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Do I need to do anything about pesky small spiders setting up a web in my pitchers?

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You can leave them or remove the web. If your plant isn't catching insects, remove them.

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My Tropical Pitcher plant only has long strings growing off of the leaf stem. They are green and very skinny with brown tips. Do I prune these "strings" or leave them?

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Leave them. These stems can become new pitchers if the plant needs it. If the stem doesn't transform into pitchers, it means that the plant has enough nutrients without them.

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What level of water should be in each pitcher?

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The water level in the pitchers isn't important. The only important thing is that there shouldn't ever be water in the saucer beyond the pot.

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I potted only with sphagnum moss. Will I have good results?

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Yes, sphagnum moss is a good solution to retain humidity without watering too much.

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How do I divide my plant or start new ones from the mother plant? I can't find this answer anywhere.

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Don't divide the plant, that can kill it. If you want to start new plant, cut the main stem to have 3 or 4 leaves on the cut. Then, cut 2/3 of the leaves and put the stem in sphagnum moss. After 6 weeks, you can place the stem in a pot.

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Can I plant them in sphangnum peat moss?

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Yes, you can grow them in sphagnum peat moss mix with perlite or Hidroton. Or, you can plant them in cocopeat too; I plant my nepenthes on cocopeat mixed with burn rice husk and they grow really well.

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