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Hi i have bought the plant today. I live in Ireland. Summer temp is 16 to 25 degres 16 hours daylight and winter from -2 to about 8 degres 8 hours daylight. Always cloudy and raining so i have it in a pot indoors beside my window. Are these ideal conditions to let nature take its course or should i prepare for winter. Thanks

Those temperatures are pretty good for growing a Venus flytrap outside year round. If you have a greenhouse, it will do great if you just set it in there.

If you don't have a greenhouse, it's probably going to do better in a cool windowsill in the winter. In the summer, feel free to just set it outside in the sunniest location available and it should thrive.

If you haven't done so already, read through the articles on the main site. If you have any more questions, feel free to ask here.

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iS IT OK TO USE THIS TYPE OF WATER FILTER.

Min 90% Max 99%

Typical Removal % rates

Sodium 99
Calcium 99
Magnesium99
Potassium 98
Iron 99
Manganese99
Aluminium 99
Ammonium97
Copper 99
Nickel 99
Zinc 99
Strontitan 99
Cadmium 99
Silver 98
Mercury 98
Barium 99
Chromium 99
Lead 99
Chloride 99
Bicarbonate98
Nitrate 97
Fluoride 98
Silicate 98
Phosphate 99
Chromate 99
Cyanide 95
Sulphate 99
Thiosulfate 99
Ferro cyanide97
Bromide 98
Borate 50
Arsenic 99
Selenium 99
Bacteria 99
Protozoa 99
Amoebic Cysts99
Giardia 99
Asbestos 99

I see a lot of questions like this and the answer is always "It could be, but the only way to know for certain is to use a TDS meter."

If a TDS meter read 50ppm or less, then the water will be fine. Without using a TDS meter, there's no way to know for sure unless you're using distilled water or clean rain water.

We are no scientist when it comes to reading the test you have gotten there. For now, you can collect rain water. And in the winter, you can collect snow. Or, distill your own water. If you want to know how, let me know.

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do you get any rain? if so you can use that

IT HAS RAINED ALMOST EVERY DAY THIS SUMMER. EVEN HAD FLOODS. i GET RAIN SUN AND WIND ALL IN ONE HOUR