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Comment by alecst

5 days ago

Plausible, perhaps -- is there any evidence?

Yes there is plenty of evidence that carnivorous plants die in alkaline or neutral soil conditions.

Read literally any book about caring for them. They like acidic soil. Rain water is slightly acidic.

It might take a year or more to kill a plant by slowly draining its soil of acidity. Just like it can take a year to kill a big plant via inadequate lighting.