FOR THIS!!!! I AM that plant addict, who has been too nervous to try carnivorous plants. I finally got my little Pinguicula today, and trying to find consistent information on them has been hard. This was so clear and helpful! THANK YOU!!!

@California_Carnivores

3 жыл бұрын

Yay! I’m so glad!

I know you'e done videos about not always tray watering pings--was wondering if you could expand on that a bit--how to top water, how often (or how to know it's time to add water to a pot that has no drainage)

@California_Carnivores

2 жыл бұрын

I’ll add that to the list of videos to do!

Really helpful video! A question: I bought a ping (gigantea) about a month ago and it has holes in some of the leaves now! What should I do to save my plant? (I use distilled water, bottom/ tray watering most times, with careful top watering occasionally, it's on a sunny windowsill)

@California_Carnivores

2 жыл бұрын

You may have some sneaky pest in hiding under your plant like a small snail. I would do a search. The holes could just be related to normal die back of leaves but often it’s an opportunist taking a nibble.

My work uses a lot of DIW with less than 1 part per trillion of anything in it. It doesn't get more pure than that really. I got a couple of Mexican pings recently, hoping that they catch a lot of the small bugs that come in through the doors.

@700NitroXpress

2 жыл бұрын

After a couple months of watering with 20MΩ DIW, all of my carnivorous plants are growing like weeds and flowering profusely. I've even been using it to water my bonsai trees and they have the richest green leaves I've ever seen. I want to run some experiments with DIW, distilled water, and rain water on the same types of plants and see if there's measurable changes in growth and foliage.

Hi! Great video, just a quick question, is all mineral good for propagating with leaf cuttings? :)

@California_Carnivores

3 жыл бұрын

Sharlynne Go you can use rooting hormone but minerals are not good for Pinguicula

Great video! I want a ping so bad but already have 4 neps, two dundews and a Cephalotus from gou guys, im not sure i have anymore soom 😆 and i really want the pink and purple ones and worry i cant get the lighting right... But this video just tempts me further 😭

@California_Carnivores

7 ай бұрын

The pings are so fun to grow! If you decide to try it, go for lilac lollipop or cherry bomb and you’ll have great color!

@FriskyBiscuit12

7 ай бұрын

@@California_Carnivores ended up with Lilac Lollipop and Cotton Candy 🥰 that Lilac one really caught my eye as soon as I saw it on your website! I love them!!

Regarding the Schultz Cactus Fertilizer, do you still apply it during the winter/succulent phase? They lose the carnivorous leaves at that time, and yet are not truly dormant (and can even flower?) in this form, so I just want to know if I should continue on with foliar feeding.

@California_Carnivores

8 ай бұрын

We generally stop fertilizing in winter to prevent rot

What grow lights do you recommend for them and how long should the grow light be on during the day?

@California_Carnivores

2 жыл бұрын

Yescom makes a great light. It’s available on Amazon and it’s a little square paneled LED light. Keep them on a 12 hour cycle

I bought 2 pings last month. Not sure of the variety. The leaves doesn't have any sticky dew on them. They are growing lots of new roots. I top up the water in the tray when it gets very low. Humidity is about 60-70 and it gets lots of natural light. Is it succulent phase or am I doing something wrong? Thank you.

@California_Carnivores

2 ай бұрын

It could just be that they’re in the succulent phase or they may need a little more light. You can always email us photos of your plants through our website and we can take a look!

I have well, but it bad so I have a water softener system, but because that’s not enough I have a RO water filter for drinking water- would the RO water that I drink be okay to use for the plants? Or does the the water softener remove too much?

@California_Carnivores

3 жыл бұрын

That would be perfect for your plants! They love RO wayer

I am a newbie at keeping butterworts and bought one of your $45 kits with 3 pings. They are doing great and catching lots of fungus gnats. Do the fungus gnats get dissolved over time? The gnats on mine don't seem to be dissolving away and it has been about 3 weeks since they trapped the gnats. Or do I have to clean them off occasionally?

