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Post by Dennis A(cook1973) on Jun 22, 2015 8:46:35 GMT -5
I got 2 VFTs from Amazon and got them a few days ago
after I got the discoloration cut off I got them in a VFT terrarium and already both VFT are making new trap leaves!!
Apart from my setup they are under LED light at least 8 hours a day
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Post by WillyCKH on Jun 22, 2015 11:29:04 GMT -5
That's great news, Dennis! Happy for you  |
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Post by Dennis A(cook1973) on Jun 22, 2015 14:17:52 GMT -5
Thanx
My goal is not to kill or lose these lol!!
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Post by Dennis A(cook1973) on Jun 23, 2015 8:35:29 GMT -5
The 2 VFT's I got from Amazon were sent in LFS I think because its stringy and looks nothing like Sphagnum peat Moss(the kind that looks like dirt)
Anyway it has turned black under and around the plants
Did anyone else have this problem and what should I do??
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Post by Dennis A(cook1973) on Jun 23, 2015 18:35:40 GMT -5
On 1 ofmy VFT’s a unopened trap is turning black
what should I do?
what caused this?
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Post by WillyCKH on Jun 25, 2015 17:15:27 GMT -5
Sphagnum Moss turns brown or Black from their tips when they are experiencing low humidity. Your LFS should still work even if it looks cooked.
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Post by Dennis A(cook1973) on Jun 25, 2015 17:22:43 GMT -5
The funny thing is I have 2 VFT both are in a soilless terrarium and this only happened to one! that other is already starting its 4th trap
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Post by Dennis A(cook1973) on Jul 14, 2015 16:53:30 GMT -5
I got a VFT shipped to me from Amazon in CA
it took roughly a week in which it was in a cardboard box taped shut
the plant made it
some of the traps are open
its acclimating right now
How long will it need to acclimate?
when can I start feeding it? should I wait until it acclimates first?
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Post by stevebooth on Jul 15, 2015 7:23:49 GMT -5
What are you acclimating it to? outdoors presumably in which case you need to gradually introduce it to the sun (especially after being in total darkness for a week) or it will burn, not that that is a problem as the new growth will emerge and be hardened to the light anyway, but you will loose the present growth. Otherwise shade it from hot and full midday type sun with a shade cloth for a couple of weeks, taking it off periodically when the weather allows (take it off completely on overcast days etc)to harden the foliage, or start it off in a shady place moving it more into the full sun over a couple of weeks.
If the weather is warm enough for your trap to digest prey, then yes you can feed it, as a rule of thumb something about 1/2 the trap size, or less, otherwise you can damage the trap as it wont seal correctly.
Cheers
Steve
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Post by WillyCKH on Jul 15, 2015 9:19:49 GMT -5
You got your Flytrap! congrats!
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Post by Dennis A(cook1973) on Jul 15, 2015 12:22:52 GMT -5
You got your Flytrap! congrats! thanx lots of green and lots of traps this was a good replacement Amazon sent me |
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Post by Dennis A(cook1973) on Jul 15, 2015 13:53:40 GMT -5
Does anyone have a G 16 VFT plantlet to sell?
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Post by Dennis A(cook1973) on Jul 20, 2015 13:20:01 GMT -5
I have a VFT question I need answered
My VFT has a expired trap...that's fine but the piece that turns into the trap is still folded into the leaf and turning black!!!
Its under LED lights only
what can I do to stop this from starting on other leaves or stems?
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Post by curlingguy on Jul 20, 2015 21:48:33 GMT -5
-cut off the black parts of leaf
-plant may be too wet and causing rot but this would start with root rot and move up plant...I believe flytraps are often kept too wet (I've recently stopped using tray watering method where they sit in water all the time as I feel they are too wet when in 50/50 peat perlite and sitting in say a 1/4 -1/2 inches of water.
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Post by Dennis A(cook1973) on Jul 20, 2015 22:20:12 GMT -5
Mine is in a 2" pot of Lfs and is always damp,but if I tilt the pot water comes out as drops
on a related topic why would a new VFT shoot have a black tip or the piece that forms a trap be black?
would a terrarium do anything?
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