Help! Brown and droopy VFT

Help! Brown and droopy VFT#372744

By Vorso -  Sat Jan 30, 2021 9:03 pm
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- Sat Jan 30, 2021 9:03 pm #372744

I’ve been keeping my VFT out on my balcony for the past few days (~30 degrees F) for its dormancy period. Last night it was fine but today I found it very brown and droopy. The soil is still damp. Any ideas as to how I can fix it? For now I’ve taken it inside to put it somewhere with more light. I’m a new VFT owner so please be kind

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Re: Help! Brown and droopy VFT#372749

By ChefDean -  Sat Jan 30, 2021 11:56 pm
Location:  Clarksville, TN
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- Sat Jan 30, 2021 11:56 pm #372749

It looks like a cross between dormancy, and maybe some mineral burn. Perhaps with a little freezing thrown in. What is that pot made of? Unglazed pottery can leach minerals into the media that can harm the plant.
You mentioned 30°F, but is that a daytime high or a nighttime low? If it freezes at night, but warms up during the day, that freeze/thaw cycle isn't good for the plant.

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Re: Help! Brown and droopy VFT#372750

By Vorso -  Sun Jan 31, 2021 12:07 am
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- Sun Jan 31, 2021 12:07 am #372750

The pot is made of ceramic, and doesn’t seem to be glazed on the inside. 30 is an average, these past few days the daytime high has been in the low 40s and nighttime low is 30. However the last two days had nighttime lows of 18, so maybe that could’ve caused some issues?

Re: Help! Brown and droopy VFT#372751

By Vorso -  Sun Jan 31, 2021 12:16 am
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- Sun Jan 31, 2021 12:16 am #372751

Hm I did more looking and the planter was listed as resin by the seller. It does feel more like plastic than ceramic

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Re: Help! Brown and droopy VFT#372753

By Matt -  Sun Jan 31, 2021 12:32 am
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- Sun Jan 31, 2021 12:32 am #372753

Looks to me like it froze out on the balcony. While really freaking cool

, that pot is far too small to be optimal for a Venus flytrap growing outside and if it was freezing and windy, it likely got desiccated when it was frozen and unable to transport water to its extremities.

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Re: Help! Brown and droopy VFT#372759

By Vorso -  Sun Jan 31, 2021 1:23 am
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- Sun Jan 31, 2021 1:23 am #372759

Alright I’ll replant it into something bigger, thanks! What do I do to help it from completely dying at this point?

Re: Help! Brown and droopy VFT#372766

By ChefDean -  Sun Jan 31, 2021 3:41 am
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- Sun Jan 31, 2021 3:41 am #372766

Repot it, make sure the top of the white part of the rhizome is even with the surface of the media. Put it somewhere that it will stay cold to cool and keep it damp until the weather warms up, light doesn't matter in dormancy. Mine are in an insulated but windowless, unheated garage. Once it stays above freezing at night, put it out for the summer.

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