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By Dragon
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#40840
I got a kit for growing a Venus Fly trap, but I think I may have messed up. There are two "towers" of fuzz. They look to tall to be mold, but I'm not sure. I might be able to post pics later
By Aging_Bourbon
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#40842
Hello "Dragon"

Welcome to Flytrapcare! Wow congrats on the Kit. If your growing from seed it's common to have a mold outbreak. You just have to get fungicide that is SULFUR BASED or NEEM Oil.
By Dragon
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#40844
thanks :D
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By Matt
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#40848
Hello Dragon, welcome!

Mold is usually the result of keeping things too wet and without much air movement. Is the kit some sort of dome? If so, you should get rid of the dome and that will likely help solve the mold problem, along with some sort of sulfur-based fungicide as Allen suggested.

I've noticed that seedlings don't like the sulfur much though, so if possible, you might want to simply repot them.
By Dragon
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#40850
Yah, I got one of the egg shaped dome things form Hobby Lobby. I might just get a new one, I used bottled water to start it. I didn't know that would hurt it.
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By Matt
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Dragon wrote:Yah, I got one of the egg shaped dome things form Hobby Lobby. I might just get a new one, I used bottled water to start it. I didn't know that would hurt it.
You might be better off just getting some seed and planting them in a pot. Steve has some Venus fly trap seeds available right now:
http://www.flytrapcare.com/store/carniv ... -seed.html

Or you could just buy an adult plant. You're aware that it takes at least 3 years and up to 7 years to get a full grown plant from seed, right?
By Aging_Bourbon
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#40854
when starting to grow CPs you need to get the right supplies to be prepared. Mainly Soil, the right water, Fungicide and Insecticide so on and so forth.
By Dragon
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#40861
Matt wrote: You might be better off just getting some seed and planting them in a pot. Steve has some Venus fly trap seeds available right now:
http://www.flytrapcare.com/store/carniv ... -seed.html

Or you could just buy an adult plant. You're aware that it takes at least 3 years and up to 7 years to get a full grown plant from seed, right?
I didn't know that, There is probably a lot that I don't know though. That's why I ended up here. You all seem to know what you doing.
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By Matt
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Dragon wrote:I didn't know that, There is probably a lot that I don't know though. That's why I ended up here. You all seem to know what you doing.
Many of us have been growing Venus fly traps for years. Steve_D has been growing them for over 30 years.
By Dragon
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Joined:  Fri Jan 22, 2010 4:00 pm
#40924
I'm going to get a grown plant instead of getting new seeds. Is there anything else I need to know for it?
By Dragon
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#41238
I read them. I took the dome off my plant and the mold died without any other intervention. One of the seeds has sprouted. I was super excited about this. :D
By Aging_Bourbon
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#41240
Dragon wrote:I read them. I took the dome off my plant and the mold died without any other intervention. One of the seeds has sprouted. I was super excited about this. :D
Wow! Congrats!
By kittyklaws
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Yay, Good for you! Congrats and enjoy your seedlings! :D

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