Feeding VFT seedlings with food too large.

Feeding VFT seedlings with food too large.#367525

By Eric Jiang -  Sat Oct 17, 2020 3:45 pm
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- Sat Oct 17, 2020 3:45 pm #367525

Hey guys, three days ago I gave my VFT seedling a food too large for it to digest. Soon I realized I made a mistake, and the traps began to turn black, leaves turning yellow. What should I do now?

Re: Feeding VFT seedlings with food too large.#367526

By P A U L -  Sat Oct 17, 2020 4:34 pm
Location:  Los Angeles, California
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- Sat Oct 17, 2020 4:34 pm #367526

They'll be fine. That happens to mine all the time. I believe if there are just too much nutrients in the food, the VFT keep digesting until it dies. I imagine during that time, you had 1 or 2 new traps grow. Then later, we can make a TV show called My 600 lbs Plants

edit. feeding it once a month is sufficient. when it's larger... 3 times?

OH SNAP!

Re: Feeding VFT seedlings with food too large.#367527

By MikeB -  Sat Oct 17, 2020 4:37 pm
Location:  Clayton, NC, USA - Zone 8a
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- Sat Oct 17, 2020 4:37 pm #367527

The trap will die and "take one for the team". The rest of the plant will get a load of nutrients, and it will produce more new leaves from this.

Re: Feeding VFT seedlings with food too large.#367530

By Eric Jiang -  Sat Oct 17, 2020 7:31 pm
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- Sat Oct 17, 2020 7:31 pm #367530

Hope that's the situation, thx for letting me know!

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