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ChefDean wrote:You don't need to feed them anything, just give them plenty of light. However, munching on bugs will help them grow faster and be more robust due to the nutrients derived from the creepy-crawley rather than relying solely on photosynthesis.I thought they use the nutrients from insects to photosynthesis, no?
Copper2 wrote:No. Plants use sunlight and their cells containing chlorophyll to synthesize carbon dioxide and water into glucose and simple carbohydrates, but take in water and other nutrients from the soil via their roots. Because VFT's and other cp's grow in such nutrient poor or even zero nutrient environments, they have evolved carnivory to gain those nutrients. As a result of millions of years of evolution, cp roots have become almost nothing more than a water delivery system for them.ChefDean wrote:You don't need to feed them anything, just give them plenty of light. However, munching on bugs will help them grow faster and be more robust due to the nutrients derived from the creepy-crawley rather than relying solely on photosynthesis.I thought they use the nutrients from insects to photosynthesis, no?
ChefDean wrote:Yeah, and nitrogen speeds up photosynthesis which is why they grow quicker right?Copper2 wrote:No. Plants use sunlight and their cells containing chlorophyll to synthesize carbon dioxide and water into glucose and simple carbohydrates, but take in water and other nutrients from the soil via their roots. Because VFT's and other cp's grow in such nutrient poor or even zero nutrient environments, they have evolved carnivory to gain those nutrients. As a result of millions of years of evolution, cp roots have become almost nothing more than a water delivery system for them.ChefDean wrote:You don't need to feed them anything, just give them plenty of light. However, munching on bugs will help them grow faster and be more robust due to the nutrients derived from the creepy-crawley rather than relying solely on photosynthesis.I thought they use the nutrients from insects to photosynthesis, no?
They can live on sunlight and water alone using photosynthesis and grow slowly, or eat bugs and grow faster by taking in nitrogen from the critters.
Copper2 wrote:Yeah, and nitrogen speeds up photosynthesis which is why they grow quicker right?I just did more research, and nitrogen is a component of chlorophyll, which is necessary for photosynthesis. So it looks like you're correct to a point. With more nitrogen from the bugs, more photosynthesis can occur.
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