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Post by Robin S Flantdig on Jan 12, 2009 17:25:24 GMT -5
i can't figure it out. i have bought three venus flytraps and the first two died, and the third isn't doing well.
i've got it inside, on a window sill, where it stays around 70 degrees and gets regular sunlight. i'm watering it regulary and adding fertilizer and using the soil that came with it from the store, so maybe there's a problem in the soil. (anyone else bought anything from sunshine growers on milliken? anyone had problems?)
thanks in advance
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Post by hal on Jan 12, 2009 18:00:21 GMT -5
VFT's grow in really poor soil and they don't take kindly to fertilizer. That's why they eat bugs. They also need rain or distilled water, and a winter dormancy. Check out the ICPS FAQs and other web resources for info on growing these plants.
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Post by sherkas on Jan 12, 2009 18:00:37 GMT -5
VFT dont tolerate fertilizers at all. Just give them distilled (less then 100 ppm) water and sunlight. NOTHING else (except love)
You could still save your VFT but you would have to uproot it, wash it THOROUGHLY and then replant it and take really good care of it. Your chances are 50/50 for it living.
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Post by carnivoure12 on Jan 12, 2009 18:08:33 GMT -5
Here is what everyone said in short:
- Good light
- Distiiled Rainwater
- NO FERTILIZER, NEVER NOT TO: Pings, Neps, Sarrs, any type of CP.
- Respect Its dormancy requiremnets.
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Post by Robin S Flantdig on Jan 12, 2009 19:00:38 GMT -5
aww, crud, i didn't realize fertilizer wasn't good for some plants, though it makes sense if it has to eat flies for nutrition. i hope i can save this bad boy.
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Post by Robin S Flantdig on Jan 12, 2009 19:01:29 GMT -5
i can say that here? i expected it to get "starred" out like happens everywhere else online. if not, my bad, please edit because i can't see how to do it.
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Post by michaelangelo on Jan 12, 2009 20:14:34 GMT -5
How can you tell if your VFT wants to go dormant?
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Post by carnivoure12 on Jan 12, 2009 20:23:39 GMT -5
Well it will slow down growth, old traps will die off, it will be really slow at making new traps. This is true if you shorten its photoperiod ( How long it gets light) and the temperature. Here we usually just put or VFT's in a tub container with Moss and pop it in the fridge around november or earlier. they need a minimum of 3 months of dormancy.
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Post by sherkas on Jan 13, 2009 1:55:01 GMT -5
Simple, if VFT was bought recently (during winter) or is less then a year old, then skip dormancy this year. Otherwise give it a dormancy every year around winter.
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Post by Rick Hillier on Jan 13, 2009 7:33:41 GMT -5
Also, if your flytrap came in a small pot, it is best to transplant it into a deeper pot (at least 4 inches, but deeper is better, as VFT produce long, straight roots. Use pure peat moss and (sand, perlite or vermiculite) mixed equally for your potting mix and make sure that your peat moss has no additives in it.
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