Cutting flower Stalk causing traps to close ???

Cutting flower Stalk causing traps to close ???#260645

By Alex2893 -  Mon Apr 18, 2016 12:48 pm
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- Mon Apr 18, 2016 12:48 pm #260645

At first i thought it was just me bumping the trap when i cut the flower stalk but today at work i cut the 3 inch flower stalk that was on my bigmouth and i never touched the traps and about a minute after i cut it the 3 biggest traps closed. This happened to my fine tooth x red and maroon monster.

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Re: Cutting flower Stalk causing traps to close ???#260654

By xr280xr -  Mon Apr 18, 2016 2:43 pm
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- Mon Apr 18, 2016 2:43 pm #260654

Interesting. I haven't experienced/noticed that before.

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By Matt -  Mon Apr 18, 2016 5:52 pm
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- Mon Apr 18, 2016 5:52 pm #260680

I've never seen that either. Were you watching when the traps closed? Maybe a bug did it when you weren't looking?

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Re: Cutting flower Stalk causing traps to close ???#260703

By Anthony4 -  Mon Apr 18, 2016 9:49 pm
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- Mon Apr 18, 2016 9:49 pm #260703

For me, some traps were closing after watering the plant. No water felt on the traps so I don't know why.

Re: Cutting flower Stalk causing traps to close ???#260704

By Alex2893 -  Mon Apr 18, 2016 9:51 pm
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- Mon Apr 18, 2016 9:51 pm #260704

Matt wrote:I've never seen that either. Were you watching when the traps closed? Maybe a bug did it when you weren't looking?

This plant is inside at my work. No bugs anywhere. Its super weird. we literately watched them slowly close over the course of a minute

Re: Cutting flower Stalk causing traps to close ???#260730

By edman007 -  Tue Apr 19, 2016 2:39 am
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- Tue Apr 19, 2016 2:39 am #260730

Is it dry? The cause is probably a drop in water pressure caused by cutting the plant and causing a surge of sap to the cut. Maybe water it 15nin before cutting it?

Re: Cutting flower Stalk causing traps to close ???#260751

By Alex2893 -  Tue Apr 19, 2016 11:51 am
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- Tue Apr 19, 2016 11:51 am #260751

edman007 wrote:Is it dry? The cause is probably a drop in water pressure caused by cutting the plant and causing a surge of sap to the cut. Maybe water it 15nin before cutting it?

It was more then wet when i cut the stalk. Im baffled

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