- Tue Dec 19, 2023 6:30 am
#444264
Hello everyone! Sorry if this is a dumb question, I recently started getting back into growing venus flytraps and I am still new to the ins and outs. I tried doing all the research I could by browsing YouTube, Reddit, and a couple forums. I cannot figure out what is wrong with my flytrap. It looks like something is chomping away at the leaves, but I cannot figure out what exactly is wrong. Is it a bug, does it have a disease, or am I doing something wrong?
I've been using only rain water to water the plant, and recently changed the medium from what it came with to a premix from Amazon. When a new trap grows, it'll grow normally and then start withering away like that. It looks like something is eating it, but the plant stays indoors and I don't see any bugs or mites on it.
I originally bought the plant from Safeway, in those little clear plastic tubes. I kept it in the original pot for a while until it started to die prematurely and get leaf damage, then I changed to a bigger pot with new dirt. I also got a grow light and gave it 8+hrs of light on a timer when I started getting deformed traps and them dying before getting to full size. Now I am getting much bigger baby traps, but I cannot solve this leaf damage.
I've been using only rain water to water the plant, and recently changed the medium from what it came with to a premix from Amazon. When a new trap grows, it'll grow normally and then start withering away like that. It looks like something is eating it, but the plant stays indoors and I don't see any bugs or mites on it.
I originally bought the plant from Safeway, in those little clear plastic tubes. I kept it in the original pot for a while until it started to die prematurely and get leaf damage, then I changed to a bigger pot with new dirt. I also got a grow light and gave it 8+hrs of light on a timer when I started getting deformed traps and them dying before getting to full size. Now I am getting much bigger baby traps, but I cannot solve this leaf damage.