@dzenda6

6 ай бұрын

It just leaves the indigestible exoskeleton. The liquified insides are only digested. You should leave it. The leaves will die later anyway and new ones will grow instead.

My ping seems to be in its succulent phase since Nov (its mid-May) is that based on temperature/climate? I'm sure mine is Mexican but I'm on the coast in the Bay Area so it's quite cool year round. And wow I've left mine in water the entire time it was dormant because that's what the shop said 🤦🏾‍♀️

@California_Carnivores

3 жыл бұрын

Pings are a wee bit stubborn and sometimes will stay in succulent phase way past winter. Give them lots of sun, sit them in water and apply Schultz cactus fertilizer once per month to try to encourage them to come out of it.

Can you also use the cactus fertilizer on nepenthes and orchids?

@California_Carnivores

2 жыл бұрын

You can definitely use it on the orchids and you should be able to use it on the Nepenthes although we have not experimented with that yet

I have a Venus flytrap, I want to get either a butterwort or a sundew to help catch gnats in my house. Which one would you recommend? I'm leaning more towards the sundew because I like the way it looks but I want which ever one will get rid of gnats better

@California_Carnivores

Жыл бұрын

They’re both very effective but I would recommend the sundew; cape sundews can grow quite large, make lots of leaves and can even catch houseflies!

I just got a ping about a week ago, she’s maybe an inch in diameter and I was wondering what type of humidity they like? I have her in a bag because I’m scared that my room might be too dry even though I live in a very humid environment. Could I take her out of the bag?

@California_Carnivores

Жыл бұрын

Start opening the bag to acclimate it to the room but you’ll need to take a day or two to acclimate it now that it’s been in so much humidity. Pings appreciate humidity but don’t require it. As long as you keep the soil well watered, it should be good!

Can you use a string-wicking system with Pinguiculas?

@California_Carnivores

2 жыл бұрын

You can but we have experimented with it over the years and found it often does not keep the plants as wet as they would like in the summer so you will need to keep a close eye on them and water additionally as needed

I'm hoping someone from the California carnivores team or the community can help me clarify if my "plumb fairy" ping is of the mexican/ tropical variety. I recently bought my first carnivorous plant ( the ping i'm referring to) and i want to be prepared to care for it when it arrives. thank you to whoever can help clarify this for me

@California_Carnivores

10 ай бұрын

That is a Mexican/tropical Pinguicula! 😊

Would butterworts be a good option for a closed terrarium ecosystem? It will have bugs inside, mainly springtails.

@California_Carnivores

Ай бұрын

You’ll have to watch for rot and mold, a closed terrarium can be very humid and that’s a delicate balance for them. I recommend Drosera prolifera or adelae for a build like that!

@Sami-tk4dd

Ай бұрын

@California_Carnivores thank you for the reply 🤍

Are these pet friendly like other carnivorous plants?

@California_Carnivores

3 жыл бұрын

They are but cats do sometimes like to like them. The cats will be fine, but the pings hate it 😂

I think you mistakenly said *don’t* use perlite and peat mix for pinguicula, because that is what your mix on the website has for this plant. Let us know if that was a mistake.

@California_Carnivores

Жыл бұрын

We should have a ping mix on our website that has some peat and perlite but it’s in a lesser ratio than our peat and perlite mix!

Can I use carnivorous soil to repot the primrose butterwort? I just got one today and I have some leftover carnivorous soil so I wasn’t sure if I could use it or not.

@California_Carnivores

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! Pinguicula primuliflora does well in a peat moss heavy mix.

@goldieslacks

2 жыл бұрын

@@California_Carnivores ok thank You. I found 7 baby pings up under the big one so I used the rest of the carnivorous soil to plant all of them!

I planted my ping in spagnum moss before watching this video. Do you think that will be okay?

@California_Carnivores

Жыл бұрын

Some pings do well in sphagnum moss and yours may really like it, I’d just watch it and see how it does!

Anyone else got a venom add and freaked out? Amazing video btw :)

@California_Carnivores

3 жыл бұрын

🤣 thank you!

