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Cutting flower Stalk causing traps to close ???
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2016 12:48 pm
by Alex2893
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.
20160418_084750 by
Alex Littig, on Flickr
Re: Cutting flower Stalk causing traps to close ???
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2016 2:43 pm
by xr280xr
Interesting. I haven't experienced/noticed that before.
Re: Cutting flower Stalk causing traps to close ???
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2016 5:52 pm
by Matt
I've never seen that either. Were you watching when the traps closed? Maybe a bug did it when you weren't looking?
Re: Cutting flower Stalk causing traps to close ???
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2016 9:49 pm
by Anthony4
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 ???
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2016 9:51 pm
by Alex2893
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 ???
Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2016 2:39 am
by edman007
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 ???
Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2016 11:51 am
by Alex2893
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
20160418_084750 by Alex Littig, on Flickr