Age of young VFTs

Age of young VFTs#417671

By gatoruss -  Wed Aug 03, 2022 12:34 pm
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- Wed Aug 03, 2022 12:34 pm #417671

Last weekend I purchased -- and repotted -- 2 small venus fly traps from Lowe's. Anyone have a guess regarding how old these may be?

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By ChefDean -  Wed Aug 03, 2022 12:59 pm
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- Wed Aug 03, 2022 12:59 pm #417673

Considering many of the ones you find at the big box stores were propagated via TC, they could be a few weeks to a year old.
I wouldn't worry about how old they are when you got them, but how long you can help them live

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By gatoruss -  Wed Aug 03, 2022 1:02 pm
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ChefDean wrote: ↑Wed Aug 03, 2022 12:59 pm I wouldn't worry about how old they are when you got them, but how long you can help them live

Indeed!

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By Intheswamp -  Wed Aug 03, 2022 3:47 pm
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- Wed Aug 03, 2022 3:47 pm #417683

If you have the traps in a good growing mix and keeping them moist with good water then the biggest thing they need is *time*. It makes a BIG difference!

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By sydneyjacob -  Thu Aug 11, 2022 3:59 am
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- Thu Aug 11, 2022 3:59 am #418082

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