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charlesf6 07-03-2017 07:28 PM

Dionaea muscipula
 
Anyone care for Venus Fly Trap or know growing tips?
Used to raise them some years ago but forgot a lot :(
Picked up one of those store sale ones yesterday for a young family member.

Bulbopedilum 07-03-2017 08:41 PM

Well, water with RO/Distilled water. Never tap water. Vfts will NOT tolerate ppm more than around 80 (I believe). Give it as much sun as you can. Pot it in a mix of sphagnum+perlite+vermiculite with a ratio of 1:1:1, or replace sphagnum with WASHED peat. To wash it, rinse it and soak it for a few days in RO/Distilled water. NEVER EVER FERTILIZE UNLESS YOU ARE A PRO. Feed it occadionally, never overfeed, unless they catch them by themselves, then that is fine :D . Feed them LIVE bugs 1/3 of trap size. You can also use moistened freeze dried bloodworms (from the local fish store) with a toothpick but you will have to massage the trap lightly in the next ~5 minutes to simulate live prey.

estación seca 07-04-2017 03:12 AM

International Carnivorous Plant Society

Fishkeeper 07-16-2017 11:11 PM

Try flytrapcare.com for good info.


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