Pulling the straw off my carnivorous plant bog, I see that the ground is still as hard as a rock. At least an inch of straw is embedded in the peat moss/perlite mixture. Though it may look like a couple of the pitcher plants (Sarracenia) are ready for a meal, their traps are filled with the bug carcasses of last season. Juana’s Cape sundew (Drosera capensis), however, is doing just fine on a sunny windowsill, its translucent mucilage calling out to any insect that is near. Once the weather gets a bit warmer, it too will be moved outside to catch a few more rays as well as bugs.