Hello Daniella! I just recently bought my first order of sundews, vft and sarracenia from CalCarn. I’m now addicted and I I blame you guys lol 😂 I gotta stop watching so much KZread! I am truly enjoying my bog though. But now, I’m interested in pings! I’ll be needing some intervention! Lol 😅 What is the level of difficulty for a beginner? I watched the video on ping kits and it was mentioned that those are not for the beginner. Also, what color of light spectrum is best for in house growing? Full daylight or pinkish?

@California_Carnivores

Жыл бұрын

The Windowsill Ping Kit is great! You can totally take that on as a beginner and you’ll learn a lot! The pings are so fun and weird and beautiful!

@rrginnydworchak

Жыл бұрын

Great! I added a question about lighting after your response. What color of light is best? Full daylight or pink?

@California_Carnivores

Жыл бұрын

@@rrginnydworchak Pink is often the best for the plants but it’s…a lot to live with in your home environment 😂 it’s like having a night club for plants! And it’s only a little bit more exciting to the plants so if you like the quality of the daylight light better, get it!

Hello, Can i grow my pings out in full sun ? thanks

@California_Carnivores

2 жыл бұрын

Usually not. It really depends on your area. They grow primarily in Central America but even there, they grow in specific areas so it’s hard to mimic.

Just so you know, in the UK pinger is a common name for MDMA

@California_Carnivores

3 күн бұрын

😳😂

Hi! Do you apply disease ex or bioadvanced on them?

@California_Carnivores

3 жыл бұрын

We have not applied those to these plants

@Katherine-hy4xc

3 жыл бұрын

@@California_Carnivores thank you for the reply. Your pings are amazing!

could I use that shcults for vfts

@California_Carnivores

2 жыл бұрын

You probably could but we have not experimented with it

I bought soil from you but how do you get the mossy top in the pot?

@California_Carnivores

2 жыл бұрын

The moss grows in our pots because we have so much growing in the nursery that easily spreads through spores. Often times, when growing plants outside you’ll find that moss will grow on your peat moss as it is spreading from spores there as well!

@kikisbees1123

2 жыл бұрын

@@California_Carnivores is this a good thing I should leave alone or should I try to take it off before planting in her new pot?

@California_Carnivores

2 жыл бұрын

@@kikisbees1123 We like the low growing moss for a few reasons; it holds in moisture, looks nice, reduces advantageous weed germinating, and protects the soil from being washed out of the pots by rain

Please answer my questions pls. Can I fertilize my Venus fly traps with any cactus fertilizer?

@California_Carnivores

3 жыл бұрын

I recommend using MaxSea fertilizer diluted. 1/4 teaspoon into 1 gallon of water.

@kyawthuta9058

3 жыл бұрын

@@California_Carnivores umm sorry I live in Burma and we are not really well developed like the US so we don’t have maxsea here 😭😭😭

@kyawthuta9058

3 жыл бұрын

@@California_Carnivores I you can, can you sell me some seeds and fertilizers from your website please!

@georgetrevor8167

3 жыл бұрын

@@kyawthuta9058 if they’re outside they’ll catch enough bugs that they won’t need fertilizer

@kyawthuta9058

3 жыл бұрын

@@georgetrevor8167 I put them outside but, I mean vft don’t catch that much bugs as you know sarracenia or Nepenthes and here they don’t catch any bugs!

Is P. Tina needs the same care as Mexican P.?

@California_Carnivores

Жыл бұрын

Yes!

@ilaeoa

Жыл бұрын

@@California_Carnivores Yay! Thanks.

i’ve brought 4 so far and only one is still alive i notice the react well to rain water but they aren’t growing

@California_Carnivores

8 ай бұрын

They do love rain water! You may need more light for your plants - you can always send us a photo of your plants through our website and we can try to trouble shoot!

@Darkknight39

8 ай бұрын

@@California_Carnivores all four of them died i put them under some growlights and only used distilled water

Which Mexican doesn't go into a succulent phase?

@California_Carnivores

Жыл бұрын

Gigantea and emarginata!